Overview
Are you passionate about advocating for AAC best practices ensuring that every student has a voice? This presentation will allow AAC professionals working in the school setting to identify their leadership styles to “advocate without tears.” Whether you are a connector, an advocate, a messenger, a noisemaker, a good troublemaker or a little bit of each, you will leave this presentation armed with strategies to lead the charge in providing high quality AAC experiences while maintaining positive colleague and administrative relationships.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss five or more common obstacles to implementation of AAC best practices in the school setting.
- Identify seven leadership styles that can lead to positive educational change for AAC users and programming.
- Describe five or more techniques to use when advocating for AAC best practices while maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders.
Strand(s)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Leadership
Target Audience
Administrators; AT Specialists; Communication Specialist; Curriculum and Instruction; Educators; Family Members; Instructional Technologist; Media Specialist; Occupational Therapists; Paraprofessionals; Rehabilitation Counselor; Speech-Language Pathologists; Special Education EducatorsExperience Level
Intermediate
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Birth – Pre K; Elementary - Secondary (K-12); Higher Education
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with live-streamCourse Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2024 Conference on Friday, January 26 from 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Online Education CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: August 15, 2024
End date of CRC CEUs offering: January 22, 2025
As this course was included in the ATIA 2024 Virtual Event series, please refer to the ATIA Learning Center CEUs page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
Deidre Dobbels
Northern Illinois University School of School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Clinical Assistant Professor
Biography
Deidre is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Speech Language Pathology at Northern Illinois University, School of Allied Health and Communication Disorders where she guides graduate students through clinical experiences with AAC users. With more than 20 years of experience serving students with complex communication needs in the school setting, she is a passionate advocate for robust AAC and inclusive practices. Deidre is the author of "Power Words 16" a multi-media core vocabulary curriculum for early childhood educators utilized by over 1,000 SLPs across the US. Deidre moderates a social media group called Creative Speech Therapy and presents frequently on AAC, Language Development and Disorders, and literacy throughout the country.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from Northern Illinois University
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Member of ASHA - American Speech Language Hearing Association; Former member of NEA/IEA - National Education Association/Illinois Education Association