As 2023 comes to a close, the editors at Continued have rounded up their top course picks for the year.
These evidence-based courses are presented by leading experts in the fields of athletic training, audiology, early childhood education, occupational therapy, psychology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, social work, and speech-language pathology.
2023 EDITOR PICKS:
From Christy Huynh, AuD, managing editor of AudiologyOnline:
- Negotiate Early, Negotiate Often: Lifting the Salary for the Profession
- Promoting Interventional Audiology in Multidisciplinary Practice
- Selecting and Fitting Devices for Tinnitus Management
- Beyond the Ear: Effects of Adult-Onset Hearing Loss and Hearing Treatment on Neurocognitive Function & Well-Being
- 20Q: Social and Emotional Impacts of Hearing Loss—Empowering Audiologists
From Jessica Lewis, MEd, ECSE, managing editor of Continued Early Childhood Education:
- The Decline of Play Outdoors in Children - And the Rise in Sensory Issues
- Introduction to FLIP IT! - Transforming Challenging Behavior in Your Early Childhood Program
- Enhancing Stories with Felts, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
- Teaching, Caring, and Advocating for Children and Families Living in Poverty
- The Benefits of Fine Motor Skills in Early Education
From Fawn Carson, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, senior managing editor of OccupationalTherapy.com:
- Vision: School Strategies And Resources, Part 1
- Vision: School Strategies And Resources, Part 2
- Polyvagal Theory And Chronic Pain: Exploring Treatment Options
- Play, Has It Become A 4 Letter Word In Education?
- Cognitive Interventions In The Home: A Practical Approach For OT Professionals
From Calista Kelly, PT, DPT, ACEEAA, Cert. MDT, senior managing editor of PhysicalTherapy.com:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Presentation, Differential Diagnosis and PT Management
- Exploring Self Regulation With 3 To 5 Year Olds
- The Management of Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Injuries in Baseball Athletes
- When Low Back Pain Isn't Just Low Back Pain: How to Know if the Pelvic Floor is a Symptom Driver
- Stroke Rehabilitation with Aquatics: NeuroSPLASHticity!
From Katie Kirk, PsyD, LAC, group managing editor–behavioral health/Continued Psychology:
- ADHD in Young Children: Development and Diagnosis
- APA Professional Ethics: Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, and Appropriate Boundaries
- Burnout Among Mental Health Professionals: A Sociological Perspective
- Fundamentals and Ethical Considerations of Clinical Practice with LGBT Populations: Assessment and Therapy Guidelines
- Clinical Implications of Trauma Work: Identifying, Remediating and Buffering Against the Interpersonal, Ethical and Professional Pitfalls of Addressing Trauma
From Farzana Vela, MS, CCC-SLP, BSRC, RRT-NPS, managing editor of Continued Respiratory Therapy:
- Reducing Unplanned Extubation in Pediatric Patients
- The Ethics of Ambiguity: Life and Death in the NICU
- Troubleshooting Mechanical Ventilator Alarms and Alarm Fatigue
- Radiographic Assessment of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
From Katrinna Matthews, DSW, MEd, LAPSW, managing editor of Social Work:
- Advance Care Planning for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Navigating Planning for the Future
- Childhood Emotional Neglect: The Often Invisible Form of Trauma
- Grief in Family Systems: Interventions
- Permission from Children: The Ethics of Consent versus Assent
- Post-Separation Abuse: Supporting Survivors After Escaping Domestic Violence
From Amy Hansen, MA, CCC-SLP, senior managing editor of SpeechPathology.com:
- Sound Judgment: Speech Prerequisites, Therapy Techniques, and Use of Motor Learning Principles
- Participating Confidently in Difficult IEP Meetings
- Early Literacy Intervention: Identifying Risk Factors for Literacy Challenges Early On
- Connecting Swallowing, Cognition, and Dignity: An Essential Clinical Pathway for Dysphagia in Persons with Dementia
- Swallowing Function: Differentiating Typical Variations from Pathological Impairment
“Continued offers meaningful, relevant content to professionals in the fields we serve.”
“Continued offers meaningful, relevant content to professionals in the fields we serve,” said Carolyn Smaka, AuD, editor in chief. “Continued's courses offer a balance of emerging topics and trends while also covering the basics, best practices, and subject areas that professionals want and need to serve them in their daily, life-changing work.”