Jessica K. Sullivan, CCC-SLP, BCS-S: No financial or non-financial relationships to disclose
Abstract: Helping patients to express themselves fully often includes assessment and treatment of voice. This often is quite rewarding as it can help people fully interact with their community, family, get back to work or simply express their feelings fully. While this presentation is not intended to provide every skill needed to do all voice work, it will give the participate the tools needed work toward competency. We will walk through a review of voice related anatomy and physiology and discuss ways that voices are evaluated and treated. Resources will include published research in addition to connecting to resources needed to expand knowledge and experience.
Summary of Presentation : This presentation will provide a review of the anatomy and physiology of voice as well as a review of acceptable practices in instrumental and non-instrumental evaluation of voice. We will cover basic voice therapy modalities excluding details of proprietary modalities as appropriate. There will be videos of patient examples for patients who have appropriately consented to this in advance. There will be an opportunity for discussion and interaction as well.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
The participant will accurately label voice related anatomy and describe basic physiology of voice production.
The participate will recognize appropriate vs incomplete methods of evaluation and develop resources for remediating incomplete voice evaluation.
The participant will practice voice therapy skills during this session.