Professional Development Opportunities

 

1. UND/MSUM Spring Symposium, April 26-27, 2012, AlerusCenter, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The featured presenter will be Laura Justice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Dr. Justice is currently on the faculty in the School of Teaching and Learning at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Justice is interested in early literacy development and intervention for children who have language difficulties.

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2. The PROMPT Institute presents two workshop opportunities in 2012. Please click on the respective links for further details.

a. May 17-19, 2012, Woodbury, MN - Bridging Technique to Intervention Workshop for Speech-Language Pathologists

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b. Nov. 8-10, 2012, Woodbury, MN - Introduction to PROMPT:  Technique Workshop for Speech-Language Pathologists

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3. SASLPA Annual AGM, May 4, 2012 in Wanuskiwin Park, Saskatoon, SK. Speakers include Lamarr Oksasikewiyin from Saskatchewan
Aboriginal Literacy Network who will be covering the topic Understanding and Respecting Aboriginal Culture (URAC) and the Rev. Carla Blakely whose topic is titled Re-Thinking What We Have Been Taught.

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4. The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction will be offering a seminar for speech-language pathologists in North Dakota Public Schools titled “Supervision for the School Based Speech-Language Pathologist” June 6 and 7 in Bismarck.  This course will provide the school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) with the necessary skills and tools to appropriately supervise speech-language pathology assistants, SLP graduate students or SLPs in their first year of work, and SLPs in their clinical fellowship year. A request has been made (pending) to the ND Board of Examiners in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for 15 hours of continuing education. A certificate of attendance will be provided to each individual to verify attendance for this CE activity.  There will also be the opportunity to take the course for 1 graduate credit through the University of North Dakota.  This course is open to the first 40 registrants so register as soon as possible.

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