Workshops

Workshop #1:

PRODUCING MORE INTELLIGIBLE SPEECH:  Innovative Therapy Techniques for Apraxia,  Dysarthria,  and Speech Sound Disorders

5 hour course includes therapeutic approaches effective for apraxia and dysarthria,  plus specific elicitation techniques for difficult-to-correct speech sound errors; emphasis on practicality.


Workshop #2:

TREATMENT OF SPEECH PRODUCTION DISORDERS
AND PROBLEM PHONEMES:
GETTING TO CARRYOVER

7 hour course focuses on practical aspects of actually doing therapy with the more challenging types of speech production disorders; hands-on practice.

Contact: www.agesandstages.net


Additional Workshops/Presentations:

Therapy Techniques for Those Recalcitrant /r/ and /s/
Distortions!

Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association (RISHA)
March 27, 2010   Warwick, RI

Prognostic Indicators for Rapid Progress in Artic Therapy
South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCSHA)
February 19, 2009, Myrtle Beach, SC

Therapy Techniques for Those Recalcitrant /r/ and /s/ Distortions!
New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association (NJSHA)
April 10, 2008, Atlantic City, NJ


Self-Monitoring:  Pushing Artic Kids Across the Goal Line
South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCSHA)
February 21, 2008,  Charleston, SC 


Overall comments from SLPs attending Donna’s workshops:

“This was the most useful I've ever attended, and I've been practicing for many years. There were no boring, useless topics in the workshop.”

“I will use therapy ideas to decrease my artic caseload”.

“Thanks for the great ideas and materials!  Your experience is invaluable!”

“The workshop got me fired up for oral-motor/artic therapy with fresh ideas for the school year.  Thank you!”

“Great conference--best one Ive been to in years!!”

These particular  aspects of the workshop were identified as most helpful

 “R” Therapy techniques; videos; off-the-beaten-track strategies.

“Specificity of techniques with good demos.”

“Everything.”

“I really like the ideas for self-monitoring. So many ideas to promote this important step.