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For new and seasoned clinicians alike, treating children with apraxia of speech can be a challenge; traditional articulation and phonological approaches are ineffective in treating childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) because they do not address the core impairment—motor planning and programming. This session provides a framework for establishing an appropriate CAS treatment plan based on the principles of motor learning. The speaker shares evidence-based, clinically relevant intervention strategies that you can begin implementing immediately.

This course is a recorded session from the 2022 ASHA Schools Connect online conference.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Explain how speech intervention for children with apraxia of speech differs from approaches for other speech sound disorders
• Summarize the principles of motor learning and how they guide speech intervention for children with motor speech disorders

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Presenter Information

Cari Ebert, MS, CCC-SLP, is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in private practice in the Kansas City, Missouri, area. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1993 and her master’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1995. Cari is a therapist, consultant, author, product developer, and nationally recognized speaker who gets paid to do what she loves most—TALK! She specializes in autism, apraxia, and early intervention. In 2018, Cari co-authored a book with Dave Hammer titled The SLP’s Guide to Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Financial Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Co-author of The SLP’s Guide to Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech, which is referenced in this training
• Royalties from all book and product sales on her website

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• Has a son with dual diagnoses of autism and apraxia and shares personal experiences in her trainings

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by September 6, 2027.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: July 13–25, 2022
Content origination date: July 13, 2022
End date: September 6, 2027

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).