Session Descriptions
What I Do When I Know That I Don’t Know: Practice without Evidence
Speaker:
Brian Goldstein, Ph.D.,
F-CCC-SLP, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Description: Speech-language pathologists are urged to provide
clinical services that are evidence-based. Research related to language development
and disorders in bilinguals has increased significantly in the past 20 years. However,
given that research in the field related to bilinguals is still relatively new,
how are clinical services to be provided without a large evidence base? The purpose
of this keynote address is to discuss conducting evidence-based practice with bilinguals.
Providing Phonological Intervention to Bilingual Children
Speaker:
Brian Goldstein, Ph.D.,
F-CCC-SLP, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Description: Approximately 680,000 bilingual children in the U.S.
have phonological disorders, a population that is expected to grow as the multilingual
population in the US increases. The purpose of this seminar is to provide research
evidence and clinical guidance for intervention services to bilingual children with
phonological disorders.
Providing Culturally-and Linguistically Responsive Services to Individuals with Severe Disabilities
Speaker:
Cynthia Cress, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Description: This session will cover practical strategies for recognizing
and responding issues related to cultural and language differences (CLD) that can
affect service delivery for children and adults with severe disabilities. We will
discuss principles and approaches to intervention common to service delivery in
both severe disabilities and CLD, as well as sources of potential variability introduced
by typical situations or clinical strategies seen for learners with severe disabilities.
The session will demonstrate some essential clinical techniques for serving individuals
with severe disabilities and their families/communities, and discuss possible adaptations
of these techniques to account for CLD. The session will include videotaped and
live applications of assessment and intervention strategies for learners with CLD.
Acquiring the Skills Needed to Distinguish Disability from Difference
Speaker:
Catherine J. Crowley,
F-CCC-SLP, JD, PhD; Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY
Description: Within the current legal environment, disability determinations
must distinguish a disability from lack of adequate instruction in reading and math
and from second language acquisition. In the case of bilingual individuals, such
evaluations depend more on the clinical judgment of the evaluator informed by the
current available research, the federal standards, and preferred practice guidelines.
This presentation uses actual cases to provide a hands-on, interactive approach.
Participants will leave with strategies and tools that they can implement with their
next bilingual evaluation.
Neural Plasticity & Bilingualism: Enough Evidence for Clinical Practice?
Speaker:
Luis F. Riquelme, M.S.,
F-CCC-SLP, BRS-S; Asst. Professor, New York Medical College
Description:Advances in our understanding of the bilingual brain
and its ability to change may be achieved with the investigation of neural plasticity
principles. This session will review the principles of neural plasticity and focus
on what we know about cerebral organization in bilinguals. Current evidence of brain-behavior
relationships in bilingualism will be introduced. Neuroimaging and electrophysiological
data will be presented and incorporated into a discussion on functional neural subsystems
and cerebral representation of more than one language system. Understanding the
activation maps for several neural networks in bilinguals will lead to audience
participation on clinical applications. Emphasis on relevant diagnostic and treatment
protocols will be provided.