Kathryn M. Yorkston, Ph.D. |
Abstract:
Assessment of dysarthria will be presented within the framework of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF). This framework gives clinicians a way to organize the biopsychosocial consequences of dysarthria. Evidence based practice guidelines will be presented as a means of assisting in clinical decision making.
Learning Objectives:
Learners will be able to:
- To define dysarthria within the ICF framework.
- To describe approaches to assessment of impairments, activity limitations and participation restriction associated with dysarthria
- To translate the results of the assessment into a treatment plan for people with dysarthria
- To discuss results of systematic reviews of intervention for velopharyngeal dysfunction, respiratory/phonatory dysfunction, and speech supplementation.
Biosketch:
Kathryn M. Yorkston, Ph.D. is Head of the Division of Speech Pathology and Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Washington, Seattle. She also holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences. Dr. Yorkston has a long history of clinical research and publication in acquired neurologic communication disorders in adults. She is past-president of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS). She has authored two texts, Management of Speech and Swallowing in Degenerative Diseases and Management of Motor Speech Disorders in Children and Adults. Dr. Yorkston is currently chairing the ANCDS writing committee for practice guidelines in dysarthria. |
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