ASHA Learning Pass

Live broadcast (one-time viewing only): August 7, 2024, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern time

Last chance to sign up: August 7, 2024, Noon, Eastern time

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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:

• None

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 August 9, 2024.

Program History and CE Information

Live webinar: August 7, 2024
1:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern time

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).