Guests
- Nancy Kaufman – Director Kaufman Children’s Center
Speech challenges and speech delays are a hurdle that many children, and families, have to work exceptionally hard to overcome. Fortunately, if diagnosed early enough and treated properly many of these challenges can be overcome, or eliminated entirely. Nancy Kaufman is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Speech Disorders and has been working with children with speech challenges for over 30 years. Check out her bio below:
Nancy R. Kaufman, M.A., CCC/SLP is the owner and Director of the Kaufman Children’s Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc. (KCC), located in West Bloomfield, Michigan. She received her B.A. at Michigan State University and M.A. at Wayne State University, having been awarded a graduate assistantship. Nancy has dedicated herself to establishing a treatment approach to help children to become effective vocal communicators since 1979. She is the author of the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children, (Wayne State University Press, 1995), the Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Kits for Children (Northern Speech Services, 1998, 2001), the Kaufman Speech Praxis Workout Book (Northern Speech Services, 2005), and co-author of the K&K Sign to Talk: Nouns (Northern Speech Services 2005) and the K&K Sign to Talk: Verbs (Northern Speech Services 2009). She lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on the subject childhood apraxia of speech. Families from around the globe travel to the KCC to participate in intensive and specialized programs created to meet the needs of their children. Nancy is highly regarded as an expert in her specialized field, and consults with parents and professionals across the globe. Nancy also serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) and is the recipient of the MSU College of Communication Arts & Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award for 2010. Many specialists in the field of Applied Verbal Behavior (AVB) have adopted the The Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP) into their protocol for children with autism spectrum disorders. A recipient of the Clinical Service Award from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the KCC continues to grow and has earned a reputation for excellence, warmth, and successful outcomes. Nancy has three grown children and resides with her husband in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
We had the good fortune of finding Nancy in the early days of our son’s diagnosis and the work that she, and her center, did with our own son changed his life. In this interview we were able to cover what speech challenges are and how to go about finding a QUALITY, EFFECTIVE speech therapist and therapy program for your child.
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