Hill Country Summer Institute Virtual Conference 2016

The Hill Country Summer Institute is a 2 day conference designed to address issues related to evaluation and best practice. The Institute is designed for Educational Diagnosticians, LSSPs,  SLPs and Special Education Administrators.

A New "Super Power" in the Identification of SLD:WISC-5 =3hrs; The Neuropsychology of Reading and Written Language Disorders: A Framework for Effective Interventions = 6 hrs; Ethical Practices:Sparking Discussion not Debate- Approaching Difficult Conversations with Parents= 3 hrs.; Assessment for Eligibility in the Emotional Disturbance Category-Social Justice Issues and Practice Recommendations =3 hrs.; Evidence Based Language Facilitation Strategies for Elementary-Aged Children= 3 hrs.; The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence, Second Edition (UNIT-2) =3 hrs; Planning With Not For...Cultural Proficiency in Transition Assessment and Planning = 3 hrs; Comprehensive, Efficient & Precise (C-SEP): Using a Core Selective-Process with the WJ-IV= 3 hrs; From Goals to Growth: The Essential Elements of an AAC system= 6 hrs; Intervention for Narrative Structure and Test Comprehension= 6 hrs.; Evidence-based Practice for Stuttering: Navigating the Fluency Frontier and Beyond  = 3 hrs.

June 20

  • Tammy Stephens, PhDComprehensive,Efficient & Precise:  Using a Core Selective-Evaluation Process (C-SEP) with the WJ-IV  Battery of Tests to Identify SLD
  • Elizabeth Danner Planning WITH not FOR - Cultural Proficiency in Transition Assessment and Planning.  (This session will count for the 3 hr. cultural proficiency requirement for LSSPs) 
  • Amy Patenaude - The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence: Second Edition (UNIT-2): Introduction, Administration, and Application
  • Teresa Ukrainetz, PhD, CCC/SLP - Intervention for Narrative Structure and Text Comprehension
  • Maureen Nevers, MS, CCC/SLP - From Goals to Growth:  The Essential Elements of an AAC System

June 21

  • Steven Feifer - The Neuropsychology of Reading and Written Language Disorders:  A Framework for Effective Interventions
  • Erin McDonough, Ph.D - Assessment for Eligibility in the Emotional Disturbance Category - Social Justice Issues and Practice Recommendations
  • Donna Black -  A New "Super Power" in the Identification of SLD: WISC-V
  • Caroline Nelson - Ethics Practices: Sparking Discussion, not Debate:  Approaching difficult conversations with parents    (This session will count for 3 hr. Ethics requirement for LSSPs and 2.5 Ethics CEUs for SLPs)
  • Courtney Byrd, PhD, CCC/SLP - Evidence-based Practice for Stuttering: Navigating the Fluency Frontier and Beyond
  • Lisa Rukovena, MA, CCC/SLP and Lori Merrell, MS, CCC/SLP - TSHA Eligibility:  The Ethics of Appropriate Identification for Speech Impairment  (This session will provide 2.5 Ethics CEUs for SLPs)
  • Mirza Lugo-Neris, MS, CCC/SLP Evidence Based Language Facilitation Strategies for Elementary-Aged Children

11 hrs. TSHA credit available (including ethics)!

11 hrs. NASP credit available!

In order to receive TSHA and/or NASP CPD's you must view the presentation at the date and time posted. 

These presentations will not be available for viewing after the presentation.


Educational Diagnosticians, LSSPs, SLPs,
Student Assessment, Special Education
4 - Professional Practices and Responsibilities, T-TESS
Blended, In-person and Online

$110.00
CPE Credits: 12.00  
Registration Closes: 6/22/2016 11:55 am
Webinar/Online Meeting
, TX
Mon. 6/20/2016 - 8:30am to 4:00pm
Tue. 6/21/2016 - 8:30am to 3:30pm
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