About the Instructor – Courtney Seidel

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Courtney Seidel is a highly experienced Speech-Language Pathologist and outstanding national presenter. She brings years of PreK-12 experience as a school-based SLP and state SLP leader. In addition, her roles include serving as a diagnostician, educational consultant, and university clinical supervisor. Courtney will present a structured dismissal process that she has refined through years of practical experience. Courtney co-authored A Guide to School Services in Speech-Language Pathology (Plural Publishing, 2022) and Best Practices: Teaching Students with Communication Disorders (Cognitive Press, 2019). She is also the author of SLPs: When and When Not to Dismiss Students From the Caseload, the extensive digital resource handbook you will receive at the institute.

Join Courtney for a fun and informative two-day institute filled with powerful and practical approaches to determine a student's readiness for dismissal. You will leave with the knowledge, structure, and materials needed to strengthen your intentional practices around dismissal – and to help your speech-language colleagues do the same.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"Courtney is passionate and knowledgeable and provided tons of realistic applications. Thank you!"

"I can't say enough – Courtney is a very talented and knowledgeable presenter."

"Courtney was engaging, organized, and she presented really useful information!"

"There were SO MANY valuable learning points! Courtney did a FANTASTIC job! She is very thorough, knowledgeable, and resourceful."

"Courtney presented an amazing program! The best part was her extremely valuable and immediately implementable tools and resources."

"Courtney's presentation was the most directly applicable PD I have ever taken! It was packed with ideas I can use in my daily clinical decision making and work with students."