Clinical Management of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
About this course
Following the RCSLT Position Paper (2024) on Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), this new, one-day course, will be delivered by Dr Pam Williams. It will provide a theoretical update and look at assessment protocols, specific assessment tools, differential diagnosis and evidence-based intervention approaches.
Case study illustrations will help you select assessment tools including DEAP, NDP3 Assessment and DEMSS (Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Skill). They will also help you choose the most appropriate intervention approaches specifically for individual clients.
Evidence-based intervention approaches reviewed in the course will include:
• Dynamic Temporal & Tactile Cueing (DTTC);
• Rapid Syllable Transition treatment (ReST);
• Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme (NDP3)
Issues of service delivery will also be explored.
Course Times
The course duration is 9.30 am to 4.30 pm (UK Time) – For a list of course dates and times please go to the Booking page
Course pricing
| Book and pay online | Organisational payment | Student / Returner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Booking | £120 | £140 | £70 |
Please book your place here or alternatively, you can contact us if you are you would like to:
- Book four or more courses (we can offer you a discount)
- Make a block booking for a group
- Book a closed course
Course presenter
Dr Pam Williams
Speech and Language Therapist and Lead author of the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme
Dr Pam Williams retired from her clinical post as Consultant Speech and Language Therapist at the Nuffield Hearing and Speech Centre, in December 2017. Dr Williams was involved in creating the original Nuffield Centre Dyspraxia Programme (NDP), published in 1985.
Following this she co-edited the current NDP (3rd edition) with her colleague Hilary Stephens. Dr Pam Williams has lectured widely in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Australia. Dr Williams continues to run training workshops on the subject of NDP and childhood apraxia of speech. Pam was a member of the project team that produced the original (2011) Policy Statement on Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia, and more recently the RCSLT (2024) Position Paper on Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Furthermore, she was a supporting author of the RCSLT (2024) Speech Sound Disorders Guidance.
Dr Williams was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in 2013 and is a former chair of the UK Dyspraxia Foundation Charity. She is a current member of the Child Speech Disorder Research Network for the UK and Ireland.
Course topics
Topics to be covered in this one-day course include:
Session 1
- A theoretical update on the current understanding of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and the presenting difficulties of children with CAS
- The CAS evidence base regarding assessment protocols for children of different ages and severity
- An overview of a range of recommended CAS assessment tools, with a focus on: the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP), the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme Assessment (3rd edition) (NDPA-3), and the Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Speech Skill (DEMSS)
- Differential diagnosis of CAS, and specifically: differentiation of CAS from Childhood dysarthria and CAS from Inconsistent Phonological Disorder (IPD)
Session 2
- The current evidence base for intervention approaches for CAS and service delivery recommendations
- Principles of Motor Learning Theory and its application to children with CAS
- Key principles of three evidence-based intervention approaches: Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC), Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme- 3rd edition (NDP3) and Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST)
- An introduction to treatment planning and target selection when using: DTTC, NDP3 & ReST
- Case study illustrations will be used throughout this course to support clinicians in selecting appropriate assessment tools and intervention approaches for specific clients
Who this course is suitable for
Owing to the specialist technical nature of this course, eligibility is restricted to Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), Speech Pathologists (SPs) and Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) i.e. those who can undertake diagnostic assessments. We will also accept Speech and Language Therapy students on this course.
Booking information
This course is presented Virtual Live – Online over Zoom
This course is available on various dates throughout the year. To view available course dates and book your place click here.
During the booking process, you can select to reserve a place instead (while you confirm you can attend or to organise payment through your employer for example). We can hold your place for up to four weeks, if we have not heard from you after this time, we may need to cancel your reservation so other people can attend the training.
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