Piedmont Speech & Hearing Consortium

PSHC Fall 2023 Event

Registration is now closed

NOTICE: Change of Venue!

If you are registered for this event, please note the new venue below! This course will take place at Gibbs Cancer Center @ Pelham (Ground Floor Auditorium A & B)

Young Children & Childhood Apraxia of Speech Assessment & Treatment

Presented by Jennie Bjorem M.A., CCC-SLP

Join us on October 27th, 2023! Spots are limited!

Participants will learn the characteristics of CAS, how they differentiate from other speech disorders, and how that impacts a differential diagnosis. We will explore the evaluation process, learn how to choose targets and write goals that support a motor planning speech disorder. We will learn about the different treatment approaches available for CAS and review the Principles of Motor Learning. Multi-sensory cueing strategies will be discussed as well as how cueing is incorporated into therapy.

Updated Venue

Gibbs Cancer Center @ Pelham

Auditorium A & B | Ground Floor

WHERE: 2759 SC-14, Greer, SC 29650
WHEN: Friday, October 27th, 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM
CEU Credits: .6

Event Schedule:

Registration: 8:00 - 8:30 am
Defining, Describing and Dynamic Assessment of CAS: 8:30 - 10:30 am
BREAK: 10:30 - 10:45 am
Target Selection & Goal Writing: 10:45 - 11:45 am
Lunch: 11:45 – 12:30 pm
Evidence Based Treatment Approaches - specifically DTTC: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
BREAK: 1:30 – 1:45 pm
Treatment & Cueing Strategies: 1:45 - 3:15 pm
Questions & Answers: 3:15 – 3:45 pm

Fall 2023 Event Registration

125^USD

Registration is now Closed

2 Meals Included

Registration price includes:

Light Breakfast from Maple Street

Boxed Lunch from Chicken Salad Chick

Please fill out lunch option form after Paying for Event, otherwise you will receive a default box option.

Learner Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Participants will be able to identify the characteristics of CAS that separate the diagnosis from other speech sound disorders.
Participants will become familiar with differential diagnostic criteria for CAS and learn how to informally assess and choose targets.
Participants will be able to describe the Principles of Motor Learning and implement them in therapy.
Participants will be able to describe how therapy for a child with CAS looks different from traditional sound based therapy.

About Our Speaker

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 is the owner of Children’s Therapy Services in Overland Park, Kansas. Jennie’s area of expertise is in early intervention birth through 5, parent education and childhood apraxia of speech. Jennie is recognized for her advanced training and expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech by Apraxia Kids. She has presented at the Apraxia Kids national conference, ASHA, ASHA Connect, and is pioneering a speech pathology program at Bay Atlantic University in Istanbul. She frequently shares apraxia treatment videos on her Instagram @bjoremspeech. Jennie is the creator of the Bjorem Speech Sound Cues for acquisition of speech and literacy.

Financial Disclosure: Jennie is the owner of Bjorem Speech Publications, LLC and receives a salary from the sales of products. She is also the owner of Children's Therapy Services, Inc. where she receives a salary for her services. The videos and children presented in the presentation are current or past clients at Children's Therapy Services.