Measuring What Matters: Dynamic Assessment of Cognitive
Communication (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Britney Palazzo
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Unlock the full potential of your cognitive-communication assessments by exploring dynamic assessment methods. This webinar will guide clinicians in distinguishing dynamic assessment from traditional standardized approaches, administering and interpreting dynamic measures, and applying findings to develop targeted, individualized treatment plans. Participants will leave with practical strategies to enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
- Distinguish dynamic assessment from standardized/static assessment when evaluating cognitive-communication skills
- Administer dynamic assessment procedures to evaluate patient learning potential and cue responsiveness in clients with cognitive-communication deficits
- Analyze assessment results to inform individualized treatment planning
- Implement dynamic assessment strategies within routine clinical workflows across relevant care settings
- Integrate dynamic assessment results to support evidence-based clinical decision-making and promote client-centered outcomes
Meet your instructor
Britney Palazzo
Britney Palazzo, MS, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist and clinical leader with a passion for empowering clinicians and improving patient outcomes. With experience spanning direct patient care, program development, and executive-level rehabilitation leadership, Britney specializes in dementia care, dysphagia…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Dynamic vs. Static Assessment
This chapter will define dynamic assessment and distinguish it from traditional standardized or static testing. We will discuss the limitations of static tools in capturing cognitive-communication abilities and introduce how dynamic assessment focuses on learning processes, responsiveness, and real-world functional insight.
2. Administering and Interpreting Dynamic Assessment
In this section, we will demonstrate how to conduct dynamic assessment using methods such as test-teach-retest mediated learning and graduated prompting. We will cover how to analyze these observations to identify underlying strengths and needs that are often missed in static assessment results.
3. Applying Findings to Treatment and Outcomes
This chapter will focus on translating dynamic assessment findings into functional, patient-centered treatment plans. We will provide strategies for integrating these approaches into everyday clinical practice, including documentation tips and goal development. The chapter will conclude by showing how dynamic assessment supports stronger clinical reasoning and improved outcomes through targeted intervention planning.
4. Question and Answer Session
This chapter is a viewer-submitted question and answer session facilitated by Britney Palazzo.