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Keynote
Moving
Professionals toward AAC EBP: Research, Practice and Policy
Larry Higdon and Carolyn Wiles Higdon
This presentation opens with a review of the revised ASHA Scope of Practice (2001) and the call for speech-language pathologists to apply the principles of evidence-based practice (EBP). How are practitioners who provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports and services expected to apply external (field) evidence and use instrumentation to collect data on communication performance at the personal level? The goal of this presentation is to update participants on research, practice, and policy, and the role of ASHA in advancing the clinical application of EBP related to persons with complex communication needs (CCN). In addition, the session is designed to stimulate discussion about emerging topics and needed resources to promote widespread application of EBP leading to the most effective communication.
Outcomes: On completion of this Session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the basic components and principles of evidence-based practice.
2. Define external evidence, levels-of-evidence, and models of outcomes research, practice, and policy.
3. Discuss the position of ASHA relative to AAC evidence-based practice and outcomes measurement.
