NJSHA Schools Conference
(Formerly the Northern/Southern Regional Conferences)

"Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Preschool Through Adolescence "

When:
Saturday, October 22, 2011
9:00 am - 3:15 pm


Speaker:
Julie Hoffmann, MA, CCC-SLP

Bio:
Ms. Julie Hoffmann is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at Saint Louis University in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders. A member of the  SLU faculty since 1994, she  teaches courses in Phonetics, Clinical Instruction, and Articulation/Phonological Development and Disorders. She has a private practice in Columbia, Illinois specializing in severe speech disorders. Julie frequently presents locally in the Midwest as well as nationally at state speech and hearing conventions.

Abstract:
Speech-language pathologists often struggle with complex and treatment resistant speech disorders of children on their caseloads, specifically Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). CAS will be described in detail in order to set the pace for this seminar. CAS treatment approaches based on evidence based practice; including ASHA guidelines will be presented.  Questions will be answered related to diagnosis of very young children, to the number of minutes and types of therapy provided by SLP’s, to functional communication,  as well as  how to work on residual issues with adolescents. This seminar will also address CAS secondary to other conditions such as autism and Down Syndrome.  Real-life complex cases will be discussed from videos. Comparison of motor performance and motor learning related to CAS therapy will be explained. Since children with CAS have difficulties at both segmental and suprasegmental levels, a variety of therapies related to both issues will be addressed.  Many older children require work on residual issues, such as, vowels, multisyllabic words, and speech intelligibility in conversation, therefore treatment techniques for these issues will be described. The severity of CAS, the necessity of long-term therapy, and overall prognosis will also be examined.  CAS is a dynamic disorder and the assessment and treatment of these clients must also be dynamic in nature.

Attendee Comments to Julie's past presentations:
Awesome presenter! Very knowledgeable and entertaining. Great strategies offered to aid apraxia speech remediation. Super Session!

I enjoyed how down-to-earth and practical Julie’s information was. She’s a dynamic speaker—kept everyone’s attention.

Julie Hoffman is an excellent presenter. Her presentation was well-worth my time and the cost. There was a lot of “meat” in her presentation and she presented in a very systematic, clear, and friendly manner. This is one of the best presentations I have attended. Excellent!!

Where:
Children's Specialized Hospital
150 New Providence Road
Mountainside, NJ 07092

Directions:
From the Garden State Parkway:
Exit 139 Route 22 West. Take jug handle to New Providence Road South toward Mountainside.  Children's Hospital is on Left. Turn left into parking lot on left.

From Route 22 East:
Take exit ramp for New Providence Road Mountainside. Children's Hospital is on Left. Turn left into parking lot on left.

How to Register:
Complete Brochure and Registration Form


Registration Fees includes continental breakfast, complimentary parking and ASHA CEUs.

	On/before 9/30	After 9/30
Member	$110	$120
Non-Member	$175	$185
Student	$40	$50

Questions:
For additional information / questions you may contact NJSHA at i...@njsha.org or by phone at (888) 906-5742.

Continuing Education:


This course is offered for 0.5 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).



Workshop participants interested in obtaining CEUs are required to make an annual ASHA CE Registry fee in order to register ASHA CEUs. CE registry fees are paid the participant directly to the ASHA National Office. The annual CE Registry fees allow registration of an unlimited number of ASHA CEUs for the calendar year. Contact the ASHA CE Division at (800) 498-2071 ext. 4219 for CE fee subscription information.

No variable credit will be offered for this program. Attendees must participate in the entire program to receive full CEU credit.