SLP: Introduction to Movement Disorders and Impact on Treatment

Course Code: REL-RTS-0-IMD

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the characteristics of at least four movement disorders.
Identify the impacts of movement disorders on speech, voice, swallowing, and cognition.
Recall general treatment strategies for patients with movement disorders.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Overview of Movement Disorders

Introduction to Movement Disorders

Normal Movement

Typical Movement Disorder Symptoms

Causes of Neurologic Movement Disorders

Classification of Movement Disorders

SLP’s Role

Medical Treatment

Interprofessional Collaboration

Review

Summary

Section 3: Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

Overview

Parkinsonism

Case Scenario: Paul

Review

Summary

Section 4: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

Overview

Case Scenario: Ellie

Review

Summary

Section 5: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)

Overview

Case Scenario: Cynthia

Review

Summary

Section 6: Huntington’s Disease (HD)

Overview

Case Scenario: Jimmy

Review

Summary

Section 7: Other Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders

Essential Tremor (ET)

Tourette Syndrome (TS)

Review

Summary

Section 8: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Instructor: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP

Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for Aegis Therapies, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Introductory level Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.