Dear AI, Please Do My Paperwork for Me

Dear AI, Please Do My Paperwork for Me

SLP Summit July 2025 – Session Recap

Let’s be honest: no one became an SLP because they love paperwork. In Dear AI, Please Do My Paperwork for Me, seasoned school-based SLP Lisa Kathman shows us how to stop drowning in documentation and start working smarter—with help from artificial intelligence.

In this fast-paced and energizing session, Lisa delivers practical tools and real-world strategies to reduce your workload and mental fatigue, all while staying ethical, FERPA-compliant, and student-centered.

🎥 Watch a clip from the session below
Registration is available until Aug. 8, 2025—register now to access the full course and earn ASHA CEUs.

🧠 Smarter Workflows Start Here

Lisa covers everything from AI-generated progress monitoring tools to how AI can support better IEP writing—without sacrificing quality or compliance. She walks you through:

  • FERPA-safe tools and how to use them

  • Tips for crafting better prompts to get what you actually need

  • Streamlining your data collection and goal tracking

  • Automating repetitive tasks like present levels and summary statements

  • Reframing your mindset around paperwork as student advocacy

One attendee wrote in the chat: “This is a game-changer! I feel like I can finally breathe again during IEP season.”

✨ Practical, Ethical, and Surprisingly Fun

Lisa makes AI feel accessible—not intimidating—and reminds us that embracing smart tools doesn’t mean replacing your clinical judgment. It means freeing up more space for the work that really matters: supporting students.

You’ll walk away with:

  • Copy-ready AI prompts for speech therapy

  • Examples of how to responsibly co-create with students

  • Tools for keeping your data usable, not just archived

  • Confidence to explore AI without feeling overwhelmed

🎧  Check out the full course!

You can register for the SLP Summit through August 8, 2025! Registration is free with an optional ASHA add-on for $29.99 for all six courses. Courses must be viewed by Aug. 15, 2025 and you must opt in for ASHA credit after each course by August 31, 2025. 

🔖 This course was originally presented live at the July 2025 SLP Summit. Captions available on replays.

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💡 Miss the Deadline? Keep Learning!

If you're seeing this after registration has closed, we’ve got a great follow-up course to keep the momentum going:

👉 Enhancing Student Engagement in Speech Therapy with Artificial Intelligence

In this on-demand course, you'll discover how AI can help students improve key skills like writing, comprehension, social communication, and time management. You’ll also learn how to:

  • Craft effective, safe prompts

  • Teach students to use AI responsibly

  • Integrate AI into therapy in a way that’s fun and functional

Perfect for SLPs looking to boost student outcomes and save their own sanity.

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Embrace the tools that lighten our load—so we can show up brighter for our students.