Getting Started in Speech Therapy with the Minimally Verbal Child
90-Minute Self-Study Video Course
Course Summary
Designing an effective speech therapy program for toddlers and preschoolers can be a challenge, especially when receptive language skills are strong, but speech skills are not progressing. Have you ever sat through an entire speech therapy session in which the child didn’t utter a sound? How do SLPs respond when the child has no verbal imitation skills and remains silent in speech therapy week after week? What steps should SLPs take when traditional play-based therapy isn’t effective in bringing about oral language skills? This course will provide a blueprint of strategies and goals for getting started with the minimally verbal young child.
Learning Outcomes:
As a result of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Summarize the two primary goals when working with minimally verbal young children.
- Explain the rationale for using a motor-planning approach in speech therapy with minimally verbal toddlers and preschoolers.
- List 5 evidence-based treatment strategies for supporting speech development in minimally verbal young children.
Timed Agenda:
Minutes 1-2 Introduction
Minutes 3-10 Defining important terms
Minutes 11-20 Why isn’t speech developing? Examining the obstacles
Minutes 21-25 In support of a motor-planning approach in speech therapy
Minutes 26-70 Strategies and goals for supporting speech development
Minutes 71-79 Partnering with parents to ensure follow-through
Minutes 80-90 Recorded Q & A
Meet the Speaker
Cari Ebert, MS, CCC-SLP is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in the Kansas City, Missouri area. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1993 and her master’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1995. Cari is a therapist, consultant, author, product developer, and nationally recognized speaker who gets paid to do what she loves most—TALK! She specializes in autism, apraxia, and early intervention. Cari’s son has dual diagnoses of autism and apraxia, allowing her to engage audiences both as a professional and as a parent of a child with different abilities. In 2018, Cari co-authored a book with Dave Hammer titled, The SLP’s Guide to Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech. In 2020, she published a book on autism titled, The Learning to Learn Program. Visit www.cariebertseminars.com to browse Cari’s wide variety of speech therapy and early intervention products.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cari Ebert receives royalties from all product sales on her website. She also benefits financially from all sales of this self-study course.
Non-financial: Cari Ebert has a son with autism and apraxia and shares personal experiences in her seminars.
Curriculum
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