Head and neck cancer patients (speech and swallowing impacts)

Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Voice and fluency intervention techniques Telepractice platforms Time management and caseload organization Treatment planning and goal development Adolescents Adults with swallowing disorders due to neurological or structural causes Brain tumors and neurological conditions Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke) Head and neck cancer patients (speech and swallowing impacts) Infants with feeding difficulties Medically complex children Older adults / geriatric population Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases Post-surgical patients affecting swallowing function Respiratory conditions affecting speech/swallowing Speech sound disorders (articulation, phonology) Stroke (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia) Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Voice disorders (e.g., vocal strain, neurological voice changes) Working-age adults Young adults Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient) Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) University/college clinics (training and supervision sites)

Katherine Imbeau

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula

Adults with swallowing disorders due to neurological or structural causes Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke) Head and neck cancer patients (speech and swallowing impacts) Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases Respiratory conditions affecting speech/swallowing Stroke (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia) Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Rehabilitation and recovery processes Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient)

Katherine Taylor

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Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient) Swallowing/dysphagia specialty clinics Adults with swallowing disorders due to neurological or structural causes Brain tumors and neurological conditions Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke) Head and neck cancer patients (speech and swallowing impacts) Older adults / geriatric population Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases Post-surgical patients affecting swallowing function Respiratory conditions affecting speech/swallowing Speech sound disorders (articulation, phonology) Stroke (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia) Working-age adults Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Counseling and family education Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Empathy and patience Evidence-based practice application Neuroscience and brain-behavior relationships Patient advocacy Rehabilitation and recovery processes