John Dean – Parkinson’s and the SLP: Treatment Approaches for Voice, Speech, Language, Cognition and Other Issues
- Faculty:
- John Dean
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 32 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Nov 19, 2020
Description
Handouts
| Manual – Parkinson’s and the SLP (3.5 MB) | 40 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Instructions for ASHA credit – Self-Study Only (64.4 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Hallmarks of Parkinson’s-Speech
- Quiet voice/hypophonia
- Sloppy articulation – excess noise due to frication
- Visualization of the vocal folds
Treatment Approaches
- LSVT LOUD (formally Lee Silverman Voice Therapy)
- SPEAK OUT (Parkinson’s Voice Project)
- PLVT (Pitch Limited Voice Therapy)
- Apps
Articulation Difficulties & Fluency Disorders
- Parkinson’s Swallowing
- Drooling and risk for swallowing dysfunction
- Potential impacts for each stage of swallowing
- Emerging tools and other possible ways to help
- Other interventions with strong evidence
Cognition – The Intersection of Language and Cognition
- Influence of other cognitive domains
- Attention
- Set shifting
- Disinhibition
- Executive function
Faculty
John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP Related seminars and products: 4
John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP, has been specializing in the treatment of Parkinson’s and related disorders since 2007. In addition to clinical work, he has been involved in an array of Parkinson’s related projects ranging from the development of interdisciplinary Parkinson’s rehab networks for a large healthcare company, founding startups that build technologies for people living with Parkinson’s and even a stint as a member of the senior leadership at the Davis Phinney Foundation.
He resides in Lisbon, collaborating with Josefa Domingos to develop exercise activities that combine movement, voice, and cognition, as well as launching a startup that creates technologies to help scale up dual-task training for patients around the world.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: John Dean maintains a private practice. He is director at Davis Phinney Foundation. Mr. Dean receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: John Dean is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS).
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