Bridging the Gap: Communication Strategies for OT professionals

A Rio Grande District Sponsored Event
Live date October 2, 2025
In Person at Pima - El Paso (there is not a virtual option)

Learning Objectives:

1. Define aphasia and describe its impact on everyday interactions in healthcare.

2. Recognize common communication barriers faced by patients with aphasia in occupational therapy settings.

3. Apply Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™) techniques to enhance patient engagement and participation.

4. Create and adapt therapy materials to be aphasia-friendly using visual, written, and environmental supports.

5. Distinguish between various communication aids (e.g., communication boards, pictographs) and identify when each is most effective.

Presenter: Jacqueline Alvarado, MS, CCC-SLP

TOTAL: 1.75 Contact hours

REGISTRATION FEES: Free for TOTA Members

Choose a Pricing Option

FREE

TOTA Practitioner and Student Members

FREE to current TOTA members! Not a member? By becoming a member, you would be supporting your state association and enjoying cost savings while earning CE contact hours!

Non-Member OT/OTA $20

Non-Member Student $10

$10

Non-member student

1.5 CEU

Cost:

FREE to current TOTA members! Not a member? By becoming a member, you would be supporting your state association and enjoying cost savings while earning CEUs! Each registration form has an optional membership section for non-members who wish to join or those in need of membership renewal.

Non-Member OT/OTA (1 to 1.5 CEU/2 CEUs) $20/$30

Non-Member Student (1 to 1.5 CEU/2 CEUs) $10/$15

A Rio Grande District Sponsored EventLive date October 2, 2025 In Person at Pima - El Paso (there is not a virtual option)

Learning Objectives:

REGISTRATION FEES: Free for TOTA Members

Choose a Pricing Option

TOTA Practitioner and Student Members

Non-member student

Non-member student

A Rio Grande District Sponsored Event
Live date October 2, 2025
In Person at Pima - El Paso (there is not a virtual option)