| Special
Education Resources |
| Important Links: |
| Speech-Language
Websites |
| Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network |
| The Pennsylvania
Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) is an initiative
of the Pennsylvania
Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education. PaTTAN supports
the Department of Education’s efforts to lead and serve the educational
community by offering professional development that builds the capacity
of local educational agencies to meet students’ needs. PaTTAN’s
primary focus is special education. However, services are also provided
to support Early Intervention, student assessment, tutoring and other
partnership efforts, all designed to help students succeed |
| www.pattan.k12.pa.us |
| Pennsylvania Speech and Hearing Association |
| The Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing
Association is a professional society of scientists, clinicians, teachers,
and others who have common concerns and interests in the field of human
communication disorders. The Association is affiliated with the American
Speech Language Hearing Association and is recognized by the Legislative
Council of ASHA as the official organization representing speech pathology
and audiology in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| www.psha.org |
| Augmentative and Alternative
Communication |
The AAC Institute is a
not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to the most effective
communication for people who rely on augmentative and alternative communication
(AAC).
|
| www.aacinstitute.org |
| Council for Exceptional Children |
| The Council for Exceptional Children
(CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated
to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities,
students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate
governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual
professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved
individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions
and resources necessary for effective professional practice. |
| www.cec.sped.org |
| American Speech and Hearing Association |
| The American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA) is the professional, scientific, and credentialing
association for more than 118,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists,
speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. |
| www.asha.org |
| Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development |
| With more than 170,000
members and a commitment to excellence in education—encompassing all grade
levels and subjects—ASCD stands out as a leading source for information,
ideas, and professional development opportunities that are guiding
the world's most successful schools. |
| www.ascd.org |
| Speech Pathology. com |
| SpeechPathology.com is dedicated to bringing
our readers news, information and professional education. We do not
sell products or offer clinical services. Our goal is to remain the
primary information resource for the benefit of the patients we are
honored to serve, the profession we choose to participate in, and the
industry that provides the tools to accomplish our goals. We appreciate
your thoughts, reflections and input on these matters, and we're grateful
for your participation. |
| www.speechpathology.com |
| National Center for Speech-Language Pathology
in Schools |
| The National Center for Speech Language
Pathology in Schools (NCSLPS) offers unique opportunities to gain CEUs
as well as participate in a best practices supported membership. Readily
accessible CEU opportunities are available by contemporary leaders
in issues critical to speech language pathologists in school settings.
Some of the topics for CEUs are performance based assessment, curricular
issues (literacy), and relevant IEPs. NCSLPS CEU prices are a significant
value. |
| www.uc.edu/ncslps |
| Northern
Speech Services Inc—National
Rehabilitation Services |
| For over 25 years, NSS-NRS has been the
name that thousands of Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists,
Occupational Therapists, Educators and other healthcare professionals
have trusted to provide affordable, quality continuing education. Our
goal has always been to deliver the very best CE value to our attendees
by offering affordable tuition and experienced, respected presenters.
To date NSS-NRS has sponsored over 1,450 seminars throughout the United
States and Canada. We are proud of the fact that of the over 56,000
professionals we have served, more than 95% said they would recommend
our programs to a colleague. As a result, you can be confident when
registering for one of our seminars that you will take home more than
just CEUs. You will take with you relevant, practical information to
aid in developing strategies to use with your clients. |
| www.nss-nrs.com |
| Audiology Online |
| Audiology Online is dedicated to bringing
our readers news, information and professional education. We do not
sell products or offer clinical services. Our goal is to remain the
primary information resource for the benefit of the patients we are
honored to serve, the profession we choose to participate in, and the
industry that provides the tools to accomplish our goals. We appreciate
your thoughts, reflections and input on these matters, and we're grateful
for your participation. |
| www.audiologyonline.com/ceus/ |
| Online CEU |
A speech pathologist owned and operated
company and an approved Continuing Education Provider of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Register securely on-line,
log on and off as often as you'd like, and print your certificate immediately
upon successful completion of a course. Register now for our practical
continuing education courses with handouts to use with your students
or clients immediately.
Online course topics include: ADHD, Adult Neurogenic, Articulation,
Apraxia, Assistive Technology, Autism, Brain Injury, Craniofacial,
Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Dysphagia, Fluency, Language, Learning Disabilities,
Motor Speech Disorders, Prevention of Medical Errors, and Trachs and
Ventilators.
|
| www.onlineceus.com |
| Professional Development Resources |
| Professional Development Resources is
a Florida nonprofit educational organization that provides busy health
care professionals with accredited continuing education home study
courses on topics that are vital to contemporary clinical practice. |
| www.pdresources.org |
| Edlantis |
| Edlantis Seminars is a nationally recognized
provider of continuing education for occupational, physical, and speech
therapists. We offer training seminars through the internet or by mail
to help you meet your professional goals as well as state requirements.
We have a growing selection of courses that are clinically relevant,
informative, and valuable to your job. |
| www.edlantis.com |
| Advance |
| ADVANCE for Speech-Language
Pathologists & Audiologists
is a weekly publication, reporting on up-to-the-minute developments,
the latest technology, and current trends in audiology and speech-language
pathology. Coverage of the professions is enhanced by the timeliness
of the publication. Our veteran editorial staff and professional consulting
staff combine to offer a user-friendly publication that readers turn
to again and again. Issues covered range from commonsense tips and
strategies for every practice setting and patient population to ground-breaking
developments in treatment and technology. |
| http://speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com |
| The Stuttering Foundation |
The Stuttering Foundation provides free
online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their
families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering.
We are the first and the largest nonprofit charitable organization
in the world working towards the prevention and improved treatment
of stuttering, reaching over a million people annually.
We also offer extensive educational programs on stuttering for professionals.
Through our award-winning Web site, we hope that we may be of service
to you. (800)992-9392.
|
| www.stutteringhelp.org |
| Special Education Continuing Education |
| Welcome to Parentpals.com Special Education
Guide, a special education community where parents and professionals
share information and offer support. Please submit your articles and
links. |
| www.parentpals.com |
| Speech Dynamic Incorporated |
| If you need ASHA Continuing
Education Units but are strapped for time and money, Speech Dynamics
Audio Courses
provide the perfect answer. Audio "rental" Courses are informative,
easy to listen to, affordable, and best of all, they come to you! Listen
to a cassette or CD in the comfort of your own home or car and learn
on your schedule. |
| http://www.speechdynamics.com/audiocourses.html |
| SAFE Verbal Behavior Project |
| SAFE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group
of parents of children with autism interested in seeking out and sharing
information, discussing difficulties/issues, and exchanging ideas with
the goal of helping people with autism live a full and independent
life. We meet in informal settings to provide the right balance between
leisure and productive interaction, where people are exposed to options
and methods to assist with current difficulties and where each others
ideas/experience can be built on and customized to meet individual
needs. We seek out knowledge and resources on topics of interest regarding
edge methods/options to help each family meet their own goals. |
| www.autismsafe.org |
| PA Professional Education |
| Thanks to a partnership between the Pennsylvania
Department of Education and Learning Sciences International, the Online
Professional Education Network (OPEN) provides leading-edge online
professional education programs to educators. |
| http.//pa.professionaleducation.org/ |