NEW DATE: Communication Severity Scales (CSS)

This workshop will share the development and utilization of the Communication Severity Scales (CSS). The CSS were developed by the LSH workgroup in the North Inland SELPA in San Diego County. They are designed to address the need for using assessment data and professional expertise to recommend the appropriate level of speech and language services for individual students for consideration by the IEP team. Tools will be shared for determining when an assessment is indicated for potential speech or language disabilities for EL students. Participants will utilize the information for students on their caseloads to apply the CSS.

Learner Outcomes: After completing this program, participants will be able to:
• Develop an understanding of how and why the Communication Severity Scales were developed.
• Be able to use the scales to obtain a severity rating score when reviewing standardized assessments, informal observations, and consideration of educational impact of the student's speech and language skills.
• Gain confidence in making service delivery recommendations based on the overall impact of a student's speech and/or language skill deficits.
• Have a better understanding of when it is appropriate to exit students from speech and language services.
** Four Continuing Professional Development Credits (CPD) are available for this class. Sponsored by the Sonoma County SELPA PDP #371. **

Note Regarding Payment:
You must select CHECK or CREDIT CARD to complete this registration.

Check (paid by you or your district/school via a purchase order process): After you register you will receive a confirmation / invoice. If you are paying for the event yourself, print your confirmation / invoice, attach your check, and mail as indicated. If your district or school is paying for the event, please forward your confirmation / invoice to the appropriate person so that a check can be processed via your district/school's purchase order (PO) process. SCOE does not require a copy of the PO, as an invoice is sent at the time of event registration.

Credit card (PayPal): You must enter credit card information at the time of registration. If you are being reimbursed for this event, follow your district/school guidelines for reimbursement.

If you do not receive a confirmation / invoice within 24 hours, your registration is not complete. Please call the registration contact listed below for assistance.

THE FEE FOR THIS CLASS IS NON-REFUNDABLE, HOWEVER, SUBSTITUTIONS ARE WELCOME.

When	Friday, April 8, 2022 8:30am - 1:00pm
Location	Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) 5340 Skylane Boulevard Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Presenter	Andrea Wells, M.S., CCC-SLP, SELPA Program Specialist
Cost	$125.00 Includes Materials & Lunch
Audience	Speech-Language Pathologists
Registration closes	04/01/2022
Registration	Amy Ahlstrom, 707 524 2756, aahlstrom@sonomaselpa.org Norma Leiva-Fernandez, 707-524-2752, nleiva-fernandez@sonomaselpa.org
Questions	Andrea Wells, 707 524 2764, awells@sonomaselpa.org

Online Registration is not available.