Communication Difficulties in Children with Cleft and other Craniofacial Conditions

Summary of course:

Communication Difficulties in Children with Cleft and other Complex Craniofacial Conditions- A two day course presented by the Cleft and Craniofacial Speech and Language Therapy Teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Date: 

7^th and 8^th February 2019

Aimed at: 

• Speech and Language Therapists, (both NHS and Independent) working with children and young people with cleft palate and craniofacial conditions who present with resonance, articulation and communication difficulties.

• Cleft and/or craniofacial SLTs with limited experience wishing to broaden their understanding of communication difficulties in these populations

• Community SLTs working with patient(s) with these communication profiles

• SLTs with a special interest in communication difficulties in these populations

• Link SLTs working with a small caseload of patients with these needs

• Experienced SLTs wishing to refresh their knowledge of speech difficulties in these cohorts of patients

Topics to be covered:

• Overview of Conditions

• Framework for approaching the conditions & their related speech and language difficulties

• Speech Profiling

• Assessment: perceptual, intra-oral, instrumental

• Active Listening sessions to tune into resonance, airflow, cleft speech characteristics, articulatory patterns related to specific craniofacial conditions

• Airway management & Middle ear dysfunction – ENT surgeon

• Conductive hearing loss & impact on speech & language

• Case Studies for evaluation and therapy

• Management of velopharyngeal dysfunction

• Language Skills in craniofacial, cleft and related syndromic conditions

• Early Identification + Intervention

• Therapy for cleft and craniofacial speech characteristics

• Parent Led Articulation Therapy (PLAT) – Dr. Debbie Sell PhD

• Psychosocial issues associated with speech in cleft palate and craniofacial conditions – Clinical psychologist on Cleft and Craniofacial teams

Course objectives:

• Increase knowledge of the structural and functional aspects in cleft & craniofacial conditions that can impact on communication
• To apply this knowledge to caseload management
• To update knowledge of recent advances in the management of cleft & craniofacial populations
• Share best practice on assessment, intervention and long term communication management
• Network with speech and language therapy colleagues to access peer support

Costs:

Early Bird rate (by 03 Dec 2018) - £165

After 03 December - £190