New Webinar: The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Fatigue After Childhood Brain Injury
The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Fatigue After Childhood Brain Injury
Speaker:
Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of Maine
Recording Expires:
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Description:
Fatigue is one of the most persistent and negatively impactful symptoms after brain injury, with up to 60% of children experiencing fatigue chronically post-injury. This webinar will provide an overview of fatigue and discuss and provide clinical strategies for speech-language pathology assessment and management particularly as related to cognitive and social communication.
Learner Outcomes:
The learner will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of fatigue after childhood brain injury.
- Identify one assessment tool for speech-language pathologists to use related to fatigue after childhood brain injury.
- Identify one management strategy for speech-language pathologists to use related to fatigue after childhood brain injury.
Speaker Bio:
Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Maine. Her research focuses on long-term outcomes after childhood brain injury including those related to cognitive-communication.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial Disclosures: Dr. Riccardi receives a salary from the University of Maine.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Dr. Riccardi has no non-financial disclosures to report.
Cost:
ANCDS Members: No charge!
Non-Members: $50
ASHA CEUs:
Recorded Webinar:
The recorded version of this course will be available 08/13/2024 - 12/31/2024.
If you would like to receive ASHA CEUs and/or a certificate of attendance, please complete and submit the program evaluation form found on the course webpage by December 31, 2024.
NOTE: Those who received credits for attending the live webinar session are NOT eligible to earn additional credit for the recorded webinar.
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