Symposium Attendance Fees:

• Professional: $250 (includes 2 lunches)
• Student: $56 (includes 2 lunches)

Symposium Payment Options:

• Credit Card
  • To pay with credit card, go to MSUM Box Office
    OR
  • Call MSUM Box Office at 218.477.2271
• Check
  • To pay with check or PO, go to MSUM Box Office and select the option: Payment by Check or PO
  • Make checks payable to Minnesota State University Moorhead
  • Print your confirmation email and return it with your check to:
    MSUM Box Office
    1104 7th Ave S
    Moorhead, MN 56563
  • Payment must be received before the first day of the Symposium.

Those that would like to register multiple participants are able to do so during the registration process.

Pre-Registration

• Pre-registration must be received by March 21, 2025.
• Registrations will be accepted after this deadline and on-site if space is available. Please register online or call the MSUM Box Office to see if space is still available.

Please do not register on this site for the academic credit. The Academic Credit Registration can only take place online through UND’s website. A $50 tuition fee will be payable online at that time.

This conference has not been approved by ASHA as an official ASHA-sponsored CEU event, however certificates of attendance will be provided, and will align with the requirements for professional development hours in accordance with ASHA certification maintenance guidelines.

Day 1: Thursday, April 3, 2025 | 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Amy Graham – A Deep Dive Into Speech Sound Disorder Interventions

• 7:30-8:30 am | Pastries & Coffee
• 8:30 am-10:00 am | Phonological Intervention Part 1
• 10:00-10:15 | Break
• 10:15-11:45 am | Phonological Intervention Part 2
• 11:45 am-12:45 pm | Lunch & Group Discussion & Assignment (30 minutes)
• 12:45-2:15 pm | Articulation Interventions
• 2:15-2:30 pm | Break
• 2:30-4:00 pm | CAS Interventions & Target Selection
• 4:00-4:30 pm | Interactive Practice

Day 2: Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Lauren Enders-Gonzales – Empowering Voices: AAC from Assessment to Action

• 7:30-8:15 am | Registration, Pastries & Coffee
• 8:15-10:00 am | AAC Assessment Process/Introduction
• 10:00-10:15 am | Break
• 10:15-11:45 am | AAC Assessment Process/Feature Matching/Conducting Effective Trials/Case Studies
• 11:45 am-12:45 pm | Lunch & Group Discussion & Assignment (30 minutes)
• 12:45-2:15 pm | Best Practices in AAC Implementation
• 2:15-2:30 pm | Break
• 2:30-3:45 pm | Language Activities to Encourage Development of Motivated & Competent Communicators
• 3:45- 5:00 pm | Discussion & Interactive Practice; Application cases

Day 1: Thursday April 3, 2025 | 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Amy Graham – A Deep Dive Into Speech Sound Disorder Interventions

1. Participants will identify how complexity and cycles differ in regard to target selection and therapy implementation.
2. Participants will describe how cognitive reframing and phonetic shaping can benefit children with habituated articulation errors.
3. Participants will discuss how target selection and elicitation strategies differ when treating CAS.

Day 2: Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Lauren Enders-Gonzales – Empowering Voices: AAC from Assessment to Action

1. Create a plan for a comprehensive AAC assessment, including information about feature matching and trials, to identify the most appropriate communication tools for individual clients.
2. Implement at least three evidence-based AAC strategies that support diverse communication styles, including those of gestalt language processors.
3. Design and facilitate two engaging, client-led language activities that promote connection and align with neurodiversity-affirming practices.

Courtyard by Marriott - Book your group rate for MSUM Speech Language Hearing Science Room Block
Address: 1080 28th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: 218.284.1000
Room Rate: $119.00/night
Start Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
End Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
Rooms at the Marriot must be reserved by March 2, 2025 to secure this rate. Be sure to specify that you are attending the MSUM/UND Spring Symposium.

For any questions regarding the MSUM/UND Symposium or to request accommodations, please contact either:

If you are having trouble registering, please contact: