Swindells Family Resource: Free AAC Presentation

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Aids to improve communication and social interactions in children with limited verbal skills

Please join the Swindells Resource Center and Bethany Stanley, MS, CCC-SLP, for a free presentation on incorporating Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems into a child’s existing daily routines and improving peer-based, social interactions. The presentation will include: • Defining AAC (low-tech to high tech) • Supporting the “chain of cues” • Identifying daily activities to naturally incorporate AAC systems and strategies • Techniques to encourage independence with peers in real life environments • Group discussion with audience Questions & Answers Bethany Stanley, MS, CCC-SLP is a pediatric speech-language pathologist at the Providence Children’s Development Institute. She is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has an extensive background in Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

Register here: ProvidenceOregon.org/ swindellsevents/ For additional information or to register by phone, call 503-215-2429 or 800-833-8899 Ext. 52429. Spanish registration and interpretation services are available. Please call 503-574- 6595 before November 23rd. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners, PDU’s and Certificates of Attendance are available at no cost. Please inquire at Registration