Join Valeria Gary as she guides us in: Health Literacy for SLPs: Tools and Techniques for Patient Understanding. Valeria will walk you through risk factors for low health literacy and tools to assess the readability of written material, AND she’ll do an assessment of the readability of written material pulled directly from the Collective 🫣 We’re excited to grow and improve alongside you, of course! Register for the workshop now and earn 0.1 ASHA CEU while you’re at it.

Presented by: Valeria Gary,M.A.,CCC-SLP

Members link to the course quiz: https://medslpcollective.com/courses/health-literacy-for-slps-tools-and-techniques-for-patient-understanding-workshop-rec/

0.1 ASHA CEUs / 1 PDHs Available.   To get ASHA CEUS/ PDHs for this course, you can join the MedSLP Collective Membership here: https://medslpcollective.com/invite

NOTE: This course counts toward the ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirement for DEI (which encompasses cultural competency; cultural humility; culturally responsive practice; and diversity, equity, and inclusion).

COURSE AVAILABLE FROM OCTOBER 24, 2024 – OCTOBER 24, 2029div class=”et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light”>

Bio:

Valeria Gary is a medical SLP, life coach, and mentor. In addition to being a small business owner, she also works for Wellstar Health System and the Medical SLP Collective. Her specialty areas include Parkinson’s Disease, motor speech, cognition, and goal attainment. Valeria’s outside interests include powerlifting and traveling. Valeria’s certifications include: LSVT LOUD, LSVT LOUD for LIFE, SPEAK OUT!, Precision Nutrition Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery Coach; ACE Behavior Change Specialist; ACE Personal Trainer; Full Focus Certified Pro; and YNAB Budget Coach.

Recorded Agenda:

0-5 minutes: Introduction and Disclosure

5-15 minutes: Understanding Health Literacy and Legal Implications

15-20 minutes: Identifying Patients at Risk and Cultural Considerations

20-30 minutes: Strategies for Effective Communication

30-40 minutes: Resources for Creating Accessible Written Materials

40-55 minutes: Interactive Activity

55-60 minutes: Q&A

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