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Geriatric care provides both unique opportunities and challenges for speech-language pathologists. SLPs working in geriatric settings often face ethical dilemmas associated with various aspects of clinical care, including the decision-making process, patient preferences and respecting patient rights, care planning, end-of-life situations, provision of services, and other issues. This panel discussion addresses the issues faced by SLPs in their daily practice and shares knowledge and resources to address these challenges.

This course was recorded at the 2023 ASHA Convention in Boston (session 1134). It was developed by, and presenters invited by, SIG 15 - Gerontology.

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Apply ethical solutions to everyday clinical practice
• Develop person-centered critical-thinking approaches to ethical dilemmas
• Formulate ethical, evidence-based, and person-centered plans of care and related documentation

Ethics Professional Development Requirement

This course counts toward the ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirement for Ethics. See more courses that count toward this requirement or read more about professional development requirements for certification maintenance.

Presenter Information

Natalie Douglas, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Central Michigan University and an editor for the Adults section of The Informed SLP. She has spent the last 20 years supporting people living with dementia, aphasia, and other communication disorders through clinical practice, quality improvement projects, teaching, and research. She is currently engaging in work related to pragmatic clinical trials and learning health systems.

Disclosures:

• Salary, Central Michigan University
• Salary, The Informed SLP
• Grant Funding, National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.)

Malathy Venkatesh, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences. She is an AMI Certified Montessori Practitioner for Aging and Dementia. She is a member of the Professional Development Committee of ASHA SIG 15 (Gerontology) and currently serves as the CE Content Manager and co-facilitator of the journal club for SIG 15.

Disclosures:

• Employment, A.T.Still University
• Member, Professional Development Committee, SIG 15 (Gerontology) 
• CE Content manager, SIG15 (Gerontology) 
• Co-facilitator, Journal club, SIG15 (Gerontology) 
• Co-facilitator, Swallow Support Group of Arizona, supported by NFOSD

Jan Ward, MCD, CCC-SLP, currently serves as Senior Vice President for Encore Rehabilitation Services. Jan has worked as a speech-language pathologist for 28 years, primarily in the geriatric setting in skilled nursing facilities. Jan is a certified Dementia Practitioner, certified in LSVT Loud, and RAC-CT credentialed. She has served on the Professional Development Committee for ASHA SIG 15 (Gerontology) for 6 years.

Disclosures:

• ASHA Convention registration waiver
• ASHA SIG 15 (Gerontology)
  

Jolene Barbutes, MA, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is a Senior Vice President for Broad River Rehab. As an SVP, she has overseen operations of therapy departments in SNFs, CCRCs, and in home health in the Mid-West. Jolene works with ASHA Special Interest Group 15: Gerontology as the Professional Development Manager and as Continuing Education Manager. Her specialty areas of practice include geriatrics, dysphagia, memory-care, person-centered care, and regulatory.

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

Content origination date: November 2023
End date: February 10, 2030

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