10 Things To Teach Families for the Apraxia Journey

A BIG part of our job as speech pathologists is parent education. For this course I have come up with 10 things that our parents and families of children with apraxia of speech need to know. From my experience working with families of children with apraxia, these are the things they do not know. You will feel empowered to empower your families and you may just learn something you can add to your apraxia toolbox too.

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Presenters

Jennie Bjorem
M.A. CCC-SLP
Jennie received her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Saint Louis University and graduated from Truman State University with her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in May 1999. She has a great understanding from a parent perspective as she has a young child with special needs. She is the owner of Children’s Therapy Services in Leawood, Kansas. Jennie’s area of expertise is in early intervention birth through 5, parent education and childhood apraxia of speech. She currently provides 22 speech therapy sessions a week to children with CAS. Jennie is recognized for her advanced training and expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech by Apraxia Kids. She presented at the Apraxia Kids national conference, had over 75 hours of CAS training in 2018 and was awarded the ASHA ACE Award for Continuing Education. Jennie travels the country speaking on the topic of CAS in her spare time. Jennie is the creator of the Bjorem Speech Sound Cues for acquisition of speech and literacy.

Learning Objectives

Explain in parent friendly language the main characteristics of apraxia of speech and how they impact motor planning.
Discuss the difference between using sounds and movements in speech treatment for apraxia.
Explain to families why it is important to understand voicing, vowels, segmenting, prosody, and co-articulation for their child with apraxia.

Agenda

15 minutes	Apraxia misconceptions that impact families
40 minutes	10 things to help parents understand how, what, why and when in therapy
5 minutes	Review of resources for families

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Jennie, she/her is the owner of Bjorem Speech Publications and receives a salary. Jennie was paid a flat fee for this course and receives a percentage of course sales.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Jennie has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of course to disclose.
Course - Content	This course focuses exclusively on use of the Bjorem Speech Sound Cues and will not include similar or related products.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course, and all courses in The Speech Sound Disorder Series, are being sponsored by SLP Toolkit, Bjorem Speech Publications, Graham Speech Therapy, and Adventures in Speech Pathology.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Professional Area, Professional Area

To earn ASHA CEUs you must complete the courses by viewing them, provide course feedback, pass the exams with a score of 80 or more, provide your ASHA credentials, and confirm submission.