About the Event:
This session focuses on mentoring clinical decision-making in graduate clinicians and clinical fellows. Models of supervision are discussed along with frameworks for implementing evidence-based practice. Practical strategies for fostering independent clinical judgment and reducing bias are provided.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to:
State requirements for supervision
Describe commonly used models of supervision.
Identify heuristic vs analytical decision-making processes.
Implement strategies to mentor analytical clinical decision-making.
Agenda:
5:00-5:05 - Introduction & Overview
5:05-5:20 - Overview of ASHA Clinical Supervision Requirements
5:20-5:40 - Models of Supervision
5:40-5:55 - Small Group Discussion on Supervision Models
5:55-6:10 - Evidence-Based Practice Framework
6:10-6:30 - Heuristic Decision-Making vs. Analytical Decision-Making
6:30-6:50 - Strategies for Mentoring Independent Clinical Decision-Making
6:50-7:00 Questions & Wrap-Up
About the Speaker:
Dr. Karen Gallagher
Assistant Professor and Program Director - Speech-Language Pathology Program
UAA in the College of Health
Dr. Karen Gallagher is an Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Speech-Language Pathology Program at UAA in the College of Health. Dr. Gallagher came to UAA from Arizona, where she taught undergraduate and graduate speech and hearing science courses at Arizona State University for 10 years. She earned her Ph.D. in speech and hearing science at ASU in 2017, with a focus on military service-related conditions and the impact on higher order cognitive processes. In 2016 she was named a Tillman Scholar. Prior to pursuing her degrees, Dr. Gallagher served as an Airborne nuclear biological chemical specialist in the U.S. Army and deployed to combat in Gulf War I. Her clinical work has largely focused on neurologic communication disorders in adults.
Financial Disclosures: Dr. Gallagher receives a salary from UAA as an Assistant Professor and Program Director in Speech-Language Pathology. She is donating her time to AKSHA for this presentation.
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Dr. Gallagher has no nonfinancial disclosures.
Intermediate Level – 0.15 ASHA CEUs
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
OSPI Clock Hours – 1.5 hours
WSLHA charges a processing fee of $5.00 for ASHA CEUs ($7.00 non-members) and $5.00 for clock hours payable prior to the workshop.
Credits must be purchased prior to the program. Any requests for credits after the date of each workshop will be denied.
