The 2012 KSHA Convention on Communication Disorders is going to be here before we know it. We are again delighted to be the co-directors of our Annual Convention, and we really want you to join us in Louisville! The theme for this year’s convention is Hitting a Home Run for Communication Disorders in honor of the Louisville Slugger bat museum and the Louisville baseball team, The Bats. As you read over the program, please take note of the fabulous presenters that are planned for this year’s Convention. We think you will be very pleased! Our adult program and pediatric program committees have worked hard to bring you top-notch, talented presenters who are knowledgeable in the current challenges that face speech-language pathologists and audiologists on a daily basis. As an added feature for our Convention this year, we have invited presenters from the University of Louisville to speak on resumé writing and interviewing skills that will provide necessary information for those beginning their careers in speech and audiology, as well as, for those who may be making a change in jobs and would like a refresher course in these skills. In addition, our keynote speaker, Mr. Jeff Alt, promises to be motivating and uplifting. He is a speech pathologist who has an incredible story to tell about his hike along the Appalachian Trail. His story will jump start our Convention and get us motivated on Thursday morning. We are also very excited to have our luncheon speaker, Ms. Debbie Dacey, who is also a fellow colleague, present her very interesting and motivating perspective regarding her stories and work in our field. With our line-up, we are certain that you will leave Louisville with new knowledge, enlightenment, clarification and very importantly, pleasurable memories of celebrating our profession with old and new friends.
So please, take a swing at attending our Annual Convention for 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. Take this opportunity to look through this program mailer and see all the fun and excitement we have to offer. Register early and make your reservations! We look forward to seeing you there as we Hit a Home Run for Communication Disorders!
Christie LaCharite and Tina Brock
Co-Directors of the 2012 KSHA Convention
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This year, the Silent Auction will be held in the Exhibit Hall on Thursday, February 16. Please plan to stop by and place a bid on one of the many items offered by our Kentucky universities. Each university will be competing for the right to claim the first and second place KSHA cash awards for raising the most amount of money for their university. Please help them achieve their goal by placing a generous bid. Light nibbles and cash bar will be available from 5:00 – 6:30 pm. The items will be set up and available for your viewing throughout the day on Thursday. Bids will be accepted until 6:00 pm. Tables will all close at the same time.
Please contact Amanda Kasselmann at amanda.kasselmann@boone.kyschools.us
if you have:
Suggestions
Items you wish to donate
Want to volunteer to assist with Silent Auction!
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| Wednesday – Warming Up! |
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3:30 pm Registration opens - Exhibit Hall, first floor, Kentucky International
Convention Center |
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4:30 pm Sessions begin |
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| Thursday – And Let the Fun Begin |
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7:00 am – 9:00 am Start your day by grabbing your breakfast and cup of coffee in
the Exhibit Hall |
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7:00 am Registration opens - Exhibit Hall, first floor, Kentucky International
Convention Center |
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8:00 am Keynote speaker, Jeff Alt, will kick off our day by sharing with us his
adventures while hiking the Appalachian Trial |
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12:00 pm Audiologists earn CEs while enjoying their complimentary lunch!
Pre-registration required |
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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Time to have some fun! Join us in the Exhibit Hall for the
Welcome Reception, Silent Auction, Poster Sessions and the
Praxis World Series! Teams will compete for the right to claim the
title of 2012 Champions. Come and cheer your favorite team on.
Light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar will be offered. |
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| Friday – Awards, Awards, Awards! |
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7:00 am – 9:00 am Start your day by grabbing your breakfast and cup of coffee in
the Exhibit Hall |
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7:00 am Grab your breakfast and join us at the KSHA Annual Membership Forum. |
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11:30 am – 1:30 pm Enjoy the Annual Awards Presentation, Luncheon, KSHA
Annual Meeting and Luncheon Speaker, Deborah Dacey.
Pre-registration is required. |
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| Saturday – Winding Down |
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8:00 am Grab your breakfast, a cup of coffee and enjoy your final session selection!
Breakfast will be located near the session rooms and registration area. |
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Carol Afflerbaugh, MA, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and a board certified behavior analyst having extensive training in the Kaufman Speech Praxis Method and the Kasper & Kaufman Sign to Talk protocols, both to assist children in becoming functional, vocal and intelligible communicators. Carol established two applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention programs at the Kaufman Children’s Center, which use the teaching procedures associated with applied verbal behavior (AVB): Training is the center-based program and HomeRun is the home-based program. Carol has achieved instructor certification with the LINKS to Language intervention program, is a certified Hanen Speech-Language Pathologist, has been trained in the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and has achieved consultant level for Affect-Based Language Curriculum. Carol received her BA in Sociology and her MA in Speech and Hearing from the University of California and an Educational Specialist Certificate from Wayne State University. She has served on the Board of the Autism Society of Michigan and was the recipient of the Autism Society of Michigan’s Stephen Tsai Educator of the Year Award in 2005.
Ms. Afflerbaugh will be presenting Teaching Functional Communication to Young Children With Autism or Other Language and Learning Challenges, on Thursday.
Jeffrey Alt, MS, CCC-SLP, is an accomplished adventurer, acclaimed speaker, award-winning author of A Walk for Sunshine and a speech-language pathologist. He holds a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Ohio’s Miami University. Jeff walked the entire 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail to raise money for Sunshine, a home for the disabled, where his brother resides. His journey inspired an annual event that has raised more than $250,000. Jeff’s story has been featured by ESPN’s Inside America’s National Parks, Hallmark Channel’s New Morning, CNN-radio, the ASHA Leader, The Associated Press, USA Radio Network, New Dimensions-National Public Radio and many more. He lives with his wife and two children in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. Alt is our Keynote Speaker and will present Lessons from the Appalachian Trial on Thursday.
Lynzee Alworth, PhD, joined the faculty at the University of Louisville in October of 2010 and is a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee were she obtained her degree in Speech and Hearing Science with a concentration in audiology. While completing her degree, she also completed an Alexander Graham Bell Cochlear Implant Fellowship in 2010; one of nine nationwide. Dr. Alworth currently divides her time at the University of Louisville between clinical practice, teaching and research. She is responsible for teaching Cochlear Implants, Pediatric Audiology, Pathologies, Medical Audiology and Clinical Report Writing.
Dr. Alworth will be presenting Cochlear Implants ... When to Vote Yes vs When to Vote No?? and Infant Hearing Screenings: What Most Mother’s Don’t Know on Friday.
Raquel Anderson, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington Campus. She teaches and conducts research in the areas of child language disorders, with a special on child second language acquisition. In particular, she studies children with language learning deficits who are Spanish-speaking and in an English language immersion context. Her research aims at describing how different language learners are impacted by sociolinguistic environment. Because of the difficulty in identifying language disability in second language learners, her research focuses on identifying potential clinical markers of language learning deficits in second language learners. She has published extensively in the area of child language and second language acquisition in children with and without language impairment.
Dr. Anderson will be presenting But I Don’t Speak Their Language: Working With Linguistically Diverse Children, on Friday.
Anne Blandford, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist at the Norton Neurosciences and Spine Rehabilitation Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Her primary treatment focus is adult neurological disorders including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, CVA and Brain Injury. She currently serves as a consulting therapist at the Norton Neuroscience Institute Brain Tumor Clinic completing neurocognitive screenings, making recommendations for therapy and providing patient education. Anne has served as a clinical instructor for graduate students at the University of Louisville, supervising clinical rotations in acute care while working at Norton Hospital. She earned her Bachelor of Health Science degree at the University of Kentucky, majoring in Communication Disorders. Anne later received her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology at the University of Louisville.
Ms. Blandford will be presenting Cognitive Deficits and Approaches to Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis and Multidisciplinary Care of the Brain Tumor Patient and the Role of the SLP on Wednesday.
Deborah Dacey, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP, has more than 35 years of experience working with children and adults with severe communication disorders. She has worked in a variety of clinical and educational settings both as a clinician and a supervisor. Deborah is currently a Special Education Coordinator with Boone County Schools. She has presented at local, state and national conferences including Closing the Gap, the Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference, the Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association, SECEC and the Kentucky Early Intervention Services Conference. Her presentations have addressed a variety of topics with emphasis on augmentative communication and therapeutic intervention strategies with children and adults with severe communications disorders. She has served as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Louisville where she has guest lectured and taught graduate classes. Ms. Dacey also holds her Assistive Technology Practitioner credential from RESNA.
Ms. Dacey will be presenting Using the iPad as a Communication Device on Wednesday and Communicating With Families on Friday as the Annual Awards Luncheon speaker.
Brooke Freeman Dinsmore, AuD, FAAA, completed her undergraduate studies in 2006 at Eastern Kentucky University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Deaf Education. She earned her Doctor of Audiology (AuD) from the University of Louisville in 2011. She completed her fellowship in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in dizziness and balance assessment and treatment, as well as tinnitus evaluation and management. She is licensed by the state of Kentucky as both an audiologist and hearing instrument specialist. Dr. Dinsmore has also started working toward a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in health care management. Dr. Dinsmore is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. Other professional memberships include the Kentucky Academy of Audiology, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She is currently in the process of obtaining the Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology from ASHA.
Dr. Dinsmore will be presenting Understanding, Evaluating and Managing Tinnitus on Thursday.
Katherine Fitzharris, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA, graduated with her AuD from the University of Louisville in 2009. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Texas at Dallas under the mentorship of Dr. Jeffrey Martin. Katherine is a teaching assistant and a research assistant in the Cortical Functions Laboratory at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She recently completed the first VA Advanced Clinical Research Fellowship in Polytrauma/ Traumatic Brain Injury at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Fitzharris is also the 2010 recipient of the AAA Student Research Forum Award as well as the 2009 University of Louisville Program in Audiology Student Research Award. Her research interests include auditory processing, event-related potentials, and auditory cognitive neuroscience.
Dr. Fitzharris will be presenting Dual Sensory Impairment in Older Adults and Dual Sensory Impairment in Special Populations on Thursday.
Cheri Fraker, CCC-SLP and Laura Walbert,
CCC-SLP, are ASHA certified pediatric speech pathologists and certified lactation consultants. They provide therapy services at The Center for Neuromuscular Services and they are the clinic feeding specialists at The Center for Selective Eating and Pediatric Feeding Disorders, a multi-disciplinary feeding team clinic at Koke Mill Medical Center. Cheri and Laura specialize in evaluation and treatment of infants and children with feeding disorders and dysphagia. Cheri developed the techniques of Pre-Chaining and Food Chaining© to treat children who are high risk for developing or who have been diagnosed with feeding disorders, problem and picky eating. They have presented on pediatric feeding disorders at the 2004 World Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference, The National Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference, the 58th and 59th American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and The UCLA/UMH Nutrition Leadership Conference. Cheri and Laura co-authored articles in Nutrition in Clinical Practice and international medical periodicals, The Nest, Nutrition and the MD. Articles about Food Chaining have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and Fox News Live Morning Show in Chicago. Cheri and Laura are co-authors of the books Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders: From NICU to Childhood and Food Chaining: The Sensible Six Step Solution for Picky and Problem Eaters.
Ms. Fraker and Ms. Walbert will present Pediatric Feeding Disorders: PreChaining and Food Chaining© Therapy Programs, on Friday.
Lisa Gershkoff-Stowe, PhD, is an associate professor in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department and Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University, Bloomington, where she directs the Baby Language Lab. The focus of her research is children’s language learning. Studies carried out in her laboratory are designed to explore the changing relation between language comprehension and production and, in particular, why there are gaps between what children understand and say. Currently, her research is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Gershkoff-Stowe will present Infant-Toddler Communication Development and Disorders on Friday.
Rebecca Gould, MA, is the Director/Owner of MedSpeech, Inc., Medical Speech-Language Pathologists of the Palm Beaches. Her expertise and certifications include swallowing and swallowing disorders, laryngectomy, certified instructor of alaryngeal speech; treatment of airway disorders; evaluation of voice, swallowing and neurogenic disorders with instrumental diagnosis/competency in videostroboscopy, videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and bio-feedback techniques. She is an adjunct professor for voice at FAU. Rebecca also directs the Voice and Swallow Center, Inc.
Ms. Gould will be presenting The Use of FEES as a Tool for Clinical Decision Making in the Evaluation and Management of Dysphagia and Voice Evaluation and Treatment on Friday.
Amanda Potter Hereford, CCC-SLP, received her Master’s degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Connecticut. Currently, she is a speech-language pathologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center working in the acute setting primarily with patients that have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Amanda has been the guest presenter for graduate courses, community and state level conferences. She is currently participating in research focusing on improving functional outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injury.
Ms. Hereford will present Multi-Modality Approach to Rehabilitation of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury on Friday.
Larry Humes, PhD, is currently Distinguished Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, at the Indiana University. He received his Master’s degree in clinical audiology from Central Michigan University and his PhD in audiology and hearing science from Northwestern University. He has been at Indiana University since 1986 and prior to that was on the faculty at Vanderbilt University for eight years. He has served on the editorial board for several journals. He has received the Honors of the Association and the Alfred Kawana Council of Editors’ Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Jerger Research Career Award and Presidential Award from the American Academy of Audiology. His most recent research activities have been focused on age-related changes in auditory perception, including speech-recognition ability and on outcome measures for hearing aids.
Dr. Humes will present Factors Contributing to Speech Understanding Problems of Older Adults on Wednesday.
Mark Kander, MA, is the Director of Health Care Regulatory Analysis on the Health Care Economics and Advocacy team of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). He is ASHA’s liaison to Medicare payer organizations and provides guidance to members in all aspects of third-party payment and coverage. Mark is also staff coordinator of ASHA’s State Medicare Administrative Contractor Network (SMAC). He co-authored the ASHA Medicare Handbook for Speech-Language Pathologists as well as its parallel handbook for audiologists (currently being converted to online subscription). Prior to joining ASHA, Mark was vice-president of National Health Publishing (Owings Mills, Maryland). Mark holds an MA degree in health services administration from the George Washington University and a BS in business administration from the Ohio State University.
Mr. Kander will be presenting Medicare in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Including Bundled Payments on Wednesday and Thursday.
Jane Kitson, BS, is a national early childhood educational consultant and published author. She is the author of more than 350 original songs and finger plays that have been shared with early childhood professionals. She has been the classroom teacher of children ages 2-7 and an onsite consultant for 27 years. In addition to speaking at various venues each year, she works with children in the school settings, allowing her to fine tune her presentations with information and experiences that she and the children enjoy.
Ms. Kitson will be presenting Giggle Wiggle Clap and Learn - Move Your Body and Your Brain on Thursday and Fishing for New Ideas That Really Work Right Away and Add a Slice of Music - Add a Slice of Fun! on Friday.
Robert Marshall, PhD, was the Chief of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at the Portland, Oregon, VA Medical Center for 26 years. Currently he is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Marshall is a Fellow of ASHA, recipient of the Honors of the Academy of Neurological Communication Disorders and Sciences, and has been the North American Editor for the journal Aphasiology for 25 years. He has published more than 200 articles, chapters and books on aphasia and related disorders and distinguished himself as clinician, teacher, mentor and researcher in a career approaching 50 years.
Dr. Marshall will present Management of the Fluent Aphasias: A Context-Based Approach on Saturday.
Leslie Peters, BA, has more than 20 years experience as an author/producer of multi-media educational programs, including the four-part Vision and Learning CE credit series for educators, nurses and occupational therapists. Her training programs have been used in more than 800 schools and government agencies and garnered more than 60 awards, including three Emmy awards and 30 Telly awards. Ms. Peters has presented at national and regional conferences. She has trained and assisted educators and therapists in the assessment of thousands of students, adults and inmates.
Ms. Peters will be presenting Visual Processing Dominates Learning: The Importance of Sensory Integration and Sensory Integration Techniques for Adult Literacy on Thursday
Nandhu Radhakrishnan, PhD, CCC-SLP, graduated with a BS and MS in audiology and speech rehabilitation from University of Mumbai, India. Dr. Radhakrishnan pursued his doctoral studies at Bowling Green State University under Dr. Ronald Scherer. After receiving a PhD for his work titled Acoustic, Aerodynamic and Kinematic Analysis of Taan Gestures in Indian Classical Singing, Dr. Radhakrishnan worked as a clinical fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Voice Center, under the guidance of Dr. Jackie Gartner-Schmidt (SLP) and Dr. Clark Rosen (ENT). For the past five years, Dr. Radhakrishnan has been teaching and researching speech and voice science including professional, performance and clinical voice at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Radhakrishnan will present Voice Therapy Made Easy! on Thursday.
Erin Redle, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a speech language pathologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the Division of Speech Pathology and the Communication Sciences Research Center, as well as adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati. She is currently a Quality Scholar through the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence. Her primary research and clinical interests are childhood apraxia of speech and improving the quality of intervention for children with speech sound disorders. Her previous work focused on the impact of feeding and swallowing disorders on families.
Dr. Redle will be presenting Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing: Treating the Child and Supporting the Family and Intervention for Childhood Apraxia of Speech on Thursday.
Nancy Shadowens, MS, CCC-SLP, is an expert in the field of dementia management. She is a practicing speech-language pathologist who gained her expertise working with patients with dementia and their caregivers over the past 10 years. Currently, she is the Rehab Director for Select Rehabilitation Hospital where she developed a successful dementia program for patients and caregivers. Nancy is co-owner of Consultants in Dementia Therapy, a company founded as a resource for therapists, nurses and caregivers and as a consulting company for facilities. She is co-writer of two books, one for therapists, Dementia Therapy and Program Development, and one for caregivers, Dementia: Loving Care with a Therapeutic Benefit. Nancy has been speaking across the US on the topic of dementia management, has been an invited speaker internationally. She received her undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University and her master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University.
Ms. Shadowens will be presenting Dementia Outside the Box, on Friday.
Sandra Tattershall, PhD, CCC-SLP, has been practicing her particular brand of speech language pathology through many, many, years in a variety of settings including a Children’s Hospital School for Aphasic Children in Washington, D.C., Louisville Deaf Oral Preschool, Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools, Cincinnati Speech & Hearing Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Center for Developmental Disorders and private practice. She continues to be fascinated by her clients from whom she learns from daily!
Dr. Tattershall will be presenting Helping Adolescents: Processing Information - Not Just Reading: Understanding - Not Just Memorizing on Thursday and a second PEDS SLP session on Friday.
Jeffrey Weihing, PhD, from the University of Louisville, received his PhD from the University of Connecticut where his studies focused on central presbycusis and neuroaudiology in pediatrics and adults. His current recent research addresses development of clinical measures of binaural hearing for the purposes of better understanding hearing in noise difficulties.
Dr. Weihing will be presenting Auditory Processing Disorders in Children - Screening & Diagnosis and Using Electrophysiology in Adult Hearing Aid Fittings - Current Progress on Friday
Julie Wring, MA, CCC-SLP, has more than 18 years experience as a speech-language pathologist in many settings including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools, home health and early intervention. Currently, she is the champion of the stroke team at the inpatient rehabilitation hospital in which she has been employed as the Senior SLP for six years. Julie is guiding the stroke program toward The Joint Commission Disease-Specific Certification. She lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband who is a nurse practitioner and her nine-year-old daughter. She enjoys reading, gardening and painting.
Ms. Wring will be presenting Research and Rationale for the Use of Interactive Metronome in Speech-Language and Cognitive-Linguistic Treatment and Enhancing Speech Therapy Outcomes With IM on Friday.
Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP, BRS-FD, ASHA Fellow, is Associate Professor and Director of the Master’s Degree Program in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh and Co-Director of the Stuttering Center of Western Pennsylvania. In addition to conducting research on the development of stuttering in young children, Dr. Yaruss has extensive experience working with children and adults who stutter in a wide variety of clinical settings. He has served on the board of directors of the National Stuttering Association and on the Steering Committee of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Special Interest Division for Fluency Disorders. Dr. Yaruss frequently presents continuing education workshops to help speech-language pathologists feel more confident in their ability to help preschool and school-age children who stutter. He is co-author of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Assessment of Stuttering (OASES), published by Pearson Assessments, as well as more than 130 papers, articles, chapters or booklets on stuttering.
Dr. Yaruss will present Practical Counseling Strategies for Speech-Language Pathologists, on Thursday.
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To help ensure a healthy future for the environment we are continuing to provide the handouts electronically.
Handouts will be posted two weeks prior to the Convention from presenters who wish to take advantage of this opportunity. Visit the KSHA website and choose to print your handouts or save them to your computer.
Handouts will not be available on-site.
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This course is offered for up to 2.3 ASHA CEUs (Various levels, Professional area)
AAA Continuing Education
The Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.7 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies
International Hearing Society CE credits will be offered for designated sessions.
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Marriott Louisville Downtown
280 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
1-800-533-0127
Special Room Rates Ranging From of $145—175 per night
will be available until January 17, 2012 or until the room block is sold out, whichever occurs first.
The Hotel is connected via a skywalk to the Kentucky International Convention Center
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