Region 13's E-Campus

The Hill Country Summer Institute (HCSI) 2025 is a two-day virtual conference that addresses critical issues important to Evaluation Staff, including SLPs, SLPAs, Educational Diagnosticians, School Psychologists, & Counseling as a Related Service Providers.  Each session was 3.0 hours. Participants could earn up to 12.0 hours of CEs. Please circle the sessions attended (up to four, depending on how many hours were earned).

6/9/25 9:00-12:00 

• Legal Update for Evaluation, SLP and Counseling as a Related Services Teams 2025 with Jim Walsh, Attorney at Law

6/9/25 1:00-4:00

• Beyond Rating Scales: A Collaborative and Responsive Approach to ADHD/OHI Evaluations with Ray W. Christner, Psy.D., NCSP, ABPP
• MDR Process and Decision-Making with Gail M. Cheramie, Ph.D., LP, LSSP, NCSP
• Designing a Best Practice Evaluation for Autism with Bryn Harris, Ph.D., NCSP, LP
• Small Changes for Big Gains: Leveraging Current Research to Support SLPs & Children with Language Disorders with Mary Beth Schmitt, PhD CCC-SLP
• SLPs Carry the Key Components of Early Literacy Development: Unlocking Improved Early Language and Literacy Interventions for Multilingual Populations with Catherine Carrasco Lynch, MS, CCC-SLP 

6/10/25 9:00-12:00

• Decisions, Decisions: Is It a Speech Language Impairment or Specific Learning Disability in Listening Comprehension/Oral Expression? Or Both with Ashley Arnold, MA, LSSP, NCSP
  Evaluation Considerations for Students who are Deafblind: Addressing Dual Sensory Impairments with Brenna Brillhart, M.Ed.
• Fostering Emotion Regulation in Autistic Youth: Strategies for School Support and Collaboration with Families with Rebecca Shaffer, PsyD, HSPP and Sungeun Kang, PhD  
• AAC Without the Overwhelm: Time-saving Resources and Coaching to Build a Strong AAC Team Effort with Candace Hayden, M.A., CCC-SLP
• Navigating Post-Pandemic Challenges as a School-based SLP: Leveraging MTSS for Student Success with Lesley Sylvan, EdD, CCC-SLP

6/10/25 1:00-4:00

• Work Smarter, Not Harder: Maximizing the NEW WJ-V for Effective and Compliant FIEs with Becki Robertson, M.Ed.
• FIE Multiple Sources of Data - A Deep Dive into Understanding and Using CBM with Mark R. Shinn, Ph.D.
• Playful, Child-Centered Approaches to Counseling with Jon Lasser, Ph.D., LSSP, LP
• AI-Powered Speech and Language Services: Enhancing Practice, Expanding Possibilities with Sherry Sancibrian, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
• Pixels, Play, and Progress: Harnessing digital tools to support communication growth with Erik Raj, Ph.D., CCC-SLP