Presenter & 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:
- Describe the purpose and structure of the SPEAK OUT! Booklet and its role within the overall SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program.
- Identify the SPEAK OUT! Levels (I, II, & III) and explain how they support the progression of intentional speech.
- Determine appropriate starting levels for patients based on clinical presentation, stimulability, and functional communication needs.
- Apply clinical decision making to advance, repeat, or modify levels based on patient performance and treatment response.
- Integrate home practice expectations with the SPEAK OUT! Booklet and other materials in the eLibrary to promote carryover and long-term maintenance.
Presenter:
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.