Description

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  REASONS TO ATTEND THIS SEMINAR:

• The presenter is a practicing clinician who has been treating childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and other speech sound disorders (SSD) for over 25 years.
• Participants will learn a word simplification system that can dramatically improve speech intelligibility.
• This seminar is focused on treatment with actual treatment session videos appearing early and often
  throughout the lecture.
• This seminar is lively and fast paced with the speaker frequently described as very energetic and easily approachable.

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION:

This speech pathology seminar is offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs. Many children are unable to speak or are unintelligible because they either lack an adequate repertoire of consonants and vowels in isolation, or because they have difficulty combining the oral motor movements necessary to form words. Quite often the above deficiencies are rooted in the neurological condition of apraxia of speech. Due to the prevalence of this condition, it is important that early intervention clinicians be comfortable diagnosing and treating this population. In fact, ASHA has issued a position stating that the individual best able to diagnose and treat children with apraxia of speech is the SLP.

This clinical seminar will focus on evaluation and treatment. Introduced will be the key concepts of phonemic simplification, successive word approximations and pivot syllables, and how treatment interventions derived from these concepts have proven highly effective in increasing speech intelligibility in children with apraxia of speech and other speech sound disorders.

Functional and focused on interventions, actual treatment session video clips appear early and often throughout the lecture. The easy-to-incorporate methods, strategies and techniques presented will provide clinicians with the necessary tools to help children with apraxia of speech begin progressing immediately from a simple core vocabulary toward phrases and eventually to sentences and even conversational speech.

For more information on Nancy Kaufman and information on The Kaufman Children's Center For Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor and Social Connections, Inc. please click here.

 

SEMINAR TUITION:

**purchase orders gladly accepted**

• $199 individual
• $189* per person for groups of two, three or four
• $159* per person for groups of five or more
• $135 parent (no CEUs & must register by phone or mail)

*Groups must register together. Please contact NSS at 888.337.3866 for more details.

 

DISCLOSURE: The presenter is also author of products that may be displayed at this seminar. The presenter will benefit financially from the sale of these products.

Cancellation Policy & Late Registration

Outline

7:30–7:50      Check In and Onsite Registration (Coffee & Tea)

7:55–8:00      General Seminar Information

8:00–8:30      Identification of Verbal Apraxia vs. Dysarthria vs. Phonological Impairments

8:30–9:00      Kaufman Speech To Language Protocol: Assessing Consonant/Vowel Integrity
                    and Error Patterns

9:00–9:30      Teaching Successive Verbal Approximations Toward Target Vocabulary

9:30–9:45      Break

9:45–11:15    Teaching Successive Verbal Approximations (continued)

11:15–12:15   Lunch on Own

12:15–1:45    Techniques To Move Individuals Into Expressive Language

1:45–2:00      Break

2:00–3:30      Cueing Techniques and Refinement and Integration Skills

3:30–3:45      Final Questions

       3:45       Adjourn and Sign Out

Speaker Profile

Nancy R. Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP, is the owner and Director of the Kaufman Children's Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc. located in West Bloomfield, MI. Since 1979, Nancy has dedicated herself to establishing the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP), a treatment approach to help children become effective vocal communicators. She serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) and is the Speech and Language Pathologist Consultant for the Parish School and Carruth Center in Houston, TX. Nancy was the recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and she received the 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award from Michigan State University College of Communication Arts & Sciences. The Kaufman Children's Center (KCC) received the Clinical Service Award from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Nancy is also an honoree of the Lawrence Technological University Leaders & Innovators program.

She is the author of the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children, the K-SLP Treatment Kits for Children, the K-SLP Workout Book, the K-SLP Mutt Family Language Builder, the K-SLP Instructional DVD Training Program, and co-author of K&K Sign to Talk: Nouns and K&K Sign to Talk: Verbs. Nancy lectures nationally and internationally on the subject of childhood apraxia of speech and other speech sound disorders in children. Many specialists in the field of applied verbal behavior (AVB) have adopted the K-SLP for children with autism spectrum disorders. Families from around the United States and the world travel to the KCC to participate in intensive and specialized therapy programs. Nancy received her B.A. at Michigan State University and M.A. at Wayne State University, having been awarded a graduate assistantship. The KCC continues to grow and has earned a reputation for excellence, warmth, and successful outcomes. Nancy has three grown children and resides with her husband in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Speaker Disclosure:

Employer — Kaufman Children's Center, West Bloomfield, MI. 

Financial — Author of treatment materials published by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Author of treatment materials that are self-published; receives payments from Northern Speech Services to distribute.

Financial — Author of online CEU courses sponsored by Northern Speech; receives royalty payments.

Nonfinancial — Advisory Board: CASANA; receives no compensation as member of Professional Advisory Board.

Location & Lodging

Seminar Location:
Monroe Street Conference Center
2714 Graves Road
Tallahassee, FL 32303

Phone: 850-386-1061
Click for Directions

Accommodations: Holiday Inn & Suites: 850-536-2000.  The Holiday Inn is adjacent to the Monroe Street Conference Center.

Intended Audience

• OT
• SLP

Accreditation

This course is offered for .6 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

• Current ASHA Member
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder
• Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology
• Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology
• Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology
• Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC
• Currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral program in SLP or audiology

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may provide their eligibility on the ASHA CEU Participant Form or inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.

FLORIDA: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #SPA-026.

AOTA:  

First Content Focus: Occupational Therapy Process: Intervention

Second Content Focus: Occupational Therapy Process: Outcomes

AOTA: Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. #4095.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

 

NSS is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider#SPA-026

Past Participant Comments

"Thanks for spending so much time on therapy."

"Excellent course! I will now be able to work these techniques into my therapy sessions with children
with motor coordination difficulties."

"A wealth of practical information presented in a lively and easy-to-understand manner!
One of the best courses I've attended!"

"I recently attended the conference in San Francisco and I just want to say thanks! I've implemented some of the techniques with my most difficult clients (with autism, for example) and seen immediate results. It's so exciting and makes my job so much more fun when I see how proud they are to accomplish new & difficult communication tasks.....I just wanted you to know that what you do is valuable and makes a difference in people's lives. Thank you!"

"Presenter was excellent at conveying information clearly. Very knowledgeable and
I am happy she is willing to share her insight."

"She provided lots of helpful tips for getting closer approximations of sounds/words."

"Progress noted in before/after videos was a good indicator of the effectiveness of this approach."

"Any child who has Nancy as a therapist is lucky! Not only is she knowledgeable, she's fun!"

"If only I had this workshop earlier in my career — I would have done treatment differently.
Now I feel I have a direction to go in, though."

"I am very impressed with the presenter's fast pace, energy, enthusiasm, as well as her ability
to sequence sessions. She makes it look effortless."

"Speaker was easy to listen to and had a GREAT sense of humor!"

"Informative, 'real world' information."

"Nancy was very approachable, energetic."