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EdD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Jean Blosser is passionate about creating systems that ensure school SLPs and educators can provide outcomes-based, educationally relevant services. To Jean, interprofessional collaboration is essential! As President of Creative Strategies for Special Education, she consults and provides workshops for schools, universities, businesses, and professional associations. Jean has published numerous resources for SLPs, educators, administrators, and parents, including: School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology: Organization and Service Delivery (Plural Publishing); Outcomes Matter in School Programs; and her fun daily activity calendar series: "Let's Talk About It!", "Let's Listen Today!", and "Let's Get Organized!"
Recent publications and presentations have addressed collaboration with educators, integrating the curriculum into services for children with disabilities and engaging teachers and parents as meaningful partners. Jean's presentations are interactive, entertaining, and thought-provoking. She always shares practical materials that can immediately be used by participants. Throughout her career, Jean has focused on developing professional leaders, creating innovative solutions to school service delivery challenges, and fostering quality, efficacy, and efficiency. Her career experiences include: Professor, Department Chair, Clinic Director at The University of Akron; Vice President, Therapy Programs and Quality at Progressus Therapy; and President, Creative Strategies for Special Education. Jean was honored to be named Fellow of: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, The American Council on Education, and The Ohio Speech and Hearing Association.
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Browse Course CatalogSupervision and Mentoring Throughout the Career Journey
Presented by Jean Blosser, EdD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Supervision and Mentoring Throughout the Career Journey
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Supervisors and mentors play influential roles in shaping professionals and, ultimately, the quality of health and education services. Supervision and mentoring are both essential elements for preparing future SLPs and ensuring that practitioners are certified, successful, and continue to grow professionally throughout their career journey. Supervisors and mentors guide and nurture, ensure compliance, share knowledge and values, present solutions, evaluate, and foster professional development. This interactive session explores supervisor/supervisee and mentor/mentee relationships and perspectives. It highlights the difference between supervision and mentoring, including goals and responsibilities. Participants learn to apply key strategies, techniques, and tools for pre-service students, entry level, mid-stage career, and seasoned professionals. Throughout the discussion, you will be encouraged to reflect on your own students, colleagues, and program.
Mentoring & Teaching to Empower Parents in School-Based SLP Programs
Presented by Jean Blosser, EdD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Mentoring & Teaching to Empower Parents in School-Based SLP Programs
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This course encourages therapists to nurture parents as active contributors and partners in their child's intervention and instruction. It highlights how to employ mentoring methods to foster a high level of engagement. Empowering parents starts by exchanging critical information and jointly defining goals. Doors are then open for teaching parents to use specific intervention techniques and procedures. When parents gain new insights and skills, they become real partners in the treatment process. Examples are provided for identifying specific techniques parents can use. Recommendations are also made for dealing with challenges such as limited time and potentially adversarial situations. Throughout the discussion you will be encouraged to reflect on your own students, colleagues, and program.
The Value of Engaging Parents as Partners in School-Based SLP Programs
Presented by Jean Blosser, EdD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
The Value of Engaging Parents as Partners in School-Based SLP Programs
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Parents bear responsibility for making decisions about all aspects of their child's life. SLPs, educators, and health care professionals can increase a child's potential for success by engaging their parents to prepare them for their critical roles in their child's health care, education, and therapy intervention. Unfortunately, many professionals are reluctant to work with parents, and parents often express concerns as well. This course describes the challenges and benefits of working with parents and other caregivers. It prepares professionals to establish meaningful relationships with parents. We can employ a mentoring model to help parents better understand their child and to play a key role in their child's success. SLPs and other therapists, educators, and health care providers will be motivated to take a fresh approach to establishing meaningful partnerships with parents. Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to reflect on your program and take steps to make changes that will yield great results.
Outcomes Matter in School SLP Programs
Presented by Jean Blosser, EdD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Outcomes Matter in School SLP Programs
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Are you making a difference in students' lives and school success? SLPs, educators, administrators, and parents want to know! The call for evidence-based education and treatment practices, systematic methods of measuring outcomes, and results-driven accountability has never been greater. This course introduces a unique three-pronged framework for assessing and reporting outcomes. You'll learn to apply a dynamic set of practical tools that will enable you to highlight your successes, create meaningful relationships with educators and parents, modify your intervention practices, and launch new initiatives. Throughout the discussion, you will be encouraged to reflect on your own students, colleagues, and program.
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