Model Eval: Psych Evaluation 2;9- Autism Spectrum Disorder
This evaluation was done by David Usdan, PhD for a 2;9 month old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Understanding Assessment: The Critical Questions
Dr. Catherine Crowley developed these questions over the course of her clinical practice. She has found them to be the most effective and valid pieces of information needed by the evaluator in order to distinguish language difference from disorder, especially in culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
Model Eval: 2;10- English/Spanish- Verbal Apraxia IEP goals
This document presents appropriate goals for “Alex,” a 2;10 old English/ Spanish bilingual who was diagnosed with apraxia.
Model Eval: 4;7- Spanish/English- Typically Developing
This is a model evaluation of AR: a 4;7 year old simultaneous bilingual Spanish/English girl with typically developing language skills despite evidence of deficit in both languages.
Ghana January 2014: Fourth and Final Day at Korle Bu
Today was our final day at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. We spent the morning providing outpatient speech and language therapy to patients who ranged in age and diagnosis, from adult stroke patients to young children with hearing loss, and everything in between! We are...Ghana Summer 2013: Communication Passports
We returned to Korle Bu Hospital today and had a busy morning, doing assessments for about 15 clients. As usual, we worked with Albert but we were also joined today by Clement, a Ghanaian man trained as a speech language pathologist in the UK, and Karen Wylie, an...Ghana 2013: First Day at Korle Bu Hospital
Today, on African Union Day, we began our week at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Every Friday for approximately 6 years so far, Albert Osei Bagyina, the one and only speech therapist in Kumasi, travels on an overnight bus to get to Accra to conduct evaluations and...Why is the Parent Interview so Important? (PDE: Module 18)
This module discusses how the parent interview is the best tool for identification of language impaired children, not just from middle class families, but also from Spanish speaking families.
Critical Questions 1-4 (PDE: Module 19)
This module is the first of three presenting the critical questions: nine essential questions that must be asked in every caregiver interview during an evaluation.
Critical Questions 5 & 6 (PDE: Module 20)
This module presents the next two of nine critical questions that must be asked during the caregiver interview.
