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 rationale for using the SPEAK OUT! eLibrary as an essential component of the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program.
- Identify required SPEAK OUT! eLibrary components, including the SPEAK OUT! Booklet, flashcards, and other therapy materials located on the SPEAK OUT! Dashboard.
- Demonstrate how patient and family education related to eLibrary access is an essential and skilled, billable therapy service.
- Apply strategies for supporting patients with generational, geographical, ability, and socioeconomic barriers to technology.
- Implement carryover and home practice strategies using the SPEAK OUT! eLibrary materials and functional activities beyond the SPEAK OUT! Booklet.
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.