A practical, clinician-to-clinician course for SLPs who want clarity, confidence, and real-world tools
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) can feel overwhelming — even for experienced clinicians. The research is complex, presentations vary widely, and families are often navigating fear, grief, and uncertainty alongside therapy.
This course was created for SLPs who want more than a checklist of symptoms or a single “right” approach. It offers a grounded, evidence-based framework for understanding CAS and the lived experience of the children and families we serve — while staying deeply practical and clinically relevant.
You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of CAS, greater confidence in your clinical reasoning, and concrete strategies you can apply immediately in therapy and caregiver coaching.
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What makes this course different
This is not a “one-size-fits-all” CAS course.
Instead, it emphasizes:
- Clinical decision-making over rigid protocols
- Understanding readiness, capability, and context
- Supporting families, not just treating speech
- Bridging research with what actually works in practice
The course integrates current research, real-world clinical insights, and family-centered perspectives so you can better support children with CAS across settings and stages of development.
What you’ll learn
Through video instruction and downloadable materials, you’ll explore:
- How CAS fits within a broader health and participation framework
- What truly distinguishes CAS from other speech sound disorders
- Why caregiver experience and psychosocial factors matter in treatment planning
- How to think critically about therapy readiness and intensity
- Common comorbidities and how they influence intervention
- The growing understanding of genetic contributions to CAS
- Practical, realistic ways to support effective home practice
- Multiple treatment approaches — and how to think about them clinically, not rigidly
This course is designed to expand your thinking, not overwhelm you — and to help you feel more grounded when working with complex CAS cases.
Who this course is for
This course is a strong fit for:
- Practicing SLPs working with children with suspected or diagnosed CAS
- SLPs who want a deeper, more nuanced understanding of CAS
- SLPs supporting families who feel anxious, burned out, or confused
- SLPs looking to strengthen caregiver collaboration and home practice
- SLPs who want evidence-based guidance without dogma
Whether you’re newer to CAS or looking to refine your approach, this course meets you where you are.
Course format & CEUs
- Self-paced, on-demand learning
- Video lectures with downloadable handouts
- 6 certification maintenance hours (CMHs)
- 24/7 access for 1 year for ongoing reference after completion
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the WHO model and its relevance with CAS.
- Analyze research on the psychosomatic experiences of parents with children who have CAS.
- Explain the discriminatory features of CAS.
- Summarize the Capability-Focus Framework.
- Identify 6 considerations for children who do not show readiness for intensive speech therapy.
- Describe commonly occurring comorbidities for children with CAS.
- Detail the connection between genetics and CAS.
- List at least 5 strategies for effective home practice.
- Identify ways to support children with CAS holistically.
- Define at least 3 different treatment approaches for CAS.
Why clinicians appreciate this course
SLPs consistently describe this course as:
- Grounding and clarifying for complex CAS cases
- Respectful of clinical judgment and individual children
- Helpful for caregiver conversations and expectations
- A balance of research, reflection, and real-world application
If you’ve ever felt stuck, uncertain, or isolated when supporting a child with CAS — this course is designed to support you, not just your caseload.
Earn your course certificate for 6.0 CMHs upon course completion.
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