Instructor: Carla C. Hall, MA CCC-SLP 

Course Title: 2024 JASPA/Brooks Annual Conference – Childhood Apraxia of Speech: The Clinical Perspective 

Course Location:
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital – University Campus
3599 University Blvd S., Jacksonville, Florida 32216

Course Description: 
In recent years there has been heightened awareness of CAS and, more generally, pediatric motor speech disorders.  This course is intended for clinicians who already have some generalized knowledge in the assessment and treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech.  This course is designed to expand knowledge and skills for assessment and intervention through a case study approach.  Currently available assessment tools and treatment practices will be covered that can be adapted across a variety of settings.  Instruction will include lecture and interactive activities.

Course Objectives: 
1. Discuss applicability of a variety of assessment tools across a range of ages and levels of  verbal skill.
2. Analyze assessment information necessary to form a diagnosis of motor speech disorder.
3. Describe features of treatment that underly effective intervention for CAS.
4. Integrate knowledge gained in assessment to select appropriate treatment approaches.
5. Develop motor-based treatment goals.
6. Discuss methods for monitoring progress.

Contact Hours:
This course has been approved for 7 hours by the following boards:

– Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology for SLP

Continuing Education credit for each participant who meets the satisfactory course completion requirements (licensed in FL) will be automatically uploaded to CE Broker, which means the Florida Boards will have record of your attendance, even if you do not have your own personal CE Broker account. Course certificates will be provided at the completion of the course

Intended Audience:

The information presented in this course is clinically relevant Speech Language Pathologist and Speech Language Pathologist Assistant practitioners.

Disclaimer: Registrations from individuals with clinical designations not listed in the intended audience for this course may be subject to removal from the course roster without a full refund. See Brooks IHL Course Policies and Procedures for details at Brooksihl.org. If you are unsure or have questions related to the intended audience, please email CEU@BrooksIHL.org and we will be happy to help clarify!

Enrollment:
If you are a Brooks Clinician and want to pay by cost center, please fill out this registration form and return the check and form to the Brooks IHL.

Satisfactory Course Completion:
Full course attendance (including signing the attendance sheet each day), performance demonstrations and question and answer session.

Course Evaluation/Survey:
Within 48 hours of course completion, you will receive a post course survey. The IHL values your feedback and we thank you in advance for taking the survey.

 


Timed Agenda:
830-1030 – Differential Diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
1030-1045 – Break
1045-1145 – Assessment Methods and Goal Planning
1145-1215 – Case Study Discussion
1215-115 LUNCH
115-315 Motor Learning applied to CAS
315-330 -Break
330-500 – Treatment Methods inclusive of lab