Since its’ release in 2007, over 172 universities and speech and hearing clinics have adopted the CAAI approach and assessment battery in their clinical practice, thereby offering a structured, evidence-based approach to all clinical decision-making, from diagnosis to discharge for their accent clients.
Similarly, hundreds of private practitioners have found the adoption of CAAI has helped their accent-modification practice become easier and structured, thereby yielding better results for their clients.
“Doing the right thing now just got easier !!”
THE CAAI APPROACH (ASSESSMENT MODEL AND DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY) offers an evidence-based practice pathway as it represents the integration of ”Best Evidence” with “Client Values” and “Clinical Expertise”.
Highlights & Unique Features of the CAAI Diagnostic Battery
Questions? Wish to See the CAAI in Action? Watch short video clips of graduate SLP students talking about their diagnostic experience with the CAAI in our VIDEO FAQ section by clicking here:
Similarly, hundreds of private practitioners have found the adoption of CAAI has helped their accent-modification practice become easier and structured, thereby yielding better results for their clients.
“Doing the right thing now just got easier !!”
THE CAAI APPROACH (ASSESSMENT MODEL AND DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY) offers an evidence-based practice pathway as it represents the integration of ”Best Evidence” with “Client Values” and “Clinical Expertise”.
Highlights & Unique Features of the CAAI Diagnostic Battery
- Comprehensive: Assesses 22 areas of communication. Every possible issue that can get in the way of intelligibility and/or influence the perception of accentedness.
- Structured: The only available test for accents that has a peer-reviewed Assessment Framework, period.
- Further, this assessment framework sets professional standards as it was peer-reviewed, developed with collaboration with the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, and helps clinicians conduct data-based assessments with structure and consistency.
- Comprises of peer-reviewed, clinician-approved, scientific methods to assess all communication areas.
- Score-based methods to assess, keeping the data very objective
- Prognostic and provides roadmap to set goals for accent modification
- Reliable and valid stimuli that have undergone stringent standardization and normative procedures in the lab
- Easy to administer and fast (takes approximately 1 hour)
- Student-friendly!
- A Culturally-responsive and Ethical approach
Questions? Wish to See the CAAI in Action? Watch short video clips of graduate SLP students talking about their diagnostic experience with the CAAI in our VIDEO FAQ section by clicking here:
