Available May 5 – 31, 2026
90 minutes (.15 ASHA CEUs)
Speakers: Megan Sutton, MS, CCC-SLP and Shezena Shahid, MS, CCC-SLP
Speaker Bios:
Megan Sutton, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and the co-founder and CEO of Tactus Therapy. She specializes in aphasia rehabilitation and has worked clinically across a wide range of settings. Megan is the co-author of “Healing the Broken Brain” and an internationally invited speaker on technology and aphasia. Her therapy apps and blogs are used worldwide in clinical education and adult neurorehabilitation.
Shezena Shahid, MS, CCC-SLP, is a medical speech-language pathologist and software designer with extensive experience across settings. As a lead contributor at Tactus Therapy, Shezena creates evidence-based content and tools that empower patients and clinicians alike. She is passionate about bridging clinical expertise with digital innovation to support adults with communication, cognitive, and swallowing impairments.
Information Level: Intermediate
Abstract:
In adult neurorehabilitation, clinicians must balance evidence-based treatment, functional relevance, treatment intensity, and carryover beyond the therapy session, all within real-world constraints of time, documentation, and patient access.
This 90-minute presentation will explore a comprehensive, clinically grounded approach to adult neuro treatment using the Tactus Virtual Rehab Center. Through live demonstration and case-based discussion, participants will see how a centralized digital platform can support planning, treatment, home practice, and patient education across multiple neurogenic disorders.
The session will include clinical case studies, representing aphasia, cognitive-communication disorders, and dysphagia, to illustrate how treatment selection, cueing, and progression can be individualized while maintaining an evidence-based framework. Participants will learn how the Virtual Rehab Center integrates research-driven treatment design, intensity principles, and health-literacy-informed handouts to support both clinician efficiency and patient engagement. Current evidence related to treatment intensity, home practice, and digital therapy delivery will be reviewed.
Attendees will leave with concrete strategies to improve treatment carryover, support patient independence, and leverage digital tools to deliver comprehensive, evidence-based adult neurorehabilitation.
*NOTE: This presentation focuses on one specific product or service with limited mention of other options
Learner Outcomes:
- List three common barriers adult medical SLPs face in today’s healthcare environment.
- Explain how technology can be used to increase treatment intensity in patients with acquired brain injuries.
- Identify four evidence-based treatment approaches for cognitive-communication.
Time Ordered Agenda:
- 0-10 min: Challenges SLPs face in the workplace
- 10-20 min: History of and evidence for computer-based treatment in adult neurorehabilitation
- 20-45 min: Case Study 1: Aphasia & Apraxia
- 40-60 min: Case Study 2: Cognitive-Communication
- 60-70 min: Case Study 3: Dysphagia
- 70-80 min: Workload Tools: writing goals, documentation, home exercise programs
- 80-90 min: Live Q&A with presenters
Registration
Pricing:
- ArSHA Member: $0
- Students: $0
- Non Member: $25
Members: https://www.arsha.org/membership-form/#/
Non-Members: https://www.arsha.org/membership-form/#/event-registration/webinar-1361
Continuing Education:
Satisfactory Completion Requirements:
Certificates of completion will be awarded after active attendance at the entire presentation, submission of a completed evaluation and submission of a completed assessment of learning. There is no partial credit. A link to the online assessment and evaluation will be provided.
Speaker Disclosures:
Megan Sutton, MS, CCC-SLP, works as a full-time employee and is an owner of Tactus Therapy, the developer of the software talked about in the presentation.
Shezena Shahid, MS, CCC-SLP, works as a full-time employee of Tactus Therapy, the developer of the software talked about in the presentation.