Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Apraxia of Speech by Dr. Edythe Strand
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at UCF hosts the Strand Conference September 30-October 1, 2016.
This two-day workshop is designed for speech-language pathologists, parents and other interested allied health professionals features nationally renowned speaker, Edythe Strand, Ph.D.
Dr. Edythe Strand is Emeritus consultant, Division of Speech Pathology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Emeritus Professor, Mayo College of Medicine. Dr. Strand's research has focused on developmental, acquired, and progressive apraxia of speech, and issues related to intelligibility and comprehensibility in degenerative dysarthia. She is an experienced clinician who has worked in public schools, private practice, and hospital as well as clinic settings. Her primary clinical and research interests include assessment and treatment of children and adults with neurologic speech, language and voice disorders. Dr. Strand's publications include many articles and book chapters related to motor speech disorders. She regularly gives lectures on the assessment and treatment of motor speech disorders in children and adults, management of communication disorders in degenerative neurologic disease and neuroanatomy. She is the co-author of the books:Management of Speech and Swallowing in Degenerative Disease; Clinical Management of Motor Speech Disorders in Children and Adults; and is co-editor of the book Clinical Management of Motor Speech Disorders in Children. She is an ASHA fellow and has been awarded Honors of the Association of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
Day One: Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) Using Dynamic Tactile and Temporal Cueing (DTTC)
Open and free-of-charge to all speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology students, and parents of children with CAS.
Location: FAIRWINDS Alumni Center, 12676 Gemini Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816
Date: Friday, September 30, 2016
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Register Now: https://www.ucfknightsnetwork.com/StrandConference
Day Two: Advanced Clinical Decision-Making in the Treatment of CAS: Case Studies and Application of DTTC Methods
Open only to speech-language pathologists. Free-of-charge to therapists working in not-for-profit organizations, including public schools. Registration fee for therapists working in for-profit organizations is $150.
Location: FAIRWINDS Alumni Center, 12676 Gemini Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2016
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Register Now: https://www.ucfknightsnetwork.com/StrandConference
This workshop is sponsored by the Once Upon a Time Foundation.
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| September 30, 2016, 8 a.m. | UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center |
| October 1, 2016, 8 a.m. | UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center |