Communication Sciences & Disorders
WKU Communication Sciences & Disorders Department presents
2025 South Central Kentucky SLP Network Fall Workshop
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Live Workshop via Zoom
Morning Session: Importance of Using a Workload Model for School-Based SLPs
When caseloads don’t give the full picture (and they rarely do!), looking at a workload model is imperative. Workload models take into account more aspects of the job than caseload rosters and lead to improved outcomes for learners and SLPs alike. This presentation focused on how one SLP department shifted the mindset for SLPs and administration from looking only at caseloads, to measuring, analyzing, and making real time decisions for workload management on a monthly basis. Multiple workload measurement tools were shared with pros and cons of each analyzed. Participants were then given the opportunity to apply a workload model to their setting.
ASHA Course ID: ABBV0059 - Live Workshop
Subject Code: 7010 - Service Delivery Associated With Speech, Language, Hearing, and Related Disorders
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Workshop Agenda |
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| 8:00 - 8:10 AM | Introductions/disclosures |
| 8:10 - 8:35 AM |
Caseload/workload definitions |
| 8:35 - 9:00 AM | Identifying problems in your setting |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | Review of workload calculator/matrices |
| 9:30 - 9:45 AM | Break |
| 9:45 - 10:15 AM | Review continued |
| 10:15 - 11:05 AM | Examining your own workload and forming a personalized action plan |
| 11:05 - 11:15 AM | Wrap up/questions |
Abbie Keibler, M.A., CCC-SLP
Abbie Keibler is a Speech-Language Pathologist at Mississippi Bend AEA in Bettendorf, Iowa. She is a non-traditional SLP graduate with undergraduate degrees in German and Psychology and taught preschool prior to (and during!) the acquisition of her Master of Arts in SLP at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Currently, Abbie is in her 18th year working in the schools where she serves the preschool and elementary population. Abbie is an adjunct instructor at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, and has a special interest in comprehensive literacy for complex communicators and AAC. When not “speech-ing,” you’ll find Abbie taxi-ing her children from activity to activity or reading. She reads around 100 fiction books a year as a necessary escape.
Disclosure: The presenter will receive compensation for this presentation. She is a member of ASHA and has no other financial or nonfinancial relationships or conflicts of interest to disclose.
After this course, participations will be able to:
- Identify the importance of using a workload approach to best support student learning outcomes and equip SLPs for success
- Evaluate current workload and review ways a department could measure workload
- Examine their own caseload from a workload lens
- Engage in conversations about future workload measurement
Afternoon Session: Modern Challenges, Timeless Principles: Ethics for SLPs and Audiologists in Schools
Ethical decision-making in school-based speech-language pathology and audiology is increasingly complex, especially in the age of social media and artificial intelligence. This interactive session helped SLPs and Audiologists navigate these challenges with confidence and clarity. Participants reviewed the 2023 ASHA Code of Ethics and learned a practical framework for resolving ethical dilemmas in everyday practice. Through real-world case examples, discussion, and reflective exercises, attendees explored ethical considerations in social media use, AI-assisted tools, and other emerging technologies.
ASHA Course ID: ABBV0060 - Live Workshop
Subject Code: 7070 - Ethics and Ethical Decision-Making
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Workshop Agenda |
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| 12:45 - 12:50 PM | Introduction |
| 12:50 - 1:00 PM |
Principles of Ethics |
| 1:00 - 1:15PM | 2023 ASHA Code of Ethics |
| 1:15 - 1:30 PM | Framework for Ethical Decision Making |
| 1:30 - 2:00 PM | Ethics in AI use |
| 2:00 - 2:30 PM | Ethics in Social Media Use |
| 2:30 - 2:45 PM | Q & A |
Kellie C. Ellis, Ph.D., CCC/SLP
Kellie C. Ellis, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Chair of the Department of Clinical Therapeutic Programs at Eastern Kentucky University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework in language intervention and assessment, speech sound disorders, and clinical education. Her research interests include early language and literacy development and disorders, literate language, and professional issues in educational speech-language pathology. Dr. Ellis is a former Chair of the Kentucky Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, former President of the Kentucky Speech Language Hearing Association, and former Chair of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s Governmental Relations and Public Policy Board. She is a Governor appointee as the Faculty Representative on Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education and serves as the Governmental Relations/PAC Chair of the Kentucky Speech Language Hearing Association. Dr. Ellis is also a site visit Chair for the Council on Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and serves on ASHA’s Governmental Affairs Public Policy Board.
Disclosure: The presenter will receive compensation for this presentation. She is a member of ASHA and has no other financial or nonfinancial relationships or conflicts of interest to disclose.
After this course, participations will be able to:
- Apply the 2023 ASHA Code of Ethics to analyze and resolve ethical dilemmas in school-based practice
- Evaluate ethical considerations related to social media and AI in SLP services
- Demonstrate professional judgment in navigating real-world ethical scenarios through case-based discussions
Registration for the Live Workshop is open through Wednesday, October 22nd. The Zoom link for the workshop will be sent out a week prior to the event.
In order to receive ASHA CE credit, you must attend the workshop and complete an evaluation form.
Morning Session:
Intermediate Level
0.30 ASHA CEUs
Professional Content
Afternoon Session:
Intermediate Level
0.20 ASHA CEUs
Professional Content
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
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