CSP 057: Can you /skr/ape it to me…The Book!

Kelly Vess is back to talk about her just-released book on speech sound disorders. It’s called Speech Sound Disorders: Comprehensive Evaluation & Treatment. Please check out our earlier episode if you haven't already (which covers her use of the complexity approach). In today's episode, Kelly discusses why she wrote the book and how the everyday clinician should utilize it. What I like about Kelly's book is that it includes discussions about children with autism spectrum disorder as well as other developmental delays. And she includes nonspeaking children as well! Important aspects of Kelly's approach come from other disciplines like occupational therapy and psychology. Along with DTTC, Kelly has come up with a formula for successfully working with many children with speech sound disorders. But make no mistake! The book is not meant to be a "how-to" cookbook. The recipe for success is ultimately up to you SLP’s. Kelly Vess has been a speech pathologist for over 17 years. She works in a school district with kids in an early childhood program. Kelly is also a clinical instructor and mentors graduate clinicians. She has presented at various venues and can be found presenting online as well. Links/Notes: Kelly Vess's website Kelly's YouTube Channel Helen Tager-Flusberg's talk on YouTube A general outline of Narrative Intervention by Trina Spencer & Douglas Petersen (I included this link because most SLP’s in the US will be able to access this paper without a paywall). DTTC (Dynamic Tactile & Temporal Cueing) training opportunity Check this out too! A paper from 2011 by Rvachew & Nowak that calls into question the usefulness of the complexity approach Disclaimers: Conversations in Speech Pathology is a podcast meant to provide an ongoing dialogue about topics important to the practice of speech-language pathology/therapy. The show, its host, and guests do not provide medical or therapeutic advice regarding individual clients. Parents and other professionals are urged to seek the advice of a licensed professional for specific concerns regarding communication disorders/delays. It should go without saying that practicing clinicians will need to do their homework to determine best practices. Please do not accept as gospel everything said on this program. Please send all correspondence to jeff@conversationsinspeech.com Thank you for listening! Jeff