Phonomotor Treatment for Individuals with Aphasia: Evidence Based Practice
Presented by Diane Kendall and Megan (Oelke) Moldestad
Non-Financial: Diane Kendall is a CE Content Consultant for MedBridge.
Meet your instructors
Diane Kendall
Dr. Kendall is a Full Professor at the University of Washington Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Her research program is focused on rehabilitation of aphasia. She, along with her colleagues, has created a treatment for linguistic deficits in aphasia called Phonomotor Treatment. Through a Veterans Administration…
Megan (Oelke) Moldestad
Megan (Oelke) Moldestad, M.S., CCC-Med SLP, works in the Aphasia Lab as a research speech-language pathologist. She works with Dr. Kendall on a research study comparing two treatments for word-retrieval deficits, and assists with a number of other projects in the lab. She completed her B.A. in Language Studies at the…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Phonomotor Treatment Background and Evidence Base
This chapter, with Dr. Diane Kendall, will describe the evidence base behind phonomotor treatment, beginning from the ground up including relevant models of aphasia, and their theoretical applications to phonomotor treatment. Dr Kendall will then explore both the phase 1 and phase 2 evidence for phonomotor treatment.
2. Phonomotor Treatment Application: Stages One and Two
In this chapter, with Megan Oelke, participants are provided with an in-depth “nuts and bolts” tutorial on the administration of stage 1 and stage 2 phonomotor treatment. Megan Oelke will walk participants through the process using materials set up for treatment, and will introduce examples filmed with real patients being administered phonomotor treatment.
3. Conclusion and Practice Examples
The final chapter of this course will provide quick tips for clinicians who are new to phonomotor treatment, as well as additional case examples of phonomotor treatment being performed with real patients.
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