General CEU: CEU: SLP & ABA Collaboration: Using Collaboration to Generate Best Outcomes... Quicker

SLP & ABA Collaboration: Using Collaboration to Generate Best Outcomes... Quicker becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery.

Provider: Special Learning

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Course Description

Melanie is a dually certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She is the Clinic Director of the Speech Therapy Group and The Verbal ABA Clinic at STG. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Communication Disorders and Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1999 and 2001, respectively. She also received her Masters of Education in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Autism from Endicott College, where she is currently working towards her PhD in ABA. Her clinics are private practices focus on the areas of verbal behavior and swallowing/feeding disorders. Melanie's main research interests include collaboration between speech pathology and behavior analysis, as well as verbal behavior, feeding disorders and organizational behavior management. Dr. Syed is currently with Lehigh University's Special Education Department as Professor of Practice and Clinical Director for Lehigh University Autism Services. Previously, Dr. Syed was an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Manhattanville College. Dr. Syed has over 10 years experience in the field of applied behavior analysis, general and special education, autism, and developmental disabilities as a classroom teacher, Special Education Itinerant Teacher, ABA home based therapist, and behavioral supervisor for center and home based services. Dr. Syed has worked in early intervention, preschool, and school aged settings, as well as with adults. In 2018, Dr. Syed was selected as a Top Tier International Partnership Discovery Fellow in the Inaugural Fellowship Class of the Global Autism Project, a nonprofit organization that provides training for local international practitioners in the utilization of evidence-based practices when working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

What You'll Learn

1. Define the science/purpose of Applied Behavioral Analysis as a professional discipline in helping children with language delays.
2. Define the science/purpose of Speech-Language Pathology as a professional discipline in helping children on the autism spectrum.
3. Identify the responsibilities and ethical considerations of collaboration with team members.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification Body	Credits	Type
BACB	2	General
QABA	2	General
IBAO	2	General
APA	2	General