Treatment of Acquired Apraxia of Speech: Therapeutic
Approaches and Practice Guidelines
Presented by Julie Wambaugh
Non-Financial: Julie Wambaugh has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Meet your instructor
Julie Wambaugh
Julie Wambaugh, Ph.D., CCC/SLP is Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Utah and is a Research Career Scientist at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. Dr. Wambaugh teaches graduate courses in Aphasia and Motor Speech Disorders. Her research is focused on the…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Introduction to Apraxia of Speech
What is AOS? This chapter introduces the participant to the clinical characteristics of AOS, including the evolution of AOS as it was recognized as a clinical entity in practice and the research literature.
2. Treatment Guidelines
In the second chapter of this course, the participant will describe the results of current systematic reviews, and the process behind guidelines for AOS treatment. After viewing this chapter the participant will be familiar with the AOS treatment evidence base.
3. Treatment Approaches
This course provides specific examples of and describes the evidence behind key treatment approaches for AOS, in order to foster more complete clinical reasoning skills with this important group.
4. Trends and Future Developments
After being exposed to current approaches in AOS treatment, this chapter expands the knowledge base of the participant by describing emerging approaches that are currently being evaluated.
5. Question and Answer
Dr. Wambaugh sits down with a practicing SLP to discuss concepts covered during the course.
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