PAM Health is pleased to offer a speech therapy program to help individuals with Parkinson’s regain and maintain effective communication: SPEAK OUT!® .
SPEAK OUT!® places emphasis on speaking with intent and converting speech from an automatic function to an intentional act. Together, patients and their speech-language pathologist work through a series of speech, voice, and conversational exercises outlined in a SPEAK OUT!® Workbook.
This maintenance program consists of weekly group sessions led by a speech-language pathologist. The SPEAK OUT!® exercises are performed, and group members provide support, encouragement, and accountability to one another. Participation in SPEAK OUT!® along with daily home practice and six-month re-evaluations, has been shown to help patients maintain their communication skills throughout the progression of Parkinson’s.