Date: September 9th, 20256

Time (Duration):  7:00-8:00pm PST (60 minutes)

Presenter:  Beth McHose, MS Ed, CCC-SLP

Registration cost: FREE to WSLHA members!

ASHA CEUs and clock hours available for attending or watching the entire event. Please see the instructions at the bottom of this page for how to register for OSPI Clock Hours.

This webinar is being hosted by Lingraphica. Click HERE to visit the Lingraphica Campus webpage. Create an account by clicking "Log in" on the upper right side of the screen to register.

Date: Live on Tuesday, September 15, 2026; Recorded on-demand version available for two weeks as soon as the recording is available on September 16, 2026 through September 30, 2026.

Time (Duration): 6:00-8:00 pm PST (120 minutes)

Presenter: Sharlet Lee Jensen, CCC-SLP, C-AAIS

Registration cost: $50 Public/Non-members, $35 WSLHA Members, $0 Students

ASHA CEUs and clock hours available for attending or watching the entire event.

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Course Description:

Discover the unique niche of animal-assisted speech therapy and learn why it is growing in popularity as an effective way to connect with clients to target self-regulation, communication, and learning goals. Speech-language pathologists are among the health and educational professionals increasingly challenged by clients who struggle to participate in traditional therapy approaches due to anxiety, passivity, working memory challenges, or an apparent lack of motivation. Yet for some clients, including an animal specially selected for the right temperament can be the key to developing an effective therapeutic relationship. A wide variety of speech, language, and social communication goals can be targeted through thoughtful inclusion of a therapy animal, and in this presentation you’ll see that in action through curated video clips. Plus learn ways to build on a client’s love of nature through animal-related engagement even if you don’t currently have a suitable therapy animal candidate. A review of applicable research and resources to expand your knowledge will be included. Leave with an understanding of why the human-animal bond can be so powerful and inspiration to get started on your own journey towards safely and effectively providing animal-assisted speech therapy.

Learning Objectives - Participants will be able to:

1. Describe 4+ ways a therapy animal can improve learning outcomes within a speech/language therapy session.
2. Identify 3+ characteristics of their specific client population that may pose challenges to incorporating a therapy animal into sessions and ways to mitigate that potential risk.
3. Identify the difference between active therapy animal inclusion, passive therapy animal inclusion, and animal-related engagement.

Assessment Type - Self-assessment:  Consider the learning objectives for this course and please state three things you learned.

Want to see the agenda, or need additional instructions on obtaining clock hours? Please email: [email protected]

Instructor Sharlet Lee Jensen, CCC-SLP, C-AAIS, is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) with 23 years of experience supporting children across diverse backgrounds in clinical, school, and private settings. She founded her own solo private practice in 2011, focusing on conditions such as autism, apraxia, dyslexia, and speech disorders. A key aspect of her work is animal-assisted therapy. For the past six years, Sharlet has integrated a variety of trained therapy dog partners into her sessions, capitalizing on the human-animal bond to support engagement, emotional regulation, and communication development. Combined with her holistic view of child development, animal-assisted therapy has become a central, innovative tool in helping her clients improve speech, behavior, and learning outcomes. Sharlet has been a leading voice in promoting Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) for the field of speech-language pathology and runs the “Speech Dogs” website to provide additional resources to interested professionals.

Event Disclosures:

Instructor: Sharlet Lee Jensen, CCC-SLP, C-AAIS receives financial gain and royalties as the author of “Paws for Progress: Integrating Animal-Assisted Interventions Into Your Speech-Language Pathology Practice” (ASHA Press, 2024) and the owner of Speech Dogs (www.speechdogs.com), a small business which offers online coursework and affiliate links for financial gain. She also receives royalties as the author of autism treatment materials published through Pro-Ed, including Figurative Language Cards and the Early Functional Communication Profile. In addition, she is a volunteer member of the Association of Animal-Assisted Intervention Professionals' Certification Commission. She is receiving a voucher for a future WSLHA Continuing Education event as compensation for this presentation.

Content Disclosures: No relevant content disclosures.

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Subject code: 7010 Service Delivery Associated with Speech, Language, Hearing and Related Disorders, or 2 Professional Development Hours, or 2 Clock Hours. Please see the FAQ for instructions for reporting OSPI Clock Hours through PD Enroller.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59pm Pacific Time, September 30th, 2026.

Date: Live (with Zoom & on-demand options) on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26, 2026; 

WSLHA Members: You can receive ISHA member rates to attend. Check your member portal with our discount codes for information on how!

Course Description: Two days of keynote sessions, breakout tracks for both our SLP and AuD folks, a vendor hall, and CEUs to boot (0.97 ASHA / 0.97 AAA)

Convention Details

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Date: Live on Tuesday, October 6, 2026; Recorded on-demand version available from October 7, 2026 through October 31, 2026.

Time (Duration): 6:30-8:30 pm PST (120 minutes)

Presenters: Katie Clutter, M.A., CCC-SLP;  Kendra Holloway, M.S., CCC-SLP;   Kate Pilant, M.S., CCC-SLP;  Michail Clutter, MBA

Registration cost:  Part 1 only: $50 Public/Non-members, $35 WSLHA Members, $0 Students;    Part 1 & 2: $90 Public/Non-members, $50 WSLHA Members, $0 Students

ASHA CEUs and clock hours available for attending or watching the entire event.

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Course Description:

This two-part course series is designed to support speech-language pathologists and other relevant professionals in preparing for changes related to CPT code 92507. The series will provide practical guidance for understanding the changes, adapting clinical documentation, and implementing appropriate billing practices across pediatric and adult clinical settings.

Part 1 will be a two-hour instructional course beginning with a brief overview of the changes affecting CPT code 92507 and their anticipated impact on clinical practice. Presenters will discuss documentation strategies, including how to structure SOAP notes and other clinical records so that the services provided, treatment time, and codes billed are clearly supported. The course will also address billing considerations for timed codes, including practical strategies for tracking treatment time, selecting appropriate codes, and aligning documentation with submitted claims.

Near the conclusion of Part 1, participants will be introduced to a case-based coding-transition worksheet designed to help them apply the course content to a clinical encounter. Presenters will briefly review the structure and intended use of the worksheet. Participants will be encouraged to use it to examine a de-identified case from their own practice before attending Part 2.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Learners will be able to identify and differentiate the 10 new codes replacing 92507 and be able to match each code to the clinical focus and time increment it represents.
2. Learners will be able to draft defensible documentation that that links diagnosis, treatment goals, and session narrative to total treatment time, and cites the correct base and add-on codes for that time.
3. Learners will be able to apply CMS's time-based billing rules to determine when multiple domain codes may be stacked in a single session, including for add-on units.

Assessment Type - Self-assessment:  Consider the learning objectives for this course and please state three things you learned.

Want to see the agenda, or need additional instructions on obtaining clock hours? Please email: [email protected]

Katie Clutter, M.A., CCC-SLP, is an owner and COO of Children’s Therapy of Woodinville and WSLHA Clinical Practice Committee Board Representative. A practicing SLP since 2006, she brings experience in clinical documentation, reimbursement, payer requirements, coding changes, and the operational challenges facing outpatient speech-language pathology practices.

Kendra Holloway, M.S., CCC-SLP, is an owner and Clinic Director of Columbia Pediatric Therapy and WSLHA Clinical Practice Committee Chair. As an SLP advocate, clinician and clinic director of a multi-disciplinary practice, she brings experience in clinical documentation, reimbursement, payer requirements, coding changes, and the operational challenges facing outpatient speech-language pathology practices.

Kate Pilant, M.S., CCC-SLP, is the owner of A Speech Path, WSLHA’s ASHA STAR representative, WSLHA’s president-elect and Clinical Practice Committee member. Through her day job and volunteer positions, she brings professional experience with coding, reimbursement and operational challenges, as well as a dedicated curiosity in understanding the larger systems and national trends with the goal of advocating for our SLP community. 

Michail Clutter, MBA, is CFO and Revenue Cycle Manager for Children’s Therapy of Woodinville. He holds B.S. degrees in Accounting, Health Information Management, and Data Management and Data Analytics. He is an AAPC member, HEALTHCON Advisory Board participant, and former U.S. Navy Nuclear Operations Instructor and Master Training Specialist.

Event Disclosures:

Instructor: All presenters are private practice owners. Katie Clutter, Kendra Holloway and Kate Pilant are all  WSLHA members, WSLHA volunteers, and ASHA members. 

Content Disclosures: No relevant content disclosures.

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Subject code: 7010 Service Delivery Associated with Speech, Language, Hearing and Related Disorders, or 2 Professional Development Hours, or 2 Clock Hours. Please see the FAQ for instructions for reporting OSPI Clock Hours through PD Enroller.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59pm Pacific Time, October 31, 2026.

Date: Live on Thursday, October 8, 2026; Recorded on-demand version available for two weeks as soon as the recording is available on October 9, 2026 through October 31, 2026.

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm PST (120 minutes)

Presenter: Barbara Coven-Ellis, CCC-SLP, CLE

Registration cost: $50 Public/Non-members, $35 WSLHA Members, $0 Students

ASHA CEUs and clock hours available for attending or watching the entire event.

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Course Description:

Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) affects 1 in 23 children, making it more prevalent than Autism. However, early identification and coordinated care remain inconsistent across clinical & educational settings. This presentation explores current best practices in the evaluation and treatment of PFD, through the use of complex case studies. Many SLPs have only worked and trained within the silo of their own discipline. As a result, many SLPs do not understand how a multidisciplinary team is essential for the comprehensive evaluation and effective treatment of PFD. Heavily marketed feeding methodologies preach that their treatment is the only training needed for all children with PFD. These programs rely on protocols that encourage simplistic, step-by-step generic processes that do not take into consideration the presenting needs of the child being treated. This furthers confusion regarding what clinicians really need to be effective PFD providers, especially for newer clinicians. The need for a deep understanding of physiology, developmental norms, and the interaction between the swallowing mechanism and the rest of the GI tract, along with how trauma and overall health (including cardiac and pulmonary) impact eating ability, efficiency, and safety is rarely talked about, nor clinical thinking skills focused on. Only those PFD professionals who are fortunate enough to work within Children's Hospitals or multidisciplinary settings are exposed to and build an understanding of the complex and interconnected nature of PFDs. My purpose in developing this presentation has been to provide a review of oral motor and other developmental norms, to provide the attendee with a foundation to use later in the presentation in the hands-on, interactive evaluation of complex case studies. The focus of the case studies is to help clinicians build and apply clinical thinking skills to real cases.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:

1. Describe common barriers to early identification and referral for Pediatric Feeding Disorder across healthcare and educational settings.
2. Explain how underlying etiologies resulting in PFD include medical complexities, neurodevelopmental concerns, sensory issues, and disrupted feeding experiences as well as early birth and extended Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stays.
3. Explain how a thorough understanding of developmental norms across physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy are essential for recognizing missing or delayed acquisition of skills that support age-appropriate feeding.

Assessment Type - Self-assessment:  Consider the learning objectives for this course and please state three things you learned.

Want to see the agenda, or need additional instructions on obtaining clock hours? Please email: [email protected]

Instructor Barbara Coven-Ellis, CCC-SLP, CLE is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and Certified Lactation Educator who recently earned her clinical doctorate from Northwestern University (2025). Barbara has spent her entire career working as an SLP in rural Washington State where she has split her time between inpatient adult acute care and outpatient medically complex pediatrics. Barbara is deeply dedicated to bringing high quality, comprehensive pediatric rehab care to rural communities. Barbara’s commitment to learning is reflected in her 14 ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) awards. She is the 2026 recipient of the Rural Neonatal Therapy Scholarship for the Ignite Program through the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT). She has presented at ASHA (2025), for the Pediatric Feeding Association (2026), Utah Pediatric Feeding Conference (2026), at the International Association of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing (IAPFS) (2026), and for Talk Tools: Feeding First Virtual Conference (2021), as well as appearing on The Nourished Child, First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional, Speechie Side Up, and Melanie Potock’s “Picky Eater Help!” podcasts.

Event Disclosures:

Instructor: Dr. Coven-Ellis receives royalty payments for the sale of her book "Tyler Takes a Taste: A Boy and His Family’s Journey Through 'Picky Eating' and Feeding Disorders" through Amazon. She is a PRN SLP in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU) and adult acute care at Saint Michael Medical Center where she receives compensation. She owns her own private practice, Chasing Unicorns Pediatric Speech, Language, & Feeding, LLC with clinics in Poulsbo and Silverdale, Washington. She volunteers for Feeding Matters and is currently working on the Physician Outreach Project.

Content Disclosures: No relevant content disclosures.

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs, Advanced Level, Subject code: 1040 Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), or 2 Professional Development Hours, or 2 Clock Hours. Please see the FAQ for instructions for reporting OSPI Clock Hours through PD Enroller.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59pm Pacific Time, October 31st, 2026.

Please consider joining the Alaska Speech Language Hearing Association (AKSHA) on October 9–10 at the Megan Room in Anchorage and online as Dr. J. Scott Yaruss presents “Stutter-Affirming Assessment and Therapy Across the Lifespan.” This in-depth 1.5-day workshop offers 10 hours of practical training and up to 1.0 ASHA CEUs available in person or virtually through synchronous participation (no recording). 

WSLHA Members: You can receive a discounted rate to attend if you register by September 15. Check your member portal under "Member Benefits" for information on how!

Convention Details

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Date: Live on Friday, October 9, 2026.

Location: Salem, OR 

WSLHA Members: You can receive OSHA member rates to attend. Check your member portal with our discount codes for information on how!

Convention Details & Registration

Date: Live on Tuesday, November 3, 2026; Recorded on-demand version available from November 4, 2026 through November 30, 2026.

Time (Duration): 7:00-8:30 pm PST (90 minutes)

Presenters: Katie Clutter, M.A., CCC-SLP;  Kendra Holloway, M.S., CCC-SLP;   Kate Pilant, M.S., CCC-SLP;  Michail Clutter, MBA

Registration cost:  Part 1 & 2: $90 Public/Non-members, $50 WSLHA Members, $0 Students;  Note: Participants must have completed Part 1 either live or via recording to participate in Part 2. 

ASHA CEUs and clock hours available for attending or watching the entire event.

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Course Description:

This two-part course series is designed to support speech-language pathologists and other relevant professionals in preparing for changes related to CPT code 92507. The series will provide practical guidance for understanding the changes, adapting clinical documentation, and implementing appropriate billing practices across pediatric and adult clinical settings.

Part 2 will be a 1.5-hour interactive follow-up course focused on applying the foundational information presented in Part 1. Participants will work through case studies representing pediatric and adult clinical settings and will have an opportunity to discuss de-identified scenarios from their own clinics or practice environments. The application-based format is intended to strengthen participants’ understanding, support clinical decision-making, and help them identify practical steps for implementing the changes within their organizations.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Learners will be able to identify and differentiate the 10 new codes replacing 92507 and be able to match each code to the clinical focus and time increment it represents.
2. Learners will be able to draft defensible documentation that that links diagnosis, treatment goals, and session narrative to total treatment time, and cites the correct base and add-on codes for that time.
3. Learners will be able to apply CMS's time-based billing rules to determine when multiple domain codes may be stacked in a single session, including for add-on units.

Assessment Type - Self-assessment:  Consider the learning objectives for this course and please state three things you learned.

Want to see the agenda, or need additional instructions on obtaining clock hours? Please email: [email protected]

Katie Clutter, M.A., CCC-SLP, is an owner and COO of Children’s Therapy of Woodinville and WSLHA Clinical Practice Committee Board Representative. A practicing SLP since 2006, she brings experience in clinical documentation, reimbursement, payer requirements, coding changes, and the operational challenges facing outpatient speech-language pathology practices.

Kendra Holloway, M.S., CCC-SLP, is an owner and Clinic Director of Columbia Pediatric Therapy and WSLHA Clinical Practice Committee Chair. As an SLP advocate, clinician and clinic director of a multi-disciplinary practice, she brings experience in clinical documentation, reimbursement, payer requirements, coding changes, and the operational challenges facing outpatient speech-language pathology practices.

Kate Pilant, M.S., CCC-SLP, is the owner of A Speech Path, WSLHA’s ASHA STAR representative, WSLHA’s president-elect and Clinical Practice Committee member. Through her day job and volunteer positions, she brings professional experience with coding, reimbursement and operational challenges, as well as a dedicated curiosity in understanding the larger systems and national trends with the goal of advocating for our SLP community. 

Michail Clutter, MBA, is CFO and Revenue Cycle Manager for Children’s Therapy of Woodinville. He holds B.S. degrees in Accounting, Health Information Management, and Data Management and Data Analytics. He is an AAPC member, HEALTHCON Advisory Board participant, and former U.S. Navy Nuclear Operations Instructor and Master Training Specialist.

Event Disclosures:

Instructor: All presenters are private practice owners. Katie Clutter, Kendra Holloway and Kate Pilant are all  WSLHA members, WSLHA volunteers, and ASHA members. 

Content Disclosures: No relevant content disclosures.

This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Subject code: 7010 Service Delivery Associated with Speech, Language, Hearing and Related Disorders, or 1.5 Professional Development Hours, or 1.5 Clock Hours. Please see the FAQ for instructions for reporting OSPI Clock Hours through PD Enroller.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59pm Pacific Time, November 30, 2026.