31 YEARS PIONEERING SPEECH THERAPY IN ALASKA
Frozen Voices
A Speech Therapist’s Alaskan Memoir
Join me on my Alaskan quest from 1976-2007, which took me to over 30 villages and towns in Alaska.
Speech Therapist
I followed my calling as an SLP in Alaska, delivering services beyond the arctic circle, to work with all Alaskans.
Clinical Connection
Forms are your friends. They make the paperwork part of our work much easier. And they transmit much needed information to families and other professionals.
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Map of the Places I Worked in Alaska - Alaska is HUGE! When I look at this map, created for me in a collaboration between Melinda Bessett and Eric Johnson, I can hardly believe myself how lucky I was to travel throughout this magical land.
- I have added something new to the website. It's a book club discussion guide for Frozen Voices. If you know anyone who would like to use it or just read it, it is a free download. For new subscribers to the website, they will automatically get the free discussion guide. For existing subscribers, you will get an email offer to download it at your convenience. Read more...
Voice Evaluation Report and Treatment Materials - This post completes the vocal therapy handouts. They are listed in the order to be used. I’m not adding pages of paragraphs or lists of questions to use for conversational speech. Those items are readily available. Of course, you would begin with having the client say their name, address, date of birth, where they were born, the days of the week, the months of the year; etc., all the automatic speech before proceeding to anything more difficult. If they can’t speak with a normal voice with automatic speech, revisit all the exercises necessary before proceeding. This document is an in-depth look at how to evaluate and treat a person with a voice disorder. The documents referred to in this PDF are in the previous post. Voice Protocol PDF for Website See the discussion of the following documents in the previous Read more...