How to Use the SLP Toolkit Apraxia Screening and Develop Goals Based on Results

Did you know that SLP Toolkit has an apraxia informal screening tool for childhood apraxia of speech? YAY! But, do you feel confident in how to use it and make treatment decisions based on the results? In this course, we will walk through the characteristics of CAS and how to use this tool to identify them. When we know that we are dealing with a motor planning speech disorder we can create goals and use an evidence-based approach to support our clients. At SLP Toolkit it is our goal to help you do just that!

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

Identify the characteristics of CAS that separate the diagnosis from other speech sound disorders.
Use the screening and identify students that may present with a motor planning speech disorder.
Write goals that support a child with childhood apraxia of speech.

Agenda

15 minutes	Review of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) Characteristics
30 minutes	Review of SLPTool Kit CAS Screening
15 minutes	How to Write Functional Goals for CAS

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Jennie Bjorem is the owner of Bjorem speech Publications and she receives a salary from the sales of her products. Jennie received a stipend from SLP Toolkit for this course.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Jennie has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.
Course - Content	This course will focus exclusively on the SLP Toolkit apraxia screening tool and will not cover any similar or related tools.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This webinar was funded by our sponsor, SLP Toolkit.

ASHA

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