Is It Discriminative? Understanding the Different Characteristics of CAS

While a definitive characteristic for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) remains elusive, it's noteworthy that discriminative characteristics indicative of CAS do exist. In this course, we will comprehensively examine all the features associated with CAS, distinguishing between discriminative and non-discriminative traits. Through the use of therapy videos, we will engage in exercises to identify both types of characteristics. By the end of this course, participants will gain enhanced confidence in identifying CAS-specific characteristics and a deeper comprehension of the discriminative attributes.

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

Describe the difference between a discriminative and a non-discriminative characteristic of CAS.
List the discriminative characteristics of CAS.
Identify discriminative and non-discriminative characteristics of CAS.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
25 minutes	Review of CAS Characteristics: Discriminative vs. Non-Discriminative
30 minutes	Practice identifying characteristics in video format

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Jennie Bjorem is the owner of Bjorem Speech Publications. Use of Bjorem Speech products may be present in some of the therapy videos used. She receives a salary from Bjorem Speech as the owner of the company. Jennie is being paid for this course and will receive a percentage of sales.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Jennie has no non-financial relationships to disclose
Course - Content	Jennie has no additional content information to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course is sponsored by SLP Toolkit, Adventures in Speech Pathology, Bjorem Publications, and Graham Speech Therapy

ASHA

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

Is It Discriminative? Understanding the Different Characteristics of CAS