Special Education
Continuing Education

At the successful completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Recognize the characteristics for aphasia syndromes, and right-hemisphere and executive function disorders
• Identify prevention, diagnosis and remediation methods for language and cognitive disorders resulting from left hemisphere lesions
• Identify prevention, diagnosis and remediation methods for language and cognitive disorders resulting from right hemisphere lesions
• Identify the social aspects of aphasia, right hemisphere syndrome, and traumatic brain injury
• Recognize prevention, assessment and remediation techniques for traumatic brain injury
   

Patrick McCaffrey, Ph.D went through national school in Killavullen, Ireland and secondary school in Mallow, and Tullow, Co Carlow, but did his university work in the USA. Patrick's bachelor's degree is from Curry College in Massachusetts (1969); his master's is from Montclair State in New Jersey (1971), and his doctorate is from Ohio University (1975). Patrick is Professor/Coordinator, Speech Pathology Graduate Program California State University, Chico.

Suzanne B. Miller Ph.D. C.C.C. SLP/A
Glenn Eicholtz, M.A., C.C.C. SLP

OnlineCEUs.com is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. ASHA approval of CE Provider status does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

OnlineCEUs.com is approved as a Continuing Professional Development Provider by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider # PDP60

Other professionals, please contact your state licensing board for information on continuing education requirements. You will be able to print a copy of the CE certificate at the end of each course. It is recommended that you keep a copy of the certificate to show that you completed the necessary requirements.

CEUs are based on attainment of learning outcomes. Participants must complete the course, pass the assessment test with 80% accuracy and fill out the evaluation form in order to receive their certificate on-line.

Participants' satisfaction is assured. The request for a refund and justifiable reason must be stated in writing within 2 weeks of taking the course at which tuition will be fully refunded.

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• 1: Directions for Taking the Course, Lesson
  • 1.1: Biography, Lesson
  • 1.2: Introduction, Lesson, Resources
  • 1.3: Glossary, Lesson
• 2: Cerebral Vascular Accidents, Lesson
  • 2.1: Experimental Approaches, Lesson
  • 2.2: Types of Strokes, Lesson
  • 2.3: Neurophysiological Changes, Lesson
  • 2.4: The Stroke Prone Profile, Lesson
  • 2.5: Blood Supply to the Brain, Lesson
  • 2.6: Review Questions, Questions
• 3: Aphasia, Lesson
  • 3.1: Concomitant Characteristics, Lesson
  • 3.2: The Major Syndromes of Aphasia, Lesson
  • 3.3: The Diagnosis of Aphasia, Lesson
  • 3.4: Therapy for the Aphasic Patient, Lesson
• 4: Traumatic Brain Injury, Lesson
  • 4.1: Closed Head Injury (CHI): Effects, Symptoms, and Diagnosis, Lesson
  • 4.2: Neurolinguistic/Neurobehavioral Symptoms, Lesson
  • 4.3: Diagnosis, Lesson
  • 4.4: Recovery, Lesson
  • 4.5: Remediation, Lesson
• 5: Right Hemisphere Involvement: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, Lesson
  • 5.1: Deficits Associated with Right Hemisphere Damage, Lesson
  • 5.2: Evaluation of Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage, Lesson
    • 5.2.1: Commercially Available Instruments, Lesson
    • 5.2.2: Clinical Procedures (Myers and Mackisack, 1990), Lesson
  • 5.3: Therapy for Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage, Lesson
    • 5.3.1: Commercially Available Materials, Lesson
    • 5.3.2: Therapy for Neglect and Visuospatial Processing Problems (Myers and Mackisack, 1990), Lesson
    • 5.3.3: Therapy for Prosopagnosia, Lesson
    • 5.3.4: Therapy Activities Designed to Improve Pragmatic Skills, Lesson
    • 5.3.5: Inference Activities, Lesson
    • 5.3.6: Review Questions, Questions
• 6: Summary
• 7: Course Assessment, Assessment
• 8: Course Evaluation, Assessment
• 9: Course Completion, Lesson