Upcoming Workshop- Dr. Crary - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[Guest guest]

CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THERAPY

MAY 31 & JUNE 1, 2002

BLOORVIEW MacMILLAN CENTRE

MacMillan Site – 350 Rumsey Road

Toronto, Ontario Canada

Presented by ECHO and CASANA

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: Bloorview MacMillan Centre

350 Rumsey Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fee Includes: materials, refreshments, and lunch.

Cancellations: Paid registrations will be refunded, less $25.00

administrative fees, if the request is received by May 17, 2002

Course Objectives:

• to define motor speech disorders in children as a

group of speech production problems, including dysarthria and

multiple forms of apraxia.

• to identify clinical characteristics of motor speech disorders in

children

• to select and employ appropriate assessment and

intervention procedures in cases of motor speech

disorders of childhood.

Course Level: Intermediate. All are welcome with the understanding

that the level of presentation will require prior knowledge

of/experience with children with severe communication disorders

Workshop Agenda

Friday May 31, 2002

5:30 - 6:00 PM:

Registration and Refreshments

6:00 - 9:00 PM:

Identification of Childhood Apraxia of Speech

What is apraxia and how do apraxic

impairments influence speech development?

Saturday June 1, 2002

8:00 - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Evaluation of Childhood Apraxia of Speech

10:00 – 10:15 AM Break (refreshments provided)

10:15 – 11:30 AM

Evaluation of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (cont.)

11:30 – 12:00

The Effect of CAS on the family

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch (box lunch)

1:00 – 2:30 PM

Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech

2:30 – 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 – 3:30 PM

General questions and issues regarding therapy

Family participation in treatment

3:30 – 4:30 PM

Hands on treatment experiences…making bite blocks and

role playing therapy

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Summary/Questions (Filling out evaluations)

5:00 PM

Adjourn

* A special Parent Reception with Dr. Crary will

immediately follow the workshop. All parents

attending the workshop are welcome to attend and informally talk with

Dr. Crary.

Attendance at this workshop qualifies for ASHA CEU's. The Buffalo

Hearing and Speech Center is approved by the Continuing Education

Board of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) to

offer continuing education activities in speech-language and

audiology. This program is offered for 1.0 CEU's (Intermediate

level: Professional Area). ASHA CE Provider Approval does not

imply endorsement of course content, products, or clinical

procedures.

Attendance at this workshop also qualifies for CASLPO/ CASLPA CEEs.

Please contact CASLPA for more information on the Canadian CEE

program.

For more information or to receive a registration brochure, contact

ECHO at apraxiaontario@... or CASANA at

toronto_conference@...