Communication Tool Kit

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Completing the Communication Course

Attention returning users - Please note that the location of the courses have changed and they are no longer accessible non-sequentially.

Communication is the third course in the NCSC Professional Development Module series. This course consists of eight modules. To begin taking the course please navigate to HDI Online Learning Center and "purchase"(at no cost) the course to add it to your cart. Select "View Cart" and check out, you will then be prompted to create an account. Once the transaction is complete you can start the course which will be listed under "My Courses". To aid with accessibility, a PDF version of each module which includes the narrated text is available in the links below. In addition, the notes pane in presenter will display the narration in text.

The communication modules will be posted in Adobe Presenter format. For Instructions on viewing Adobe Presenter files click HERE .

Completing the Communication Tool Kit Course for ASHA Credit

The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) recently approved the NCSC Tool Kit for Continuing Education Units (CEUS) for speech language pathologists. Now through December of 2018, Speech Language Pathologists can earn up to 3 hours of CEU credit for completing the course and the final quiz. The course is administered at no charge by the University of Kentucky, College of Health Sciences in collaboration with University of Kentucky Human Development Institute. In order to access the course for CEU Credit, participants should sign up via the HDI Online Learning Center and complete the course as normal. The request for CEU Credit will be in the final survey for the course. In order to receive credit, you will need to provide your name and your ASHA membership number. Please also indicate on the form whether or not you use the ASHA CE registry.

School personnel, other than Speech Language Pathologists, may also complete the Communication Tool Kit course in this learning management system and receive a certificate documenting the number of hours of participation. It is important to note however, that approval for CEUS by agencies other than ASHA is the responsibility of the user and at the discretion of the agency.

To aid with accessibility, a PDF version of each module which includes the narrated text is available in the link below the module title under "Communication Modules pdfs" below. In addition, the notes pane in presenter will display the narration in text.

To take the Communication Tool Kit Course for ASHA CEUs, click HDI Online Learning Center

NCSC Communication Tool Kit Workbook

For the user's convenience, a workbook that accompanies the Communication Tool Kit Course has been developed and is posted here in PDF format.

Communication Tool Kit Workbook PDF

Glossary

For your convenience a list of terms you will see in the professional development modules has been included on a separate page. Just click here on the word Glossary, or on the glossary link in the left menu anywhere in the wiki, to access the glossary.