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Browse PlansPamela A. Smith
PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Pamela A. Smith has been a speech-language pathologist for 35 years with experience in acute care, acute rehab, skilled nursing, and outpatient settings. Dr. Smith completed her undergraduate education at Kutztown University (Pennsylvania) with a degree in special education - speech/language pathology, her master's degree at Ohio University (hearing and speech sciences), and her doctoral degree at Temple University (communication sciences). She has worked in higher education for over 20 years and developed a two-course sequence in dysphagia that provided extensive study of typical swallowing across the life span prior to the study of assessment and management of disorders. Her research background is diverse and includes the areas of dysphagia, autism in aging, psycholinguistics, aphasiology, and professional issues in higher education. Recently retired, she received the Outstanding Teaching Award at Bloomsburg University in 2010. In addition to being an ASHA fellow, she was named a fellow of the National Academies of Practice (speech-language pathology academy). She is a former coordinating committee chairperson in ASHA's Special Interest Group program and a former state association president (Pennsylvania). Dr. Smith currently provides graduate and undergraduate adjunct instruction at university programs in several states.
Courses with Pamela A. Smith
Browse Course CatalogThe Diet Waiver Alternative: How to Advocate for Patients’ Rights
Presented by Jeanette E. Benigas, PhD, SLP and Pamela A. Smith, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
The Diet Waiver Alternative: How to Advocate for Patients’ Rights
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Video Runtime: 182 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 70 Minutes
This course provides the legal background surrounding patients' and residents' rights in directing their own care specifically related to dysphagia and diet consistency recommendations. It includes interviews with individuals who have served as expert witnesses as well as an attorney who specializes in this area of elder care. We discuss the reasons for this problem, how to approach the conversations, examples of positive and negative conversations, documentation suggestions, and the problems associated with waivers. We provide a template for use in planning team meetings where these topics can be discussed with families. The course is intended for any professionals involved in eating and swallowing management or oversight.
This course provides the legal background surrounding patients' and residents' rights in directing their own care specifically related to dysphagia and diet consistency recommendations. It includes interviews with individuals who have served as expert witnesses as well as an attorney who specializes in this area of elder care. We discuss the reasons for this problem, how to approach the conversations, examples of positive and negative conversations, documentation suggestions, and the problems associated with waivers. We provide a template for use in planning team meetings where these topics can be discussed with families. The course is intended for any professionals involved in eating and swallowing management or oversight.
Infusing Executive Functioning Into Rehabilitation Plans of Care
Presented by Pamela A. Smith, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Infusing Executive Functioning Into Rehabilitation Plans of Care
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Video Runtime: 43 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 48 Minutes
This course discusses the role of cognition (in particular, executive functioning) in rehabilitation programs and describes ways that clinical staff can harness the power of executive functioning to maximize their patients' progress in rehabilitation programs. It will include discussion of dual-task paradigms as well as adding self-assessment as a process to heighten recall and value of supports to the patient receiving care.
This course discusses the role of cognition (in particular, executive functioning) in rehabilitation programs and describes ways that clinical staff can harness the power of executive functioning to maximize their patients' progress in rehabilitation programs. It will include discussion of dual-task paradigms as well as adding self-assessment as a process to heighten recall and value of supports to the patient receiving care.
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