ASHA Learning Pass

As speech-language pathologists, we have a lot to learn from our partners in the occupational therapy world, especially when it comes to viewing the children we work with from a more holistic lens. It is with interdisciplinary collaboration that we can begin to meld the body-based and language-based research and knowledge to redefine the embodied experience of the whole child. This course dives into embodied cognition and the role it plays in creating meaningful experience to grow language within the context of motor and sensory experiences. Presenters explore the partnership of an occupational therapist and speech-language pathologist within a specific case study to further emphasize the value of interdisciplinary care within development and communication.

This course was recorded at the 2023 ASHA Convention in Boston (session 1833).

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Define embodied cognition and the systems involved in meaning-making
• Describe three ways we can use embodied cognition to build language and vocabulary
• Identify three strategies to implement in child-led sessions

Keywords: Neurodiversity-Affirming Care, Language, Interprofessional Practice, Autism, Play

Presenter Information

Karen McWaters, MOT, OTR/L, graduated from GSU with her MOT in 2018, and will earn her Post-Professional Doctorate (PPOTD) at MUSC. She works in pediatric, school-based, and EI settings. She is an Adjunct Professor at Presbyterian College in the entry-level OTD program. Her special interests lie in working with neurodiverse populations, learning differences, visual processing differences, and childhood trauma. She is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Trained Provider and holds a DIR/Floortime Certificate of Proficiency.

Disclosures:

• Part-time employment as occupational pediatric therapist through Advanced Therapy Solutions 
• Part-time employment as adjunct professor at the Occupational Therapy department at Presbyterian College
• Volunteer for Advanced Institute of Development and Learning (AID-L), including consulting on a couple of projects 

Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, CLC, is a speech-language pathologist and certified lactation counselor at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Erin holds a Proficient DIR®Floortime Provider Certification and is a TBRI® Trained Practitioner. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree in CSD and from the University of South Carolina with her master’s degree in speech pathology. She is the regular co-host of "First Bite: A Speech Therapy Podcast" with Michelle Dawson.

Disclosures:

• Salary from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Royalties from SpeechtherapyPD from First Bite Podcast and other lectures with them
• Member of the planning committee for the pediatric feeding disorders topic committee for ASHA 2023
• Volunteer for Feeding Matters
• Volunteer for Dysphagia Outreach Project
• Unpaid contributor for the book Chasing the Swallow by Michelle Dawson
• ASHA member
• ASHA SIG 13 affiliate
• Graduate of the ASHA Leadership Development Program

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: March 27, 2030

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