Teaming up to Implement Successful Speech Therapy Strategies for Children with Hypernasality/Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (VPD)
February 8, 2020
Duke Speech Pathology & Audiology’s Use It on Monday Series focuses on topics of particular inter- est to speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Experts in the field present topics to expand and enrich pro- fessional knowledge; and to enhance patient care quality and safety. Join us for an engaging session on Saturday, and walk away with additional infor- mation, strategies, tools, and techniques, that you can implement with your patients when you return to your practice environment!
Learning Objectives
- Identify two important considerations prior to recommending a nasopharyngoscopy for a child with hypernasality/velopharyngeal dysfunction
- Describe three different speech therapy strategies that can be helpful in targeting common cleft palate speech errors
- Describe two clinical scenarios in which nasal occlusion may be useful in speech therapy for a child with a cleft palate
Duke South Amphitheater
United States
Available Credit
- 3.00 Attendance
- 0.30 IACET CEU