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Kathleen Whitmire
PhD, CCC-SLP (Retired), BCS-CL (Retired), FASHA
Dr. Whitmire is Senior Advisor for AmplioSpeech. Previously, she served as Director of Educational Programs and the RTI Action Network for the National Center for Learning Disabilities and as Director of School Services in Speech-Language Pathology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Prior to that, she held positions as a clinic supervisor and lecturer at Syracuse University and as Assistant Professor and Chair of the Communication Disorders Department at The College of Saint Rose. She began her career as a school-based clinician in California and New York, where she worked for fourteen years. A nationally certified speech-language pathologist, Dr. Whitmire is a board-certified specialist in child language and language disorders, an ASHA Fellow, and recipient of ASHA Honors. She has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed and invited journal articles and chapters, has served as guest editor for three professional journals, and has presented extensively at the international, national, and state levels. Dr. Whitmire received her MA, MS, and PhD from the University of Rochester.
Courses with Kathleen Whitmire
Browse Course CatalogEducationally Relevant Speech-Language Services in Schools
Presented by Kathleen Whitmire, PhD, CCC-SLP (Retired), BCS-CL (Retired), FASHA
Educationally Relevant Speech-Language Services in Schools
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in school settings are faced with providing services that meet educational mandates, their professional scope of practice, and the current evidence base. School-based speech-language services that are truly aligned with federal and state educational mandates are a significant departure from a traditional clinical approach to assessment and intervention. This course provides a conceptual framework for integrating these mandates into an effective speech-language program and discusses strategies and tools for successful implementation. It also serves as the springboard for more in-depth exploration of critical issues in the courses offered throughout this track.
Effective Collaboration for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists
Presented by Kathleen Whitmire, PhD, CCC-SLP (Retired), BCS-CL (Retired), FASHA
Effective Collaboration for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists
In order to design and implement educationally relevant assessments and interventions, school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) must engage in effective collaboration with classroom teachers and other colleagues. However, the complexities of the school setting and the lack of adequate training in collaborative approaches result in a range of challenges and barriers to realizing the potential benefits for students, teachers, and SLPs. This course examines several models of collaboration and when to use them, and provides strategies and tools for successful collaborative interactions.
Balancing & Scheduling Speech-Language Workloads in Schools
Presented by Kathleen Whitmire, PhD, CCC-SLP (Retired), BCS-CL (Retired), FASHA
Balancing & Scheduling Speech-Language Workloads in Schools
Educationally relevant assessments and interventions require that school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide both direct and indirect services with and on behalf of students, including various models of collaboration with classroom teachers and other colleagues. However, SLPs' schedules continue to be filled with direct pull-out therapy with small groups, blocking them from engaging in a fuller range of services and activities. This course presents strategies for thinking in terms of your workload rather than caseload, allowing you to schedule a wider array of activities within the school day.
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