What You're Missing: From Assessment to Intervention

Amy, Jennie, and Rebecca are speech-language pathologists with a special interest in treating a wide range of speech sound disorders. Learn how to make your assessments more robust and get the information you need for treatment. This course will teach attendees how to easily incorporate phonological awareness activities into therapy sessions, and highlight what is missing from your childhood apraxia of speech intervention. Combining evidence-based practice with real-life clinical experience, you will level up your speech sound disorders knowledge with practical tips and easy-to-understand information that you can immediately implement.

Presenters

Amy Graham
MA, CCC-SLP
Amy Graham is a speech language pathologist and owner of Graham Speech Therapy, a private practice in Colorado Springs that specializes in pediatric speech sound disorders. Amy is the creator of the Graham Speech Therapy Oral-Facial Exam and the Bjorem Speech Sound Cues Deck for Lateralization. She has a particular interest in supporting and equipping SLPs to provide evidence-based treatment by posting frequent therapy videos and practical therapy tips via her social media accounts.
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.
Rebecca Reinking
CPSP, CCC-SLP
Rebecca Reinking is an Australian speech-language pathologist who is passionate about helping SLPs feel more confident in treating speech sound disorders. Rebecca currently works part-time in private practice and is also the owner of Adventures in Speech Pathology, where she creates evidence-based therapy resources for SLPs. She has a particular interest in phonological interventions and strives to connect and collaborate with speech scientists to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

Name four additional tools to use in a speech sound assessment and rationale for their use.
Describe how to incorporate phonological awareness activities into therapy sessions.
Identify four key components to childhood apraxia intervention frequently overlooked or not implemented.

Agenda

60 minutes	Considerations for what to include in speech assessments
60 minutes	Incorporating phonological awareness activities into therapy
60 minutes	Special considerations for apraxia intervention

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Amy has developed materials available for purchase on her private practice website, GrahamSpeechTherapy.com, Bjorem Speech Publications, Teachers Pay Teachers, and Boom Learning. Amy was paid a flat fee for this course and receives a percentage of course sales. Rebecca is the owner of Adventures in Speech Pathology and receives income from materials that she sells through her website www.adventuresinspeechpatyhology.com , Teachers Pay Teachers, and Boom Learning. Rebecca was paid a flat fee for this course and receives a percentage of course sales. Jennie is the owner of Bjorem Speech Publications and receives a salary from product sales. She sells materials through TPT, BoomLearning, and courses on Teachable. Jennie was paid a flat fee for this course and receives a percentage of course sales.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Amy has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of this to disclose. Rebecca has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of this course to disclose. Jennie has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of this course to disclose.
Course - Content	A portion of this course focuses on the Bjorem Cycles Decks created by Amy Graham. A portion of this presentation will feature materials and products by Adventures in Speech Pathology. A portion of this course focuses 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, Adventures in Speech Pathology, Bjorem Speech Publications, and Graham Speech Therapy.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area, Professional Area

What You're Missing: From Assessment to Intervention