Orthopedic

Inservice Objectives:

• Provide the speech-language pathologist, teacher, or parent with an introductory understanding of the Unity language software, and instructional strategies and techniques to use at home and in the classroom.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the 5 Unity Patterns with hands-on experience throughout the day.
• Customize the vocabulary to meet your student's/child's needs.
• Plan instructional strategies and techniques to implement the system at home and school.

Requirements:

Objective:

• This training will provide a basic review of the PRC Application and Support Software to facilitate the creation of support materials.

Learning Outcomes:

• create, modify, customize and save vocabularies, then load them into PRC communication devices
• familiarize yourself with and learn someone’s language organization such as Unity or Essence without needing to borrow his/her device
• practice doing “things” without the worry of “messing up” someone’s device
  

Presented by: Ellen Witham, Portland-Area Sales Consultant, DynaVox/Mayer-Johnson

Objective:

This seminar is designed to provide an overview of the InterAACt language framework used on all current DynaVox speech-generating devices. DynaVox believes that every augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system should support successful day-to-day communication while encouraging the development of novel language skills. The InterAACt frame work supports both immediate communication success and language learning by providing:

Presented by: Kristen Kronfeld, M.S., CCC-SLP, PRC Regional Consultant

Objective:

• This seminar is designed to take the attendee beyond basic programming. These topics include: How to import digital pictures/images and sound clips, using the MP3 player, connecting to an external computer and computer controls, using the phone tools, programming remote control functions into a device, using notebooks and introduction to the Vocabulary Builder.

Learning Outcomes:

Inservice Objectives:

• Provide the speech-language pathologist, teacher, or parent with an introductory understanding of the Unity language software, and instructional strategies and techniques to use at home and in the classroom.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the 5 Unity Patterns with hands-on experience throughout the day.
  Customize the vocabulary to meet your student's/child's needs.
  Plan instructional strategies and techniques to implement the system at home and school.

Requirements:

Inservice Objectives:

• Provide the speech-language pathologist, teacher, or parent with an introductory understanding of the Unity language software, and instructional strategies and techniques to use at home and in the classroom.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the 5 Unity Patterns with hands-on experience throughout the day.
• Customize the vocabulary to meet your student's/child's needs.
• Plan instructional strategies and techniques to implement the system at home and school.

Requirements:

Objective:
Using easily accessible materials (provided by CROS for workshop), participants will build a toddler-sized PVC walker.

Participants should identify a toddler in need of a walker prior to signing up.

For More Information:
Contact Craig Lewis
Phone: 503-916-5570 ext. 78318
Email: clewis2@pps.k12.or.us

Sign up now!
Go to crporegon.org (under Training Calendar).
Space is limited to first 5 registrants.

Objective:
Given participant generated student measurements, participants will build a small tri-wall stander w/ tray.

Participants will identify a student in need of a stander with tray and bring the following measurements to the workshop:
1) Heel to Axilla
2) Heel to Crotch
3) Heel to Hip
4) Width of Chest
5) Chest Depth
6) Width of Hips
7) Elbow to Elbow in Horizontal Abduction
8) *Determine if a pommel is needed

Sign up now - space will be limited to the first 5 registrants.

Presenter: Prime Engineering: Ginny Paleg, PT, DSc

Description: Evidence supports a relationship between early volitional mobility and abstract thought development. Last year, Dr. Ginny Paleg shared basic evidence supporting this relationship. As a next step, Dr. Paleg will facilitate discussions on participant selected students and their mobility needs. The discussions will apply the available evidence (anecdotal and peer reviewed) to the selected student.

Presenter – Prentke Romich Company Regional Consultant – Joan Sharp

Objective:

• Provide the speech-language pathologist, facilitator, or parent with an introductory understanding of the Vantage / Vanguard through its operation, customization of vocabulary, and instructional strategies and techniques

Learning Outcomes:

• Vocabulary Programming – Core, Activity Row, Pages
• Familiarity with the following toolbox menus – Feedback, Maintenance, Selection Technique, Speech, Transfer Memory, Output, MP3 Player, Notebooks, Dictionary, Word Prediction