Description:
This
webinar will discuss ways that SLPs can incorporate mindfulness in a variety of
treatment contexts with patients to improve voice, fluency, speech, cognition,
and communication. The presentation will include case studies as well as a
short mindfulness practice opportunity. Mindfulness involves techniques like
focused breathing and body awareness to enhance awareness of sensations and
emotions without judgment. Research shows it can lower stress, anxiety, and
depression, which are common among patients with communication
disorders.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Define essential components of
mindfulness
- Identify measures and scales to
measure mindfulness, stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety and their
association with speech, voice, and cognition
- Discuss methods for
incorporating mindfulness into counseling, goal generation, and speech-language
intervention
- Apply mindfulness practices to
the treatment of fluency, voice, and cognitive-communication disorders
Presenter
Information
Jean Neils-Strunjas, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) is Professor and
Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the
University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching focus on cognitive impairment
related to dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative
neurological disorders. She is Director of the Aging Gracefully Lab and is
currently conducting intervention research on mindful walking and an
intergenerational book club that incorporates social engagement. She frequently
collaborates with exercise science and social work.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Michael Boyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor and Graduate
Program Coordinator of the Speech-Language Pathology Master's program in the
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University.
He teaches a variety of courses including fluency disorders and counseling. His
research is focused on psychosocial aspects of stuttering including stigma,
disclosure, and communicative participation in people who stutter, and he has
published numerous articles and book chapters on these topics. Dr. Boyle also
wrote a seminal article on the connection between mindfulness and stuttering
intervention, and he has presented on this topic nationally and internationally
over the past decade. His research program on better understanding methods to
reduce social stigma and self-stigma experienced by people who stutter has been
funded by the National Stuttering Association and ASHA. Dr. Boyle currently
serves as an editor for the American Journal of Speech-Language
Pathology.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Diana Rose Becker, MS, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) is a voice-specialized
speech-language pathologist at the Emory Voice Center. She earned a Master of
Science degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Pittsburgh,
as well as dual Bachelor of Music degrees in classical vocal performance and
music education from the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. Ms.
Becker's clinical interests include working with the professional and singing
voice as well as educating novice voice users about how to use their
instruments to achieve their unique voice goals. A native of New York, Ms.
Becker has extensive experience as a professional singer and has performed
throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new knowledge.
To earn
continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning
assessment by the end date below.
Program
History and CE
Information
Live
webinar date: November 13, 2024
End date: November 15, 2029
This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Related area).
