The University of Maine, Speech Therapy Telepractice Program provides speech therapy telepractice services to children with communication disorders at the International School Suva, Fiji (ISS).  This partnership has fostered international engagement and multicultural experiences for graduate student clinicians in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) while filling a need for speech therapy services in […]

On the Telepractice Today podcast, Kim Dutro Allen and Dr. K Todd Houston keep their listeners up to date on telepractice service delivery. In each episode, professionals involved in telepractice are interviewed to share their insights and advice. In Episode 71, Dr. Judy Walker and MaryBeth Richards are invited on the podcast to discuss their experiences […]

The fourth Aphasia Access Leadership Summit was held virtually the 1st week of April 2021 gathering professionals in the trenches of helping people with aphasia navigate life. There was a combination of synchronous and asynchronous content Monday through Thursday, plus synchronous content on Friday and Saturday morning. There were opportunities to interact with presenters in real […]

Dr. Walker gave an invited presentation at the 61st ISHA Annual Convention on February 4, 2021.  The title of the presentation was “Innovative Speech Therapy Telepractice Methods for People with Aphasia”. Presentation Handout View and print the presentation handout. References American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2020). Telepractice.  Available from https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/telepractice/ Bernstein-Ellis, E., & Elman, R. (2007).  Aphasia group […]

The telepractice program was pleased to host Dr. Robert Hamill who gave a presentation to the aphasia communication group.  The presentation focused on risks of stroke, stroke prevention and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.   We thank Dr. Hamill for the excellent and very informative presentation.

June, 2020.  Dr. Walker was interviewed by Ellen Berstein-Ellis in a live podcast sponsored by Aphasia Access.  During the interview, Dr. Walker discusses her novel application of  telepractice technology to enhance the life participation approach to speech therapy for adults with aphasia. Listen here!

June 25, 2020. Dr. Judy Walker joined Dr. Joneen Lowman, University of Kentucky, and Dr. Todd Houston, University of Akron, in presenting three different training models for best practices in speech therapy telepractice.  The webinar was sponsored by the Council on Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD). Click here to view the webinar!

The University of Maine System selected three projects for the FY 2020 RRF Grand Challenge Pilot Initiative which focuses in “Rural Health and Wellbeing” in the state of Maine.   Led by co-investigators Dr. Judy Walker, Kimberly Fox (USM) and Yvonne Jonk (USM), a team of researchers will explore the expansion of telehealth training in a […]

On May 12, 2020, Dr. Walker was invited by the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) to give a podcast presentation on Speech Therapy Telepractice Training.  The presentation highlighted the model of telepractice training at the University of Maine with an emphasis on developing skill sets for best practices in providing […]

Several former CSD graduate students, who completed telepractice clinical rotations at the University of Maine, have become telepractice leaders in the state of Maine during the COVID-19 pandemic.  One of those students, Sydney (Trask) Humphrey, was selected to teach team leaders across the Northern Light (EMHS) Healthcare System how to implement telehealth for rehabilitation.  In […]