Cleft and Craniofacial Speech Therapy Boot Camp for Patients and Families

Cleft and Craniofacial Speech Therapy Boot Camp for Patients and Families

A one-day event for patients/families from our Cleft and Craniofacial Center and SLPs to participate in a speech therapy boot camp.

By Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Date and time

Saturday, July 13 · 9am - 2:30pm EDT

Location

Memorial Regional Hospital

3501 Johnson Street Conference Center Garage Hollywood, FL 33021

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome: Campers & Parents


Families arrive, check-in, introductions - come with your child ready to start a fun day of therapy!

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Individual Speech Therapy Activities


These activities will be for the children, along with our speech therapists, only. There will be separate parent activities happening at the same time.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Individual Speech Therapy Activities


These activities will be for the children, along with our speech therapists, only. There will be separate parent activities happening at the same time.

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Wrap-up: Campers & Parents


Parent meeting and training (individualized recommendations and home program).

About this event

  • 5 hours 30 minutes

We are excited to be with you and your family, please note there is a cost for this event.

To register and purchase your slot, please be sure to complete you registration on Eventbrite and then make sure to check your email for instructions for payment.

Speech Therapy Boot Camp Day is a fun and educational one-day event hosted by the Cleft and Craniofacial Center at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. It's designed to focus on improving speech intelligibility and communication skills by targeting accurate oral placement for sound production and eliminating compensatory speech errors. Participants will also be able to interact with other families in a relaxing environment and develop friendships.


* At least one parent must remain at the boot camp throughout the day.


ACTIVITIES

  • Our cleft and craniofacial team, speech and language pathologist, and community providers will provide fun and social activities to improve speech intelligibility.
  • Parents will be provided with training on ways to stimulate their child’s speech production and will be provided with specific home program recommendations.
  • Patients and families can interact with the team, community providers, and other families.
  • Patients will be grouped according to age and needs.


COST (an email will be sent to you after registration for payment instructions)

  • $25 per family: Pre-registration (before June 29, 2024)
  • $40 per family: Late registration (after June 30, 2024)

*If financial assistance is needed for our patients and families, there are scholarships available. Please email Kristen Deluca at kdeluca@mhs.net to be sent an application.


QUESTIONS

For more information or questions, please contact Kristen DeLuca at kdeluca@mhs.net.


Keywords: JDCH, In-person, Cleft & Craniofacial, Speech Therapy

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