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 If you are a professional who would like to offer your clients, patients or students help using the tools of technology as a resource to maximize progress, Innovative Speech Therapy would be pleased to help!
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Avoid the time, money and energy that it would take you to research, order and become skilled at using devices and software on the market. Learn from Joan Green's many years of experience and expertise. Revitalize your practice and get up and running more efficiently to help your clients reach their goals faster and maximize recovery. Joan will show you evidence and research supported approach with an emphasis on functional outcomes. Speed up the learning curve by having software, devices and helpful resources presented to you!
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| Joan Green offers:
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| These training sessions and the Clinician's Guide are ideal for: |
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speech-language pathologists
occupational therapists
recreational therapists
technology coordinators
neuropsychologists
neurologists
pediatricians
psychologists
professors
graduate students
social workers
case managers
vocational specialists
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administrators
academic development Specialists
educational consultants
tutors
teachers
reading specialists
special educators
learning disabilities teachers
school counselors
researchers
vendors
product developers
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| The software programs and devices are helpful for clients/students/patients who may have experienced or still have: |
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- a brain insult such as a stroke, closed-head injury, tumor, or aneurysm
- a progressive degenerative disease such as Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or multiple sclerosis (MS)
- a cognitive decline
- poor performance in school
- work-related challenges
- unintelligible speech
- dysfluent speech
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- difficulty learning English as a second language
- a developmental delay
- developmental apraxia of speech
- intellectual impairments
- autism
- a learning disability
- a voice disorder
- hearing impairment
- low vision
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Learn more about using:
- Specialized software and assistive technology to improve reading, writing, talking, listening, remembering, and thinking. These include products using voice recognition, text readers, word prediction, and drill and practice exercises.
- Free web-based interactive sites which can help improve communication and cognition.
- Technology tools such as electronic organizers, talking photo albums, talking translators and dictionaries, LeapPad, digital photography and video.
- Microsoft and Macintosh accessibility options
- Local, national and online resources which empower your clients and their families to be strong self-advocates.
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Become skilled at:
- Analyzing each client's communicative and cognitive strengths and weaknesses with the help of a computer.
- Generating an enjoyable and stimulating home practice program to compensate for and improve communication and cognitive skills.
- Developing alternative compensatory strategies with an emphasis on the most appropriate technology.
- Accessing community resources to help improve overall quality of life.
- Training family members and "computer buddies" to assist with implementing the "Action Plan" upon discharge.
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