Continuing Education
2021:
~Cycles Approach -From target selection to implementation: Amy Graham, Bight Ideas
~Homework tips: Rebecca Reinking, Bright Ideas
~10 things to teach parents for the CAS journey: Jennie Bjorem, Bright Ideas
~Our word, their actions: Jennie Bjorem, Bright Ideas
~Oral mech exams: Amy Graham, Bright Ideas
~Speech sound disorders series: Amy Graham, Rebecca Reinking, Jennie Bjorem, Bright Ideas
2020:
~Cycles Approach to Phonology Treatment; Hodson
~Telepractice: Amanda Blackwell, Bright Ideas
~Tips for engaging kids in telepractice: Jennie Bjorem, Bright Ideas
~Creating and adapting materials for teletherapy: Bill Bolden, Bright Ideas
~ASHA Connect Conference: Billing and coding, Branding, Special books for special kids, Client conversations, Data driven decisions, Ethical considerations, Insurance, Unattended sessions, Compassion fatigue
~English Pronunciation Pedagogy: Online video training series
2019:
~Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference; Held at Northern Arizona University. 3 Day conference
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2018:
~Guest lecturer at the University of Utah graduate program for speech-language pathology. Lecturing on accent training and the prosody of English.
~DTTC Video; Presented by Dr. Edythe Strand; Made possible by the Once Upon a Time Foundation
~Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cuing Intensive Course; Presented by Dr. Edythe Strand; Made possible by the Once Upon a Time Foundation
~Relationship Between SSD and Literacy; Presented by Kelly Farquharson; Hosted by BYU and Ciao Seminars
~Note regarding accent training continuing education: Most education in this area is acquired through experience. I have pursued self-study in this area as well and am currently reading as many articles in the field as I can find to build an evidence based approach to teaching pronunciation of English.
2017:
~Using the Building Speech System; Presented by Kathy Jakielski and Lisa Mitchel through CASANA
2016:
~Supporting Literacy Skills in Children with CAS; Presented by Ruth Stoekle through CASANA
~Preschool Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Approach; Presented by Scott Yaruss through ASHA
~Designing Therapy that Fits Each Child: How the WHO Model can Improve Clinical Practice for Children with CAS; Presented by Marnie Millington and Alice Stroutsos through CASANA
~Stuttering Assessment and Therapy in School Aged and Adolescent Populations; Presented by Craig Coleman through ASHA
~CASANA National Conference
~Contrastive Approaches to Phonological Assessment and Treatment; Presented by Baker through ASHA
~There is More to the Story: Children with Early, Persistent, and Remediated SSD; Presented by Kelly Farquharson through ASHA
~Expediting Intelligibility Gains in Children: Presented by Barbara Hodson through ASHA
~Curriculum Based Speech Sound Intervention; Presented by Melanie Schuele through ASHA
~Perspectives on Improving Intelligibility; Presented by Ray Kent through ASHA
~Differential Diagnosis of CAS; Presented by Ruth Stoekle through ASHA
~Enhancing Early Literacy Development; Presented by Gail Gillion through ASHA
~Phonological Remediation for Special Populations; Presented by Lesley Magnus through ASHA
2010: CASANA National Conference in San Diego
(Childhood Apraxia of Speech of American National Association)
2002-2010: Various continuing education topics pursued including, but not limited to: autism, fluency, articulation, respiratory support for function, brain injury, feeding, apraxia, aural rehab.
2000-2002: University of Utah; Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology
2000: University of Maine, Orono; Bachelors of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Work History
2014-Present:
Working independently with a focus on the pediatric population and adults who speak English as a second language.
~Professional contributor to the CAS parent support group in Utah
~Professional contact listed by Apraxia-Kids (formerly known as CASANA)
August 2018-Present:
Founder of ClearSpeak: Accent Professionals
2014-August 2018:
Lead accent trainer for Pronunciation Pro
2003-2006 and 2007-2014
Primary Children's Hospital: Outpatient Rehab
~Specializing in childhood apraxia of speech
~Lead developer of the apraxia protocol for the PCH rehab system along with Amy Krantz.
~Team member of the aural rehab group, specializing in hearing loss and rehab with cochlear implants.
2002
South Davis Community Hospital