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Presenters & Learning Outcomes

Participants who wish to file a complaint must submit it in writing within 30 days of the course completion date. 

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the core principles and neurological rationale underlying the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program and the role of intentional speech in individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
  2. Differentiate between automatic speech and intentional speech and explain how this distinction supports motor learning and functional communication outcomes.
  3. Demonstrate appropriate cueing strategies and clinical implementation in individual therapy and SPEAK OUT! Classes.
  4. Apply updated program protocols, materials, and implementation guidelines, including use of the SPEAK OUT! eLibrary and virtual service delivery considerations.
  5. Identify common clinical challenges and select appropriate problem-solving strategies.
  6. Outline best practices for transitioning patients from individual therapy to SPEAK OUT! Classes to support long-term maintenance.
  7. Implement program standards that ensure fidelity to the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program model across clinical settings.

Presenters:

Samantha Elandary, MA, CCC-SLP

Relevant Financial Relationship: Receives a salary as an employee of Parkinson Voice Project.

Relevant Nonfinancial Relationship: Volunteer member of Parkinson Voice Project’s Board of Directors.

Samantha Elandary is the Founder and CEO of Parkinson Voice Project. She has devoted her life to making quality speech therapy accessible to individuals with Parkinson’s disease and related neurological conditions. Under her leadership, Parkinson Voice Project developed the SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program, an effective, comprehensive speech therapy program for treating the motor speech deficits in Parkinson’s. Elandary believes clinicians need the clinical skills and compassion to provide quality treatment while adhering to business practices that promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Since 2008, Parkinson Voice Project has successfully provided all therapy services through donations and the “Pay it Forward” concept. With this unique funding model, no patient has ever been denied treatment due to insurance or financial limitations.

Laura Langer, MS, CCC-SLP

Relevant Financial Relationship: Receives a salary as an employee of Parkinson Voice Project.

Relevant Nonfinancial Relationship: None.

Laura Langer, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a medical speech-language pathologist and former clinical lead of the New York State SPEAK OUT! Therapy & Research Center at the University at Buffalo. She has demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing speech and swallowing treatment for people with Parkinson’s. She is grateful for the opportunity to apply her clinical, educational, and research experience in her new role as Chief Clinical & Research Officer, further advancing Parkinson Voice Project’s mission to expand access to the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program through strengthened clinical research and the training of speech-language pathologists and graduate students worldwide.