STARS - Student Therapy and Resource Services

Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders
2014-04-06
This workshop is designed to enhance your awareness of the various indicators relating to headaches, dizziness, vertigo, gait and balance dysfunctions. Jean A. McConnell, PT, MS, ATC will detail headache syndromes, balance disorders and vestibular disturbances including inner ear dysfunctions. A review of anatomy will be provided, as well as treatment options detailing different manual therapy approaches to calming the variety of symptoms relating to patients suffering from multiple diagnosis.

Brain Injury: Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Rehabilitation
2014-04-05 - 2014-04-06
People who experience mild to severe head injuries require a comprehensive team approach to rehabilitation. This course will provide differential diagnosis, examination, and rehabilitation of people across the lifespan with all types o brain injury, from mild concussion to severe head injury, in a variety of practice settings. This is an interactive course, case based and laboratory course designed to integrate current evidence with practical approach to rehabilitation, acute and long term care.

Differential Diagnosis & Treatment of Vestibular Disorders
2014-04-05

Social Learning and Behavior Interventions
2014-04-05
One of the most challenging aspects of teaching and treating children with autism is coping with behaviors that arise. During this workshop Erin B. Ball, MA, CCC-SLP, will discuss evidence-based practices and pros and cons of methods for teaching students with ASD. You will learn how to identify causes of behavioral changes that interfere with life, such as communication impairment, sensory impairment, and lack of social understanding.

Fluency
2014-04-03
Dr. Lynne Remson,CCC-SLP, will teach our stutterers board recognized specialist in fluency

WJ-IV Workshop
2014-04-03
On April 3, 2014 AASP’s Central Region will host a workshop on the WJ-IV. Stella Roqueblave from Riverside will be presenting on the instrument at the Mohave District Annex in Scottsdale. A Happy Hour at OHSO Brewery will follow. Click on the link below for a flyer with additional details.

Overview of Basic Programming for All PRC Devices
2014-04-02
This course focuses on all PRC devices (Accent 700, 1000 and 1200, ECO2 and legacy devices). Participants will practice the following skills: edit a core key, activity key, activity key and page key, hide or show an activity, create a new activity row and/or page, and perform memory transfer to back up device contents.

Section 504
2014-04-01
In one short day, you will gain new insight to regulations, laws and issues that significantly affect your K-12 district compliance. Join school law expert Todd Jaeger, ESQ, as he provides the essential information and practical guidance on what it means to your school.

Section 504- Scottsdale
2014-03-31

Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders- Scottsdale
2014-03-28
Attend this seminar with leading expert and author, Patricia McGuire, M.D., FAAP, and learn how processing relates to disorders you treat in school, clinic and home settings daily, such as, autism, asperger’s, PDD-NOS, seizure disorder, traumatic brain injury and more. You will leave with ideas and materials that can easily implement; so you can start getting better results from your students and clients the very next day.

Autism & other Neurodevelopment Disorders
2014-03-27

Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2014-03-26

Clinical Strategies for the Restoration of Posture, Balance and Gait
2014-03-22
Experience a master clinician in action, as Sandy L. Burkart, PT, OCS, PhD, demonstrates and provides the clinical and scientific rationale for the use of more than 30 examination techniques, neuromotor treatment strategies and exercises to reduce pain and manage posture, balance and gait dysfunctions associated with orthopedic, geriatric and neurologic movement disorders. There will be ample time for questions and to enter in discussion with Dr. Burkart during the clinical demonstrations.

Oral Placement Therapy: Assessment and Program Plan Development
2014-03-20 - 2014-03-21
Learn how to perform a comprehensive evaluation for clients with sensory, feeding and/or speech disorders following the principles of Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson’s hierarchical approach to oral-motor assessment and treatment using the techniques learned in “A Three Part Treatment Plan to Oral Placement Therapy.” Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP, will go over a development of therapeutic program plans designed specifically to meet each client’s oral placement needs.

A Total Approachfor Treating Neck & Scapular Disorders
2014-03-20
Injuries in the neck and shoulder region affect over 1/3 of the adult population and they can be very disabling and costly to the patient. Sarah Fleshman-Dupont, MS, MBA, PT,ATC, LAT, will present techniques as well as Pilates principles that could be used to improve functional movement patterns. Clinical pearls with in-expensive, readily-available clinical supplies and equipment will also be shared, including specialized taping and neuromuscular re-education techniques.

Therapeutic Taping
2014-03-15 - 2014-03-16
Therapeutic taping has been used for over 100 years to improve function, reduce pain and prevent injury and has gained new attention with the advent of various types of elastic taping. Dyanna Haley-Rezac, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS, CKTP, CGFI-MP2 and Scott Rezac, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, CKTP, CEAS,CGFI-MP2 will cover theories and practical applications of proprioceptive elastic taping for all regions of the body based on current evidence.

Strengthening Auditory Skills
2014-03-11
Children with ASD frequently experience difficulty processing information for optimal learning and regulating themselves in new or difficult situations. Erin B. Ball, MA, CCC-SLP, will provide an in-depth more thorough understanding of the symptomology and learning impact of auditory processing disorders. You will learn signs of processing difficulty and strategies to build the skill in children of various ages.

PECS Level 1 Training: Basic
2014-03-10 - 2014-03-11
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is used to rapidly teach communication skills to those with limited functional speech. PECS Level 1 Training: Basic began by teaching a spontaneous request and went on to teach additional communicative functions such as responding to questions and commenting. Jill Waegenaere, M.A., CCC-SLP will teach participants how to implement the six phases of PEVS, plus attributes, through presenter demonstrations, video examples and role-play opportunities.

Social Learning & Behavior Interventions
2014-03-10

A Fresh Approach in the Treatment of Torticollis
2014-03-08
Have you found that treating a baby with Torticollis takes many months or does not fully resolve with “tummy time” and painful stretching? Join Nancy Neiditz, PT and Anat Baniel Method SM and Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, for new techniques to add to your repertoire of Torticollis treatment. Rather than aiming at the musculoskeletal system of the body, Nancy incorporates the neuromuscular component with a strong emphasis on “brain plasticity.”

Section 504- Tucson
2014-03-07

Vision Therapy
2014-03-06
Learning-Related Vision Problems, Dyslexia, Eye Tracking, Eye Teaming Interventions and Strategies

Practical Strategies for Teaching the Common Core State Standards in Fractions
2014-03-06
Join Tricia Salerno, outstanding teacher, Math Coach and International Presenter, will share a wealth of practical strategies for teaching fractions in ways that enable students to understand the concepts and significantly increase their ability to work accurately with fractions.

Vocabulary, Comprehension and the Common Core
2014-02-28
Speech Language Pathologists have noticed a renewed interest in the schools toward vocabulary power, word consciousness, comprehension and academic language for students. Spurred on by the Common Core State Standards, the link between the classroom and the speech/language session is stronger than ever. Join Judy K Montgomery PhD, CCC-SLP for a day packed with assessment and intervention strategies to address vocabulary needs K-12

Reducing Recurring Behavior Problems
2014-02-27
Mark Boynton, International Presenter and Co-author of The Educator’s Guide to Preventing and Solving Discipline Problems presents DIFFICULT, DISRUPTIVE AND NON-COMPLAINT STUDENTS: Strategies that Work

INJURIES in YOUTH SPORTS
2014-02-27
Learn the unique injury risk factors that young athletes face as they compete in their respective sports, and be provided with an in-depth review of the injuries they most commonly suffer. Each topic presented by Marc R. Bernier, MPT, CSCS will provide rehabilitative interventions that address the indicated injury, including effective, cutting-edge assessment and treatment strategies.

Smart but Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School
2014-02-25
Children who have deficient executive skills often have trouble getting started on tasks, get distracted easily, lose papers or assignments and forget to hand in homework. Dr. Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP uses case examples along with interactive discussion to demonstrate how the executive skills manifest in daily home and school activities. Learn how to assess these skills and take home evidence-based strategies to help children and adolescents overcome executive skills weaknesses.

Pivotal Response Treatment: Level 2 Skill-based video feedback training
2014-02-24 - 2014-02-27
This training will teach you how to implement Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) to help your child or student with autism spectrum disorder increase their communication while decreasing disruptive and challenging behaviors. Parents, educators and professionals will have the benefit of working in small groups with a highly skilled and trained SARRC Clinician. You will leave this training with strategies and techniques to address your child or student’s communication needs.

Smart but Scattered
2014-02-24

Vision Processing and Therapy
2014-02-24
Attend this seminar and learn how to recognize and understand the specifics of how vision processing relates to disorders you treat in clinical practice daily, such as: sensory processing disorders, autism, ADHD, dyslexia and traumatic brain injury. Christine L. Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD will explore the various methods used for enhancing and strengthening abnormal visual skills.
