Childhood Apraxia of Speech Workshop

Registration is open for this unique workshop which includes "live" therapy demonstrations with children who have apraxia.

Childhood Apraxia of Speech:New Perspectives in Assessment and Treatment

January 19 & 20, 2007Las Vegas, Nevada

Featured Speaker: David Hammer, M.A., CCC-SLP

This workshop is structured to provide a heavy emphasis on treatment techniques and method! Extensive use of videotaped segments of children with CAS. Also includes video and discussion of children with multiple challenges. Special segments with live therapy demonstration with children who are diagnosed with CAS.

When:Friday, January 19, 2007 and Saturday, January 20, 2007
Location:Embassy Suites HotelTropicana BallroomLas Vegas, Nevada 89119

Course Overview:This presentation will address the challenges faced by clinicians in diagnosing and treating childhood apraxia of speech. While an overview of diagnostic considerations will be presented, the majority of the presentation will be intervention based, with a wide range of treatment ideas described. A multi-sensory treatment approach based on motor learning principles will be detailed. Extensive videotaped examples of children in treatment will be used to highlight practical speech therapy techniques, clinical decision-making and suggestions for carryover outside of the treatment setting. Day two of this workshop will provide DIRECT clinical observation of sample treatment sessions conducted by David Hammer, with several actual children affected by apraxia of speech via live video feeds to the lecture hall from an adjacent, private room.

Clinical observations will be followed by group discussion with the presenter and processing of observed sample treatment. Extensive handouts will be provided, and suggested therapy resources will be shared. Additional strategies for family involvement will be stressed, with videotaped examples and recommendations provided for how to accomplish this.
ASHA Continuing Education

The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association (CASANA) is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language–Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.

This program is offered for 1.2 CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area) ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
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