Helping children with cerebral palsy to speak more clearly

Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Looking to optimise client speech outcomes? Interested in learning about the latest research on motor speech interventions?

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We are delighted to invite you to an evening of professional development and networking, hosted in Orange by Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Learn about the effectiveness of several motor speech interventions with a focus on Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) and the principles of Dynamic Tactile Temporal Cuing (DTTC).Hear from Dr Johanna Korkalainen, a leading expert in cerebral palsy and CPA speech pathology consultant, on how interventions like ReST and DTTC can optimise clients' speech outcomes.There will also be an interactive panel discussion with a local client and allied health professionals who will share their speech pathology journey to enhance your clinical skills in delivering excellent support and services to people with cerebral palsy.Canapes and refreshments will be served on arrival and the formal presentations will start at 6.15pm.Places are limited, please register to secure your place. We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.Visit CPA's website <a href="https://cerebralpalsy.org.au/" title="https://cerebralpalsy.org.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a> A bit more info...Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood physical disability, and most children with CP have a speech difficulty referred to as dysarthria. This makes speech unclear and difficult to understand. In some children, dysarthria can be so severe that the child is unable to speak at all. Regardless of the level of severity, dysarthria impedes the child’s ability to take part in conversations which can lead to frustration and loneliness.Motor speech interventions are a relatively new treatment approach to dysarthria. Motor learning principles are used to target dysarthric speech to make it more accurate and intelligible. Johanna Korkalainen biographyDr Johanna Korkalainen works as a consultant to speech pathology at Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Her clinical and research interests are in speech interventions for children with CP, and in early communication development in young babies at risk of CP.

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