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LSVT Global Receives Re-Approval as an ASHA Approved Continuing Educator Provider

The Continuing Education Board (CEB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has re-approved LSVT Global, Inc. as an ASHA Approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider. ASHA Approved CE Providers are the only organizations approved to offer continuing education courses for audiologists and speech-language pathologists for ASHA Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

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LSVT Certification: Online or In-Person? Six Advantages of Doing Your Training Online.

If you are reading this post, you may be considering online LSVT LOUD or LSVT BIG Training and Certification.  Maybe you’ve taken live training courses in the past and are apprehensive to begin online training?

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Do You Have a Swallowing Problem? How a Professional Can Help.

Swallowing problems with PD can be serious.
Swallowing difficulties limit what you eat and drink, can keep you from going out to dinner, and diminish the joy of socialization that often surrounds mealtime. You might cough, choke, and if left untreated, get lung infections.  Read on to learn more about how swallowing problems are defined and what can be done to identify and treat swallowing difficulties.

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9 Common Questions Physical and Occupational Therapists Ask About LSVT BIG Training and Certification

Below are answers to some common questions we receive from people deciding whether or not to become LSVT BIG Certified.

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How Do You Select The LSVT® Certified Clinician That Is Right For You?

One of the questions we hear often is “How do I find the therapist that is best for me, that matches my needs, location and who is a very good clinician?”

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Big For Life Training Course

Are you looking for additional ways to: Keep your LSVT BIG patients on track, motivated and “thinking BIG” after discharge? Retain more of your LSVT BIG patients long term? Increase the presence of your LSVT BIG program in your community?

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LSVT LOUD®… for KIDS!

LSVT LOUD is an intensive, neuroplasticity-based treatment that addresses a range of communication impairments and is personalized to the unique communication goals of each child.

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2017 LSVT LOUD Small Grant Winners!

Congratulations To the Winners of the 2016 LSVT Global  Small Student Grant Competition! Carrie Donohue, M.A., CCC-SLP, PH.D. Student M.A. CCC-SLP, Ph.D. student University of Minnesota Twin Cities “The Impact of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training and Lung Volume Recruitment In People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis” Sarah Dalton, MSP, CCC-SLP, PH.D. Student M.S.P., CCC-SLP, Ph.D. student University of New Mexico “Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Audio-Visual Script Training In Adults with Aphasia” These grants provide seed funding to speech-language pathology graduate students (including  post-doctoral trainees) who will be completing behavioral treatment studies with neurologically  impaired populations.  Ask about our 2018 competition for two $1500 grants for SLP students.Continue Reading