Feel Ready and Confident Working with AAC Users
AAC Mastery for SLPs and BCBAs.
10 Hours ASHA & ACE CEUs.
Is this course for you?
If any of these sound like you, you're in the right place. This court was built for you!
You're a BCBA who works alongside AAC users and have been figuring it out on your own.
You're an SLP supporting nonspeaking or minimally verbal students and want a clear roadmap from assessment to insurance to family training.
You leave most AAC trainings with more question than answers, and you're done with that.
This is an ASHA and ACE approved course!
Participants Will:
Identify the sections that must be included in an evaluation report when applying for an insurance-funded speech-generating device.
Participants Will:
Examine the role of motor planning in speech and language development and discuss how this applies to populations who use AAC.
Participants Will:
Apply principles of motor learning to AAC design and review implementation strategies to enhance learner outcomes.
Participants Will:
Be able to describe what vocabulary to choose for early learners who are new to aac.
Participants Will:
Describe 2 of the complementary roles SLPs and BCBAs share in AAC intervention.
Participants Will:
Identify 3 evidence-based AAC teaching strategies from both disciplines.
Participants Will:
Describe 3 common AAC training implementation errors and what we can do instead.
Participants Will:
Be able to describe the AAC alignment strategy.
Participants Will:
Identify and apply 3 practical strategies to support AAC use across daily routines while addressing common classroom barriers.
Participants Will:
Be able to apply principles of motor learning, and user-directed communication to select and justify an appropriate access method.
Participants Will:
Evaluate cultural and linguistic bias in AAC assessment practices and implement culturally responsive, dynamic assessment strategies for CLD students.
Participants Will:
Design culturally responsive AAC interventions that integrate family-centered practices and address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communicators.
Participants Will:
Describe three core principles of AAC implementation (e.g., modeling, use of core vocabulary, device accessibility).
Participants Will:
Be able to analyze the relationship between positioning, access method (direct touch, eye gaze, switch), and communication outcomes by identifying at least two factors that influence access efficiency and user agency in AAC systems.
About The Course
In this course we discuss AAC assessment, collaboration around aac, the importance of motor planning, aac implementation,communication partner training, culturally responsive aac interventions and most current research on vocabulary selection and therapy strategies.
Includes 10 hours of in-depth modules approved for ASHA & ACE CEUs.
What's Inside
10 Hours of Self-Paced Modules.
Led By 11 Expert Presenters.
ASHA & ACE Approved.
Every module gives you something you can use this week.
Not just theory.
01
Introduction and Course Overview
Rosemarie Griffin M.A. CCC/SLP BCBA COBA
02
Transdisciplinary AAC Assessment
Jennifer Kent M.A., CCC-SLP, BCBA, LBA + Dani Evans, M.A., CCC-SLP
03
Considerations For Obtaining Funded Speech Generating Devices
Chanli Mundy MA, CCC-SLP, BCBA, LBA + Alia Shoemaker MS, CCC-SLP
04
Mapping Out the Evidence: Why Motor Planning Matters in AAC
Laurie Shaw, M.S. CCC-SLP
05
Research to practice for Intervention and Vocabulary Selection
Rosemarie Griffin M.A. CCC/SLP BCBA COBA
06
AAC, Speech and ABA: Optimizing Communication Using Collaborative Practices
Susan Browning, M.A., CCC-SLP + Marina Puszczyk, M.E.d, BCBA, LBA
07
Communication Partner Training
Nerissa Hall Ph.D., CCC-SLP
08
Switch Access
Brenda Del Monte-M.A. CCC/SLP
09
Culture and AAC in Schools
Dr. Tiffany Hines, CCC-SLP
10
Parent and Staff support with AAC
Gabriella Wendling, M.S., CCC-SLP
11
Case Studies, Hot Topics and Summary
Rosemarie Griffin M.A. CCC/SLP BCBA COBA
Why You Should Enroll
Don't take our word for it. See what past participants have said about our live events & self-paced courses.
So Many Examples!
"Joining your group was exactly what I needed for support. . . Participating in ABA Speech has definitely increased my knowledge and skills. I've been able to utilize the new information in my therapies, and my confidence has definitely increased... I realized that in some areas I was on the right track but I didn't always feel that way."
Linda T.
SLP
A Neat Tool to Put in Our Little Toolbox!
"That's why I love your trainings - they're like little snippets... It's these little doable chunks or a neat little tool to put in our little toolbox or to share with a family."
Cindy W.
SLP
A Gold Mine of Information!
"This resource is a gold mine of information, resources, and tools and has been incredibly valuable. Every course I took, podcast I watched was directly relevant to my work, and the strategies provided are practical and immediately applicable."
Terri S.
SLP
So Many Examples!
"...has been a Lifeline to really connect with the BCBAs on my team... all of your information and courses have been very helpful."
Susan B.
SLP
A Gold Mine of Information!
"The price and value of the ABA Speech Connection are not too good to be true!! It's an incredible yearly value for a wide variety of practical and engaging CEUs. I have participated in lots of online courses over my 15 year ABA career; I can confidently say the ABA Speech Connection CEUs offer high-quality content and ideas I could put into practice immediately."
Kellie P.
Patient Intake and Integrity Consultant, BCBA
Why You Should Join Us
Don't take our word for it. See what past participants have said about our live events.
A Neat Tool to Put in Our Little Toolbox!
"That's why I love your trainings - they're like little snippets... It's these little doable chunks or a neat little tool to put in our little toolbox or to share with a family."
Cindy W.
SLP
A Gold Mine of Information!
"This resource is a gold mine of information, resources, and tools and has been incredibly valuable. Every course I took, podcast I watched was directly relevant to my work, and the strategies provided are practical and immediately applicable."
Terri S.
SLP
So Many Examples!
"...has been a Lifeline to really connect with the BCBAs on my team... all of your information and courses have been very helpful."
Susan B.
SLP
Meet Your Instructors
Alia Shoemaker,
MS, CCC/SLP
Brenda Del Monte
M.A., CCC/SLP
Chanli Mundy
M.A., CCC/SLP/BCBA/LBA
Dani Evans
M.A., CCC-SLP
Dr. Tiffany Hines
CCC/SLP
Gabriella Wendling
M.S., CCC/SLP
Jennifer Kent
M.A., CCC/SLP/BCBA/LBA
Laurie Shaw
M.S., CCC-SLP
Marina Puszczyk
M.E.d, BCBA/LBA
Nerissa Hall, Ph.D
CCC/SLP
Rose Marie Giffin
M.A., CCC/SLP/BCBA/COBA
Susan Browning
M.A., CCC-SLP
FAQs
Is this a live course or can I watch on my own schedule?
The course is fully asynchronous ,you can watch each module on your own time, pause, rewatch, and return to specific sections whenever you need them. There's no deadline for completion. Whether you work through it over a weekend or a few weeks, it moves at your pace
How are the CEUs structured? Is this ASHA- and ACE-approved?
Yes to both. This course offers ASHA CEUs for speech-language pathologists and ACE CEUs for behavior analysts. After completing all module videos, you'll take a quiz at the end of the course. SLPs will fill out the ASHA form that pops up after you complete the quiz. BCBAs will fill out the evaluation the is under the last course video, they will receive a certificate with the ACE provider number to their email and will upload directly to the BACB portal.
I've taken AAC courses before and always leave feeling like I still don't know where to start. How is this different?
That feedback is exactly why this course exists. One of our members said it directly: "I usually leave AAC courses still not knowing how to get started." Every module in this course ends with a practical next-steps checklist so you leave each session with a concrete action not just information. You'll also receive therapy materials, note sheets, and a handout guide that you can bring directly to your students, team meetings, and parent conversations.
What if I work in a school district, not a clinic? Is the content relevant to my setting?
Absolutely. The course covers school-based AAC through multiple lenses including IEP documentation, legal requirements under IDEA, culturally responsive practice for diverse school populations, communication partner training for paraprofessionals and classroom staff, and how to advocate for your students when team members push back. Whether you're in a self-contained classroom, an inclusion setting, or a school-based therapy room, the content was designed with you in mind.
Does this course cover how to get devices funded through insurance? I've never successfully navigated that process.?
Yes an entire module is dedicated to funding and device procurement, presented by specialists from Cicero Therapies Network. You'll learn how to complete a feature matching profile, what insurance reviewers are actually looking for in an SGD report, how to rule out alternative options in a way that holds up to scrutiny, and what to do when you receive a denial. If insurance funding has felt like a dead end, this module will change that.
What do I actually get when I enroll?
You get access to all 10 hours of content featuring 11 expert presenters, a course guide and note sheet for every module, planning checklists and therapy materials you can use immediately, and your CEU certificate upon completing the quiz. Everything is yours to return to the course doesn't disappear after a set window.
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