SPEAK OUT!? Programs
The Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP is pleased to offer a two-part speech therapy program to help individuals with Parkinson¡¯s regain and maintain effective communication: SPEAK OUT!? followed by the SPEAK OUT!? Speech Group
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 cognitive exercises outlined in a SPEAK OUT!? Workbook.
Upon completion of SPEAK OUT!? at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP or an outside facility, patients are qualified to join the SPEAK OUT!? Speech Group.
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.
Please note, you must have physician orders and schedule a speech evaluation prior to participation in SPEAK OUT!? and the SPEAK OUT!? Speech Group. Please contact Melissa Purvis and Julie Lenkiewicz for more information.
Location: Virtual and in-person group options. The in-person group meets at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP's Burr Ridge Outpatient & DayRehab Center?.
Schedule: Virtually on Tuesdays 12:30¨C1 pm and Wednesdays 11:30 am¨C12:15 pm or in-person on Fridays from 2:45¨C3:30 pm.
