Lois Kam Heymann – Auditory Processing Disorder: Advanced Treatment Strategies

Auditory Processing Disorder: Advanced Treatment Strategies – Lois Kam Heymann

• An effective 7-step process for treatment
• Goal writing that addresses the Common Core
• Develop an integrated targeted plan
• Build and implement the Listening Skills Hierarchy
• Execution of the Integrated Lesson Plan
• Take your practice to the next level by setting measurable, attainable goals

This seminar is an opportunity to learn from 30- year expert and highly accredited therapist and author Lois Kam Heymann, M.A. CCC-SLP, about diagnosis and treatment of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and other listening challenges.

This course is a hands-on workshop for clinicians who have some background knowledge about auditory processing disorders and listening challenges. There will be a review of listening sub skills: auditory attention, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, auditory figure/ground, phonological segmentation and blending, and auditory cohesion. Case studies and hierarchical auditory therapy intervention will be presented. You will have the opportunity to practice structuring long and short-term goals, objectives, and activities. Small group work will be encouraged.

• Learn how to develop and treat a child’s evaluated area of weakness (es):
• Apply a hierarchical method to approach auditory therapy intervention
• Develop an auditory therapy plan from a case study
• Design auditory therapy activities for each of the listening sub skills

Don’t miss this chance to learn from a true pioneer in the industry. Lois is well sought after throughout the United States, as well as internationally. After 30+ years of expertise in her field, she continues to transform the lives of children and parents through her empowering and positive vision of how to learn.

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• pply the components of an Auditory Processing Evaluation.
• Distinguish between Language Processing, Auditory Processing Disorders and Attention Disorders.
• Identify ways to interpret results from evaluations.
• Apply a hierarchical method to approach auditory therapy intervention.
• Determine how to develop integrated lesson plans.
• Discuss ways to accommodate the child with listening challenges in the classroom and at home.

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Listening Challenges

• What APD is and what APD isn’t
• Red Flags to diagnose
• Hearing vs listening
• Impact of language development
• Parent and teacher checklists
• Differentiating APD from LPD, ADHD, ASD

Assessment

• Audiological evaluation
• Speech and Language Pathologist evaluation
• Listening/Language Hierarchy

Treatment for APD and Listening Challenges

• Auditory attention
• Auditory figure ground
• Binaural integration and separation
• Auditory memory
• Auditory sequential memory
• Phonological segmenting and blending
• Auditory comprehension
• Expressive language skills
• Templates for individual treatment plans
• Develop therapy based on child’s weakened areas
• Common Core Goals

Templates for Plan Development/Interventions:

• iPad® Applications:
  • Category Carousel
  • One Step – Two Step
  • Tell Me a Story
  • Listening Adventures: Little Red Riding Hood
  • Artic Academy

Case Studies

• Opportunity to follow a child from diagnosis through treatment

 

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