4th Annual IMPAACT Summit: AAC Case Considerations for Beginning and Advanced Clinicians

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 7:30 AM - Friday, September 20, 2024, 4:45 PM,  Nationwide Children's Hospital

General Attendance (0.00 hours), Non-Accredited (0.00 hours)

The 4th Annual IMPAACT Summit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a two-day event with multiple visiting professionals as well as our own clinical therapy experts from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The focus of our summit this year is Case Considerations for Beginning and Advanced AAC Clinicians.

Please find speaker disclosures, agenda, and learning objectives in the Brochure tab.

Join us for a 2 day in-person event including hands-on learning labs where you will be able to interact with AAC devices from different companies and develop skills for populations including children with hearing loss, cortical visual impairment, and alternative access needs. 

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Concurrent Sessions Descriptions: 

Title: Momma! Cookie! Bus! Making Sense of Vocabulary Selection for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems
Learning Objectives: 

• Participants will describe the differences between core and fringe vocabulary in order to understand their implications for vocabulary and language development.
• Participants will describe one way they can use a person-centered framework for selecting meaningful vocabulary for AAC systems.
• Participants will describe at least one way to customize AAC systems to support functional communication opportunities.

Title: Hanging in the Home: A case Study on Interdisciplinary Collaboration for a Patient with Complex Communication Needs
Learning Objectives: 

• The participants will list 3-5 categories of communication partners in the child’s life.
• The participants will discuss 3-5 strategies on how to incorporate the client’s AAC during interactions with the different communication partners.
• The participants will identify 3-5 ways to collaborate with the communication partners to maximize success in AAC use throughout the client’s day.

Title: Empowering Connections: Augmentative Communication & Peer, Paraprofessional and Parent Training for Enhanced Communication
Learning Objectives:

• Participants will describe the role of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in enhancing communication and social skills for individuals with complex communication needs (CCN).
• Participants will list 3 strategies for training peers to support the use of AAC systems, including modeling and providing opportunities for interaction through initiation and turn-taking.
• Participants will describe at least 1 technique for involving parents and paraprofessionals in AAC training to promote consistent and effective communication support across environments. 

 

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 Group Discount - 10% discount for groups of 4 or more registrants (in person) from a single institution; please contact [email protected] for more information.

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5th Annual IMPAACT Summit 
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Approval Number: 2400158

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Nationwide Children's Hospital reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Nationwide Children's Hospital is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact [email protected].

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