Speaker Series: Catherine Horton, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCBA

Team members often have differing views regarding how to ethically teach AAC skills. This presentation explores several hot topics including aided language, core vocabulary, presumed competence and prompting strategies. Differences in jargon and teaching approaches by SLPs and behavior analysts are discussed, with practical implementation suggestions proposed as a bridge to collaboration between the fields.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

· Describe current trends in the field of AAC, including presumed competence, core vocabulary, aided language, and prompting strategies.

· Describe strategies for working cooperatively with all educational team members

Catherine Horton is dually certified as both a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine with a B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She went on to earn a M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of New Hampshire.…