Course Type: Video – 2 hours
ASHA Course Code: Service Delivery Associated with Speech, Language, Hearing and Related Disorders – 7010
Reduce the time you spend on the referral process and simultaneously improve your referrals and your relationship with teachers.
Are you ready to master this process and have the referral process HELP you rather than make you want to crawl back into bed and pull the sheets up over your head?
Are you ready to be seen as the collaborating language expert that your campus needs?
Are you ready to reduce your overwhelm?
Then let’s do this!
This presentation presents a complete referral framework that was created in response to calls from speech-language pathologists all over the US, who reported that tracking referrals is often a nightmare. We explain the step-by-step process that makes the transition possible and profile free referral documents so you can begin immediately. It also includes over 70 downloadable documents for free! It’s everything you will need to transform your speech referral process.
I organized this course into bite-sized morsels so that you can easily digest it quickly and between everything else you have going on.
There are tons of resources so we wanted to organize them here in one spot but they are also included in each lesson that they are related to. Take a look and then click below to start the first lesson.
Speech Language Referral Forms Online Link
Here is the link out to the main referral process explanation video and online documents. It is really huge! – 57 pages and can be overwhelming to most non-special education professionals. This is the best link to share with other staff members so that everyone can download what they need, at that particular time.
English and Spanish Screener Forms for Teachers
The two pdfs we use more than anything are the initial paperwork that go to teachers. These are in the other links and online referral forms but we wanted to create direct links here because we use them so much.
4 Page English- Bilingual Referral Form to Share with Teachers
Speech Language Referral Forms Online Link
Speech and Language Referral Full Packet Download
This is a link to download the entire referral packet to your computer. In case you are not familiar with Adobe PDfs, you are able to open a navigation menu that opens on the side of the pdf. This allows you to jump around in the document successfully instead of scrolling.
To get back to the main page at the top, you can click the button on any page and it will jump you right back up.
Data Collection Spreadsheet
This is an open-source MS Excel spreadsheet that can be used to track students throughout the process
Referral Process Campus Presentation
This is an open-source PowerPoint File for you to present to teachers or staff about the referral process
Information on Disproportionality
Master-School-Special-Education-Proportionality Matrix
Disproportionality – What is Disproportionality in Special Education Programs?
Boosting the Quality and Efficiency of Special Education
A Study of Your Own District’s Proportionality
We can help! If you are part of a district that needs support identifying who you should be working with, check out and share this link
Your District’s Proportionality
Level, Authors, and Disclosures
Financial Disclosure: Scott Prath, M.A., CCC-SLP is a salaried employee of Bilinguistics. Bilinguistics receives royalty payments for online courses.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Scott Prath does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.
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The referral process for speech and language concerns is often the source of frustration for all professionals involved. A paradoxical situation exists on many campuses where participation in the speech referral process leads to a dramatic increase in workload for an SLP while avoidance of the referral process leads to a dramatic increase in testing. Conversely, the referral process can be used to improve relationships with other professionals, improve the types of referrals that the SLP receives, and produce data that serves as a substantial portion of the evaluation.
This presentation demonstrates how the referral process can be engineered to yield significant benefits. A case study across two campuses profiles how successful outcomes can be achieved. Workload was reduced while simultaneously improving the outcomes for students. Teachers felt more comfortable making appropriate referrals, SLPs spent less time on evaluations in which students did not qualify and more time on appropriate referrals.
The referral process for speech and language concerns is often a source of frustration for all professionals involved. A paradoxical situation exists on many campuses where participation in the speech referral process may lead to a dramatic increase in workload for an SLP while avoidance of the referral process often leads to a dramatic increase in testing. Conversely, the referral process has the potential to be used to improve relationships with other professionals, improve the quality of referrals that an SLP receives, and produce data that serves as a substantial portion of the evaluation.
Participants will:
Understand the research supporting the RTI process and how it benefits students, SLPs, teachers, and administrators.
Identify the components of an efficient and accurate referral packet.
Discuss case studies demonstrating how to collect informal data.
Implement an effective speech and language referral process on their campus.
Time-Ordered Agenda:
09 minutes: Introduction
17 minutes: Response to Intervention research
15 minutes: Presentation on data study
15 minutes: Response to Intervention Tier 1
05 minutes: Response to Intervention Tier 2
06 minutes: Response to Intervention Tier 3
03 minutes: Working with other professionals
10 minutes: Gaining buy-in from other professionals
17 minutes: Strategies to dismiss students
23 minutes: Strategies to reduce caseload size
02 minutes: Resources for teachers and conclusion
