ASHA Learning Pass

The majority of children with repaired cleft palate receive speech intervention, which typically occurs in the school setting. This session shares effective, evidence-based techniques for remediation of cleft-related speech errors. The speaker provides an overview of cleft-related speech errors, highlighting appropriate intervention targets and corresponding elicitation strategies, and summarizes the most up-to-date evidence regarding treatment approaches. The speaker also discusses techniques for establishing successful collaborations with SLPs on the craniofacial team.

This course is a recorded session from the 2023/2024 ASHA online conference "Speech Sound Disorders in Schools."

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• List methods for treating specific cleft-related speech errors
• Apply appropriate intervention techniques and approaches when working with a child who demonstrates cleft-related speech errors
• Identify effective ways to collaborate with the craniofacial team SLP

Presenter Information

Katelyn J. Kotlarek, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor in the Division of Communication Disorders at the University of Wyoming. Her research aims to improve speech and surgical outcomes for individuals with craniofacial differences. Dr. Kotlarek is an active member of ASHA SIG 5 and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. She is also the 2023 ASHA Convention Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders Topic Chair.

Financial Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation 
• Salaried full-time employee of the University of Wyoming
• Research funding from NIGMS and University of Washington WWAMI program
• 2023 ASHA Convention registration waiver

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• Board member of Speech Pathology and Audiology for the State of Wyoming
• Member of ASHA SIG 5 and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)
• ACPA Membership Committee, ACPA 2024 Program Task Force, and regularly donate money to ACPA
• Editorial review board of Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
• Specialty review board of the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

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 and submit the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: October 4–16, 2023; January 31–February 12, 2024
End date: August 22, 2029

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