Voice Therapy Techniques

Speech-Language Pathology is a vast area. For an SLP in generic practice, it is often difficult to keep up with constantly developing intervention techniques in the various fields of communication and swallowing disorders. How do you work with children who have voice disorders? Is working on voice a priority for elderly clients? Should clients who are active in the world of performing arts be treated with different therapy techniques? How do you treat puberphonia? As an SLP do I need to do vocal exercises myself? This workshop aims to address these questions as well as present different voice therapy techniques, explain how to choose the best technique for your clients and provide time for practice.

Norma Camilleri, SLP

Norma has been practicing as a Speech-Language Pathologist for more than 20 years. She always had special interest in the field of voice. She holds an MSc in Speech & Swallowing Research (Voice) awarded by the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. She is also a vocal coach, singer and clinical educator. She has been active in the Association of Speech-Language Pathologists for many years, first as secretary, then vice-president and from 2014 as president. Since 2019 Norma has also been President of CPLOL, the European Speech and Language Therapy Association.

Course Outcomes

• Overview of voice disorders
• Important factors to address in voice therapy
• How to choose the appropriate voice therapy technique for their clients
• What information they require from clients (assessment)
• Different therapy techniques
• How to take care of their own voice​

Program Flow

• ​Working with children who have voice disorders
• Working on voice with elderly clients
• Clients who are active in the world of performing arts
• Puberphonia
• Vocal exercises for SLPs
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