Course Code: REL-RTS-0-PDAISLP
Hours: 2
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Define the impact Parkinson’s disease may have on a person’s speech, swallowing, and cognition.
Identify formal and informal evaluation measures for speech, swallowing, and cognition with expected findings for each.
Recall three treatment options for speech, swallowing, and cognition.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Parkinson’s Disease Overview
Meet Joe
Overview
Diagnosis
Disease Progression
Pharmacological Treatment of PD
Goals of Treatment
Community-Based Support
Review
Summary
Section 3: Dysarthria Assessment
Dysarthria and PD
Progression of Speech Deficits with PD
Dysarthria Evaluation
Oral Peripheral Examination
Formal Tests
Informal Auditory Perceptual Assessment
Instrumental Voice Assessment
Review
Summary
Section 4: Dysarthria Treatment
Approach to Intervention
Respiration
Articulation Training
Resonance
Vocal Volume
Vocal Pitch
Speech Rate
Overall Speech Intelligibility
Review
Summary
Section 5: Dysphagia Assessment
Dysphagia Signs and Symptoms
Interview and Medical Record Review
Oral Peripheral Examination
Therapeutic Trials of Solids and Liquids
Additional Considerations
Instrumental Dysphagia Test Results
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
Review
Summary
Section 6: Dysphagia Treatment
Goals of Dysphagia Intervention
Oral Motor Strengthening Exercises
Thermal/Tactile Stimulation
Expiratory Muscle Strengthening Treatment (EMST)
LSVT LOUD®
Diet Modifications
Compensatory Swallowing Strategies and Exercises
Feeding Strategies
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
Alternative Nutrition and Hydration
Dysphagia Treatments with Insufficient Evidence
Review
Summary
Section 7: Cognitive-Communication Assessment
Cognitive-Communication Deficits Overview
Screening and Assessment Tools
Joe’s Cognitive-Communication Testing
Review
Summary
Section 8: Cognitive-Communication Treatment
Person-Centered Approach
Cognitive-Communication Treatments
Lifestyle Modification
Review
Summary
Section 9: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in settings including school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Subject Matter Expert: Kayleigh Alexander-Blake, MCD, CCC-SLP, LSVT, CDP
Kayleigh Alexander-Blake, MCD, CCC-SLP, LSVT, CDP, is a certified speech-language pathologist in South Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and international studies with a minor in education from Wittenberg University and obtained her Master of Communication Disorders from University of South Carolina. She completed her CFY in mixed population private practice and then honed her focus in geriatrics. She currently works for an adult outpatient company, where she serves as a staff SLP for multiple senior living communities and completes outpatient house calls to community patients. Kayleigh received LSVT LOUD® certification, became a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and completed SPEAK OUT! ® and LOUD Crowd® training via a grant from Parkinson Voice Project. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Advanced level Speech Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.