Latest News
May, 2017: WABI News Broadcast
- WABI TV 5 News spent some time with the Telepractice Team and produced a news broadcast about our program!
November, 2016: Telepractice Program Receives Grant
- The Telepractice program was awarded a $5,000 grant through the Healthy Peninsula Thriving in Place program to support a telepractice pilot program at the Friendship Cottage in Blue Hill, Maine.
October, 2016: Dr. Walker Presents Research
- Dr. Walker traveled to Llandudno, Wales to present a telepractice research project, “Building Community in a Telepractice Communication Group” (Walker, J.P., Jacques, K., & Price, K.), at the Academy of Aphasia.
September, 2016: Aphasia Retreat
- Telepractice students had a great time with some of their clients at the Andre R. Hemond Aphasia Retreat.
August, 2016: Fall Intensive Training
- The 2016-2017 Telepractice Team completed their intensive training for the semester, and they are excited to begin working with clients!
June, 2016: Hope Across the Globe
- Our program continues to grow! Check out our most recent article published in CyberMedia India Online Limited (CIOL): Telepractice speech assistance gives hope to millions across the globe
June, 2016: Successful Spring Aphasia Support Group
- Kathy and Bob Jackson share their satisfactory experience from the Telepractice Aphasia Support Group with the Portland Press Herald in this article: Technology brings new speech therapy services to rural areas
November, 2015: New partnership with the Good Will- Hinckley School
- The Telepractice Team has started providing services to the middle school in Hinckley, Maine.
September, 2015: Aphasia Retreat
- The Telepractice Team met up with clients at the Andre R. Hemond Aphasia Retreat.
September, 2015: New Partnership with RSU 10
- The Telepractice Team has started providing services to the elementary and junior/senior high schools in Buckfield, Maine.
May, 2015: Participation in Geriatrics Conference
- Dr. Walker served on a panel at the Tenth Annual University of Maine Geriatrics Colloquium on May 14th. The focus of the panel was community based services for an aging population.
April, 2015: Presentations
- Linda Bonnar-Ivery and Shannon McFarland from The Pine Tree Society gave a presentation entitled “Assistive Technology for Communication an Learning” on Friday, April 17 at the University of Maine.
- UMaine Speech Therapy Telepractice team presented at Maine Head Start State Collaboration Office (MHSSCO) in Augusta.
January, 2015: Spring Semester Update
- 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.
November, 2014: Presentations
- 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: Advantages and Challenges”.
September, 2014: Telepractice Students and Clients Attend Aphasia Retreat
- 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 Center of Maine
September, 2014: Telepractice Program Receives Grant
- 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.
June, 2014: Telepractice Training Workshop at Minot State University
- 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.
April, 2014: UMaine Offers Speech Therapy in Fiji
- UMaine speech therapy telepractice program is partnering with the International School Suva to provide speech therapy telepractice services to children attending the school.
February, 2014: Telepractice Communication Groups
- 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.
November, 2013: UMaine Telepractice Program at ASHA
- 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).