Phonological Interventions: Choosing the Best Approach

SLP

AAC

Assistive Tech

Apraxia

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really long one that is really long

This course will provide an overview of several evidence-based phonological interventions, including cycles, complexity approach, contrastive approaches, core vocabulary approach and stimulability approach. Strategies for choosing and implementing these approaches across therapy settings, along with videos of actual therapy sessions demonstrating implementation, will also be provided.

Presenters

Amy Graham
MA, CCC-SLP
Amy Graham is a speech language pathologist and owner of Graham Speech Therapy, a private practice in Colorado Springs that specializes in pediatric speech sound disorders. Amy is the creator of the Graham Speech Therapy Oral-Facial Exam and the Bjorem Speech Sound Cues Deck for Lateralization. She has a particular interest in supporting and equipping SLPs to provide evidence-based treatment by posting frequent therapy videos and practical therapy tips via her social media accounts.

Learning Objectives

Identify one new approach to phonological intervention that has not previously been used in practice.
Describe one reason you might or might not choose each of the above treatment approaches given the severity of a child’s speech sound disorder.
Discuss how one of the above approaches can be implemented in challenging therapy settings, such as those with high caseloads within the public school system.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
10 minutes	Differential diagnosis and determining severity of phonological delays/disorders
40 minutes	Overview of 5 phonological intervention approaches with factors and rationale for selecting one over another
5 minutes	Questions

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Amy has developed materials available for purchase on her private practice website, Bjorem Speech Publications, Throat Scope, and Teachers Pay Teachers. Although this course does not focus specifically on any of these products, they may be mentioned during the course of this presentation. Amy also receives Medbridge revenue share.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Amy has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of course to disclose.
Course - Content	Although this course does not focus specifically on any one of Amy's materials available for purchase on her private practice website, Bjorem Speech Publications, Throat Scope, and Teachers Pay Teachers, they may be mentioned during the course of this presentation.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This webinar was funded by our sponsors, SLP Toolkit and SLP Now. We would also like to thank the presenters of this course who have provided their speaking services at no charge.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate level, Professional Area, Professional Area

Phonological Interventions: Choosing the Best Approach