Casey Werman, MS, CCC-SLP
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Coordinator
Casey is a speech-language pathologist who is passionate about building strong relationships with her clients and their families and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to support her clients' growth. Casey earned her Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She completed her Master of Science in Speech, Language, and Learning at Northwestern University. Upon graduation, she completed her clinical fellowship year with PlayWorks Therapy, Inc., and is thrilled to have continued working with the team ever since. Her clinical interests include neurodiversity affirming pragmatic skills, early childhood language development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and autism spectrum disorders. As the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Coordinator, Casey enjoys working with clinicians and caregivers to support clients in obtaining AAC devices. She is passionate about educating families, care providers, and interdisciplinary clinicians on best practices in AAC evaluations, treatment, modeling, and device personalization.
Casey is Meaningful Speech GLP + AAC trained, where she gained specialized skills in using the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) Framework for supporting gestalt language processors (GLPs) who are, or could be, AAC users. Meaningful Speech GLP + AAC is a comprehensive training on identifying, evaluating, and supporting GLPs who currently or may in the future communicate using AAC. It additionally provides specialized training in customizing AAC software and modeling approaches to support the language acquisition style of GLPs.
In her free time, Casey enjoys walking along the lakefront path, baking, spending time with family and friends, and cheering on the Michigan Wolverines!