"I liked the concept of using mnemonics. And the examples of the strategies and how to work through them." B.N. (Nov. 2024)

"Using SOS strategy with mixed goal groups was beneficial. I liked the ability to pause and start back up again after each section." K.B. (Oct. 2024)

"Making the techniques easier for generalization was helpful." S.I. (Oct. 2024)

"Case studies with discussion on how to apply SOS were beneficial. I liked the detail the presenters went into to explain SOS." L.H. (Oct. 2024)

"The way new goals are written using the SOS method was helpful. Clear usable interventions and examples for different language goals." C.T. (Sep. 2024)

"Application of content material to skills/strategies being taught in therapy session was helpful. I appreciated the ability to start/stop the training and not needing to complete it in one sitting, and the access to pretest before watching the course." A.B. (Jul. 2024)

"The specific SOS strategy examples for articulation targets, intelligibility, auditory processing, phonological processes will be most beneficial for my daily practice because I can use them with my students. Also, I can adapt them when necessary for particular students' goals and objectives." D.P. (Jul. 2024)

"The range of application was beneficial. The course was easy to follow." R.M. (Apr. 2024)

"Everything was beneficial for a variety of school-age students currently on my caseload. I enjoyed the practical and functional applications." G.S. (Mar. 2024)

"SOS is a practical approach for therapy implementation with goals, strategies, and methods for progress monitoring. I liked the mnemonic used for facilitation, generalization, and carryover for acquired skills." S.S. (Dec. 2023)

"Practical and effective course. I liked the strategy goal orientation & evaluating it with the DOES model." J.L. (Nov. 2023)

"This course contained beneficial information I can apply to my daily practice. The SOS strategies will help me get more organized when working with a group of students. I liked learning how to create my own SOS mnemonics to apply to my student's specific goals." L.R. (Oct. 2023)

"I love the Supersize it sentence expansion, and I liked the connections with clients and the connection with the classroom material." C.M. (Oct. 2023)

"Very thorough with lots of examples. I have many students that I can't wait to try this with." V.H. (Oct. 2023)

"Great graphics and a common sense approach. I liked the part of the strategy-based intervention where the goal is clear and asking for what you really want." L.K. (Oct. 2023)

"This entire course was very interesting. I liked the topics related to kids who have difficulties establishing and maintaining eye contact, following instructions, attention problems, and the strategies to improve intelligibility." R.P. (Oct. 2023)

"Most beneficial to my practice will be SOS strategies, the DOES implementation model, and how to write and monitor specific goals. What I liked best was the instruction and examples related to SOS strategies, the DOES implementation model, and the printable resources." M.W. (Oct. 2023)

"This program is great! I liked the strategies for teaching the student to use their visual card as a prompt instead of always relying on a cue from the SLP or teacher. I liked the easy way to incorporate core/curriculum into each student's SOS. The examples given to show the ease of using the SOS program were beneficial." B.L. (Jul. 2023)

"All content was beneficial. I liked the examples given." M.R. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked all of the structure with strategy-based intervention, as well as concrete examples of goals and objectives to measure progress. The examples given are relevant to understanding and easy to recall. Online modality allows to do the course at own pace and from another country (Québec, Canada here)." P.O. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the SOS articulation strategies." H.R. (May 2023)

"Learning how to implement SOS in a classroom setting was beneficial. I liked the resources and visuals provided." E.S. (May 2023)

"I liked the strategy based interventions and the DOES model of instruction. Well-written materials were available throughout this course." J.C. (May 2023)

"I liked the way that the SOS cards can be on a student's desk for teachers to understand goals and strategies and how the strategies can help explain to parents the goals of speech therapy and what to do at home." H.O. (Apr. 2023)

"I will totally use the materials that are a part of this course. Wow! A lot of work completed by Elizabeth and Ruth!!" H.O. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the examples of the different strategies used for many different areas of communication-artic, language, social, etc." S.S. (Apr. 2023)

"The prompting hierarchies and how to elicit target behaviors were beneficial. I liked the examples." C.E. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the discussion on creating an S.O.S. for students so that they know what they are working on and generalizing the skills outside of the therapy room. And implementing core curriculum using S.O.S strategies to promote generalization of skills." B.A. (Mar. 2023)

"This course was engaging and practical. All topics covered were great." G.B. (Jan. 2023)

"There was a lot of great information covered. I find it challenging to plan effective therapy lessons targeting syntax goals. I really loved the information provided in this course on how to use SOS to take a simple sentence to a "super-sized" sentence." M.B. (Jan. 2023)

"I really appreciated that presenters gave us strategies and showed us how to apply those strategies in the therapy setting!" M.B. (Jan. 2023)

"This course had a lot of practical information that has good clinical application and strong outcomes. The information was clearly presented." M.R. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the SOS cuing cards, and the handouts and scenarios provided." T.D. (Dec. 2022)

"This course dealt with actual treatment options as opposed to other courses that talk mainly about diagnosis only. Learning how to apply SOS in therapy sessions was beneficial." L.W. (Dec. 2022)

"I appreciated examples of how to utilize SOS with my caseload and the examples provided for goals and objectives." L.M. (Dec. 2022)

"Learning to apply this SOS approach to my caseload was beneficial. I liked that I was able to learn important info from home." J.B. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked all the resources supplied and learning how you can use the SOS approach with groups." P.M. (Dec 2022)

"I liked the real life examples and therapy situations. The various goals and strategies in which SOS can be used for a variety of students was beneficial." M.K. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the detailed discussion and application of the keys to an effective strategy based therapy program (SOS). The use of evidence based practices incorporating clinical skills and how applicable they are to student needs impressed me." C.F. (Nov. 2022)

"The strategies presented and delivered were interesting, practical & functional, encouraging flexibility in grouping & regrouping of students when necessary, therefore making the therapy program more manageable." C.F. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked that the course provided ample handouts to use easily." K.F. (Oct. 2022)

"I love the idea of teaching my students strategies that they can apply in multiple contexts. The speakers were great. The content was great. I feel like the information presented will be very useful and so will the handouts." F.L. (Sept. 2022)

"This course provides numerous ideas that encompass numerous areas of need, along with everything from goal writing, strategies, and data collection. Applicable to numerous areas of therapy and provides a new way to focus on one goal." H.M. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked that the instructors were very knowledgeable of the topic and thorough in the explanation of the program." C.W. (Aug. 2022)

"There was a plethora of applicable information for my practice. Good examples of developing SOS models for varied individuals." K.S. (Aug. 2022)

"I like the ease and carryover." T.M. (Aug. 2022)

"The flow and format of this course was excellent!" C.W. (Jul. 2022)

"Liked that the SOS strategy therapy approach is evidence-based and continuous and ongoing. I also love the idea that carryover will be easier for my students with this approach." M.F. (Jun. 2022)

"I loved the specific examples for use in therapy." M.F. (Jun. 2022)

"Good presenters. Information was clear. Liked that I can use this to get my students involved in their own therapy." L.D. (Jun. 2022)

"Practical and easy strategies that can be applied with most students on my caseload!" T.K. (May 2022)

"Short and simple strategies that are easy to implement!" J.P. (May 2022)

"I liked the strategy based therapy paired with the traditional therapy materials used in a new way. As well as the support for using core curriculum in therapy. Course was informative, presented effectively, and organized with supporting materials." S.F. (May 2022)

"I love the SOS model and how it can be applied to ALL areas of need. I liked how concrete models and goal/objectives were provided." E.A. (May 2022)

"Course was convenient and interesting. I liked all of the content!" S.B. (May 2022)

"I enjoyed learning how to write my goals in a more effective way. I like that the presenters reviewed the information and provided good examples." C.A. (May 2022)

"Functional strategies for use in the classroom!" B.S. (Apr. 2022)

"The entire course on how to create and use the program was wonderful. Many examples of how to implement for specific areas." K.G. (Apr. 2022)

"Really liked the ease in preparation initially, and then the ability to easily adapt the program into classroom or other activities outside the therapy room. Made sense, incorporated several approaches in one to build on success." K.S. (Apr. 2022)

"Liked how SOS can be brought into the classroom and home to help the child generalize new behaviors. And how this program applies at any area of speech or language or behavior and can be individualized to a certain child's needs." T.S. (Mar. 2022)

"Very practical!! Liked that these strategies for therapy have better carryover and are easy to involve other professionals and parents." S.L. (Mar. 2022)

"So practical. It really helped that presenters took you through the entire program, step by step." A.R. (Mar. 2022)

"I hadn't heard of SOS until I took this course. It is quite interesting and can be applied in a variety of settings I work in." T.B. (Mar. 2022)

“The structure and organization made it easy to comprehend the thought process behind the SOS strategy and the practical applications.” S.S. (Mar. 2022)

“The explicit instruction and copious examples of the SOS and DOES Model were so beneficial and easily applicable to my day-to-day. Throughout the entire presentation, there were so many students of mine that I immediately thought of, and I cannot wait to apply these strategies with.” S.D. (Mar. 2022)

“I liked the students being involved in their own learning process from planning to applying and the using SOS to generalize.” J.H. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked it all! The additional examples of developing SOS for a particular need with a student was beneficial." L.W. (Feb. 2022)

"Very, very useful information!! This information was very relevant to my school based speech practice. I will now work to implement what I have learned." L.G. (Jan. 2022)

"This is a smart, quick and easily adaptable resource that is ready and easily used in the classroom. I liked that the main strategy of using the mnemonic device can be utilized immediately. Writing goals focusing on the use of functional strategies that aid in carryover will be especially helpful as well." S.B. (Jan. 2022)

This program is offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

ASHA CEUs: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

• Current ASHA Member.
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder.
• Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology.
• Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
• Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
• Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC.
• Currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in SLP or audiology.

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.