Course Code: REL-RTS-0-ISRTI
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Select appropriate clients for success with the spaced retrieval process.
Determine the steps to conduct spaced retrieval, including incorporation of visual and motor activities as needed.
Determine when and how to collaborate with other disciplines to enhance learning and carryover.
Outline:
Introduction
Overview of Spaced Retrieval (SR) (3:00)
Who Can Use It? (6:58)
Client Selection (8:40)
Benefits of Spaced Retrieval (10:17)
Overview of Steps (12:46)
Why It Works: Implicit Memory and Priming (13:50)
Spacing Effect (17:53)
Errorless Learning (19:55)
Step 1: Identify Need or Desire (22:33)
What If Needs Are Not Being Met? (24:58)
Example Needs/Desires SR Can Address (30:03)
Step 2: Develop Lead Question and Response (32:07)
Step 3: Practice (33:42)
Role Play Example #1 (37:11)
Time Intervals (39:00)
Case Example (41:05)
Engaging Other Team Members (44:18)
Role Play Example #2 (45:18)
Pairing Responses with a Motor Movement (50:03)
When to Engage the Rest of the Team (51:11)
Incorporating Visual Cues (51:52)
What Does Success Look Like? (53:48)
Booster Sessions (57:14)
Role Play Example #3 (58:07)
Advice for Care Partners (1:01:12)
Conclusion (1:02:31)
Subject Matter Expert: Jennifer Brush, MA/CCC-SLP
Jennifer Brush is an award-winning dementia care author and consultant. She is a Fulbright Specialist and serves as Program Director for the Montessori Education for Dementia St. Nicholas Montessori College in Dublin, Ireland. Jennifer is the author of numerous research articles and several nationally recognized books on dementia. She is widely known for her innovative work in the spaced retrieval memory intervention, pioneering this area of study in speech-language pathology and co-authoring two books on the subject.
Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for Aegis Therapies, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Speech and Language Pathologists; Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.