ASHA Learning Pass

This session provides resources and strategies for developing a stigma-free atmosphere within educational and therapeutic environments for children with a history of opioid exposure. The speaker shares honest parent perspectives that help audiologists and SLPs support colleagues in establishing a destigmatized environment for these children and their families. The session also examines prioritizing these children’s speech and language needs through Individualized Family Service Plans and Individualized Education Plans.

This course is a recorded session from the 2022 ASHA Schools Connect online conference.

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Create a welcoming and destigmatized environment for all children and families in the school setting
• Communicate the rationale for unique goal selection and prioritization of social emotional developmental
• Develop interprofessional strategies to improve social-emotional regulation, executive function, and overall academic performance

DEI Professional Development Requirement

This course counts toward the ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirement for DEI (which encompasses cultural competency; cultural humility; culturally responsive practice; and diversity, equity, and inclusion). See more courses that count toward this requirement or read more about professional development requirements for certification maintenance.

Presenter Information

Pamela Holland, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is an Associate Professor, Chair and Graduate Program Director for the Department of Communication Disorders at Marshall University. She is board certified in swallowing and swallowing disorders and teaches the graduate course in Dysphagia. She founded the MU Interdisciplinary Feeding and Swallowing Clinic in 2013 and specializes in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. In addition to supervising graduate students in the Feeding and Swallowing Clinic she is a part of a multi-agency coalition called Healthy Connections and works with multiple professions to assist in the community’s opioid epidemic and improve outcomes for children diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome. At Marshall University, she has been a leader in the development and growth of the University’s Interprofessional Education Initiative.. She is the faculty advisor for the Interprofessional Health Student Organization, (IPHSO). She has presented at WV Speech Language Hearing Association, CNYSLHA, ASHA, and CAPCSD on the topic of IPE/IPP, pediatric feeding disorders and long term effects of opioids on language development. In 2021, she opened a private practice, Family First Feeding, LLC and provides in home services to infants and toddlers in the WV Birth to Three program.

Financial Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Grant funding from WV Department of Education
• Salary from Marshall University
• Compensation through private practice, Family First Feeding, LLC

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: July 13–25, 2022
End date: April 29, 2029

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).