Speech Therapy Telepractice Program

We welcome our new graduate students, Ana Yakimova and Katelyn Jacques, to the telepractice team. The telepractice team met with faculty and staff members from the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies to discuss the potential for future collaborations.

UMaine Speech Therapy Telepractice team gave a presentation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA. The telepractice team presented two papers about telepractice individual and group therapy for clients with aphasia at the ASHA convention in Orlando, Florida. The titles of the papers were “Telepractice and Technology: Innovative Aphasia Therapy in Patients’ Homes and Communities” and “Telepractice Aphasia Communication Groups: […]

Judy Walker, an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders received a grant of $174,000. from the Next Generation Foundation of Maine to support the expansion of an innovative graduate-level training program in speech therapy telepractice.

Several graduate students and clients and their families involved in speech therapy telepractice attended the 3rd Annual Andre R. Hemond Aphasia Retreat.  Presentations on topics about Primary Progressive Aphasia and the UMaine Speech Therapy Telepractice program were given.  Activities throughout the weekend included:  crafts, singing, massages, adaptive biking and water sports. For more information go to: Aphasia […]

Judy Walker taught a two-day telepractice workshop to faculty and students in the Dept. of Communication Disorders, Minot State University, North Dakota. The focus of the workshop was in building a graduate level telepractice training program in their department.

UMaine speech therapy telepractice program is partnering with the International School Suva to provide speech therapy telepractice services to children attending the school.

UMaine’s speech therapy telepractice program offers communication group for clients with aphasia.  Several clients and their family members can join the group from any location in the state.  Participation in the telepractice groups builds relationships and an enhanced sense of community.

UMaine’s speech telepractice program was featured in a presentation at the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association’s annual convention. View our presentation at  ASHA Telepractice Presentation 2013 (PDF).