TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH

TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR
CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF
SPEECH
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
IS PLEASED TO SPONSOR A .3 CEU SEMINAR
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014
Time: 4:30 – 7:45 PM (4:00 PM registration and hors d’oeuvres)
Place: University Sheraton Hotel
801 University Avenue Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 475-3000
Parking validated for the University Sheraton Garage
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Preston
Dr. Jonathan Preston, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who has
been working with children with speech sound disorders for 12 years.
He received his PhD from Syracuse University in 2008 and completed
postdoctoral training at Haskins Laboratories, an affiliate of Yale
University. He is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences
and Disorders Department at Syracuse University and currently has a
grant from the National Institutes of Health to study biofeedback treatments for children
with persisting speech sound errors, including those with CAS.
Course Outline:
The course will provide an overview of treatment approaches for preschool and school-age
children with childhood apraxia of speech, with a focus on research from the past 10 years.
Emphasis will be placed on motor learning principles, and examples of treatment programs
that implement these principles will be presented.
Agenda:
4:30-5:00: Defining Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Core features, assessment considerations
5:00-5:25: Target Selection
5:15-5:45: Acquisition/Performance (Stimulability, Chaining, Core Vocabulary)
5:45-6:00: Introducing Principles of Motor Learning
6:00-6:15: Break
6:15-6:45: Principles of Motor Learning (Feedback and Practice)
6:45-7:10: Integral Stimulation/Dynamic Temporal & Tactile Cueing
7:10-7:35: Current Research on Ultrasound Biofeedback and Challenge Point
7:35-7:45: Question/Answer
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Differentiate between motor learning and performance
2. Describe two practice and two feedback factors that facilitate motor learning
3. Explain how motor learning principles are implemented within Dynamic Temporal and Tactile
cueing
4. Explain advantages and disadvantages of ultrasound biofeedback for treating CAS
This seminar is being offered for .3 CEUs, Professional area and Intermediate instructional level.
Disclosures
Financial: Dr. Preston is an assistant
professor in the CSD program at
Syracuse University. Some of the
research presented here was supported
by a grant from the Childhood Apraxia
of Speech Association of North America
and is now being supported by NIH
Grant R03DC012152 (J. Preston, PI)
Non-financial: Dr. Preston has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
REGISTRATION
Register online & pay by credit card:
CSDregister.syr.edu
or mail registration form and check to : Gebbie- Speech -Hearing Clinic
Syracuse University
621 Skytop Road, Suite 1200
Syracuse, NY 13244
Make check payable to: Syracuse University
Fee: Professional: $60
SU Alum: $30
SU Extern Supervisors (within the last year): no charge
Questions: contact Mariann Major @ [email protected]
315-443-9637