Putting the Puzzle Together:
Five Key Pieces of CAS Therapy

In this course, participants will learn five of the key components needed for treating childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). They will learn about principles of motor learning and how each principle can be utilized to facilitate motor learning for speech production in children.

Aubrie Hagopian, M.A., CCC-SLP

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Course Description

They will also learn about the need for prosody practice, focusing on the movement, and intentional target selection. At the end of the course, participants will be provided with resources to further support their learning and ability to become confident clinicians for treating CAS.

This event is offered for 1 contact hour or 0.1 Professional Hour CEUs at an introductory level professional area. Course completion is dependent on full attendance for 1 hour and survey completion.

Speaker Biography

Aubrie Hagopian is a speech language pathologist who works with children with motor speech disorders and complex communication needs, with a special interest in rare genetic diseases. She is a graduate of Apraxia Kids Intensive Training, trained in Level 1 PROMPT, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing, Speech Intelligibility Treatment, and Lee Silverman Voice Treatment. She co-authored “Using randomized variable practice in the treatment of childhood apraxia of speech” published in the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology and loves sharing her knowledge of motor speech disorders with caregivers and professionals.

Learning Objectives

Explain principles of motor learning and how they apply to treatment for CAS
List what is needed to select appropriate targets
Model ways to incorporate prosody practice into sessions
Explain what it means to “focus on the movement” and demonstrate appropriate modeling of targets

Target Audience: Webinar is suitable for

Speech Therapists
Speech Therapy Assistants

Program Flow with minutes

0-5: Introduction
5-10: Explanation of CAS and characteristics
10-15: History of motor learning and its application to speech
15-30: Principles of motor learning
30-40: Prosody
40-50: Movement
50-55: Target selection
55-60: Resources

Course Duration:

1h 00m

Financial Disclosures

Employee of The TALK Team
Financial reimbursement for this presentation

Non-Financial Disclosures

Volunteer Coordinator of the Fresno Walk for Apraxia

Previous presentations, professional accomplishments

Presentations:

Skelton, S., & Hagopian, A. (2010, November). Concurrent treatment as a motor-skill approach for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Hagopian, A. (2015, October). Understanding and Incorporating Oral Placement Therapy into Everyday Speech Sessions. Presentation at the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association District 5 Hot Topics Dinner Series, Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera, CA.
Hagopian, A. (2016, February). Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Evaluation and Therapy Challenges. Presentation organized by Speech Pathology Group (SPG) for the West Contra Costa Unified School District, San Pablo, CA.
Hagopian, A. (2016, February). Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Evaluation and Therapy Challenges. Presentation organized by Speech Pathology Group (SPG) for the West Contra Costa Unified School District, San Pablo, CA.
Hagopian, A. (2019, August). What Do I Do with That Mouth? Presentation organized by Bright Start Parent/Infant Program (Tulare County Office of Education) for Bright Start Early Intervention teachers and instructional assistants, Visalia, CA.
Hagopian, A. (2019, August). What Do I Do with That Mouth? Presentation organized by Bright Start Parent/Infant Program (Tulare County Office of Education) for Bright Start Early Intervention teachers and instructional assistants, Visalia, CA.
Hagopian, A. (2021, October). Simple Steps with CAS. Presentation organized by Bakersfield Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists for Kern County Speech Pathologists in Bakersfield, CA. Presented virtually.
Hagopian, A., & Kellerstein, T. (2022, April). Evidence-Based Practice. Presentation organized by Apraxia Kids for Speech Pathologists and Assistants. Presented virtually.
Hagopian, A. (2022, April). What Therapy Should Look Like. Presentation organized by Apraxia Kids for caregivers of children with childhood apraxia of speech. Presented virtually.
Hagopian, A. (2023, July). Motor Speech Tips and Tricks. Presentation organized by Koolen de Vries Syndrome for caregivers of children and young adults with motor speech disorders related to Koolen de Vries Syndrome at the KdVS Patient Advocacy Summit, Orlando, Fl. Hagopian, A. (2024, February). A How-to for Tackling Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Three-hour seminar presented at the California Speech and Hearing Association Convergence, San Francisco, CA.
Carmody, S., Hagopian, A., & Sackowicz, J. (2024, July). Considering the Whole Child: Applying Evidence-Based Practice to Therapy for Children with CAS/CAS+. Apraxia Kids National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Hagopian, A., & Sackowicz, J. (2024, July). How Do I Know What’s Right for My Child? Evaluating the Appropriateness of Apraxia Therapy In Real Life (IRL) and Online. Apraxia Kids National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.