Cost: WSLHA Member - $35 | Non Member - $50
* Attendees must attend the entire webinar to earn ASHA CEUs and OSPI Clock Hours.
About the Webinar:
Have you ever used a test with your client and wondered whether it was appropriate given their linguistic background? — if so, this session is for you!
Students, SLPAs, Associate Members, SLP CFs, SLPs/AuDs, and Life Members: Please join us for this informative and useful webinar presented by Dr. Maria Kapantzoglou, Associate Professor at Portland State University.
In this webinar, Dr. Kapantzoglou will equip attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of language assessment to ensure more accurate and equitable evaluations for multilingual and multicultural clients. With over- and under-representation of bilinguals in special education, SLPs need to critically assess language tests to avoid biased interpretations. Key factors contributing to misdiagnosis include the inadequacy of age as a predictor of language level and challenges with establishing norms, which might lead to inaccurate comparisons and biased test score interpretations. During the session, Dr. Kapantzoglou will provide specific examples that will illustrate how bias can manifest at different stages of test development and administration. Remedies for minimizing bias will also be explored, drawing from existing studies. She will also present three essential steps that clinicians can use to critically evaluate the appropriateness of a test for a particular client.
Learning Objectives
Identify potential sources of bias in language assessments used for diagnostic purposes.
Describe remedies for minimizing bias in language assessments.
Describe three basic steps for clinicians to critically evaluate the appropriateness of a test for a particular client.
About the Speaker:
Maria Kapantzoglou
Associate Professor at Portland State University (Ph.D., CCC-SLP)
Maria Kapantzoglou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in the department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, at Portland State University and director of the Bilingual Research Lab. In addition to her M.A. and Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences, she has completed a Master’s in Measurement, Statistics and Methodological Studies, focused on psychometric theory and advanced statistical approaches. Her research focuses on evaluating and developing assessment tools to accurately differentiate bilingual children with language disorders from typically developing peers. She has worked with bilingual children in four different countries and in three languages: English, Spanish and Greek.
Disclosures:
Financial: Maria receives a salary or compensation from an employer, Portland State University.
Non-Financial: None
Introductory Level – 0.20 ASHA CEUs
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
WSLHA charges a processing fee of $5.00 for ASHA CEUs ($7.00 non-members).
OSPI Clock Hours – 2.0 hours. OSPI clock hours available through ESD 113 by registering at https://www.pdenroller.org/ prior to the event from ESD113. Fees may apply.
Credits and clock hours must be purchased prior to the program. Any requests for credits/hours after the date of each workshop will be denied.
