AAC Treatment Essentials Course

A self-paced online course developed by North Star’s SLPs to help you improve your understanding of AAC, from foundational philosophy, implementation, and supporting individuals with complex diagnoses to community integration and advocacy.

4.0 hours of professional development

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Meet your instructors

Meet your instructors ✳

Katherine McKernan-McCracken SLPD, CCC-SLP/L

Dina Stein, MS, CCC-SLP/L

North Star’s AAC Treatment Essentials course was developed by our team of highly-trained SLPs who work with AAC users daily.

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Course FAQ

  • This course provides 4 hours of professional development toward your ASHA CCC. However, we are not registered with ASHA as CEU providers, so hours earned through this course will not be added to your ASHA CE Registry. By tracking your professional development hours yourself, you can apply the hours earned from this course to your professional develop requirements for ASHA. North Star is registered with the California Speech-Language Pathology Board as a Professional Development Provider. This course also provides asynchronous professional development toward the CA SLP license.

  • While the AAC Treatment Essentials Course is specifically designed for SLPs to learn strategies the can apply to many different clients with varying profiles, parents or caregivers may find some of the information to be helpful.

  • While we specifically designed this course with SLPs in mind, it is possible that other providers will find some of the information helpful with supporting their clients who are AAC users.