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Description of a team approach to the rehabilitation of the laryngectomized speaker
Author(s) -
HOOPS H. Ray,
Clarke Wayne M.,
Martin Daniel E.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197503000-00014
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , esophageal speech , audiologist , vocational rehabilitation , population , psychology , rehabilitation counseling , nursing , laryngectomy , medical education , medicine , physical therapy , audiology , hearing loss , surgery , environmental health , larynx
This article describes the multi‐disciplinary approach to rehabilitation of the laryngectomee followed by the Michigan Cancer Foundation‐Wayne State University Laryngectomee Clinic. The program serves a patient population in excess of 100 each year in a total rehabilitation paradigm. The rehabilitation effort centers around an intensive speech rehabilitation program encompassing as much as 10 hours of speech therapy per week. This effort is supplemented by a professional staff including a psychologist, social work staff, audiologist, public health nurse, vocational rehabilitation specialist, and a trained laryngectomized esophageal speech teacher. The contribution of each member of the team and the benefits of a unified approach are described.