Description:
This
webinar will discuss evaluating children with voice disorders, including
determining the appropriate clinical path to a comprehensive voice evaluation.
The speaker will present strategies and techniques for collecting and
evaluating voice samples; highlight no-tech and low-tech assessment methods;
and discuss the importance of identifying children with dysphonic voices from
an educational and social-emotional perspective. This presentation will be
relevant for SLPs in schools, private practice, and/or health care settings who
see children of all ages with voice disorders.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Identify optimal and alternative
methods for
eliciting voice samples for acoustic
analysis
- Explain what makes a good
quality audio signal
- Interpret acoustic
outputs
- Describe the educational and
social-emotional
impact of pediatric dysphonia
Presenter
Information
Liz
Heller Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her) is an assistant
professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Temple
University, where she is the director of the Vocal Development Lab. The goal of
her research is to leverage information about voice and speech development to
improve current therapeutic interventions for children with voice
disorders.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Salary from Temple
University
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new
knowledge.
To earn
continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning
assessment by the end date below.
Program
History and CE
Information
Content origination date: August 7, 2024
End date: August 9, 2029
This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
