LIVE Speed Session (NEW)
Goal Setting & Outcome Measurement in Dysphagia
Dysphagia goals and the way they are measured, will look different for adults living in the community.
Most outcome measurement tools for dysphagia were designed for an acute or inpatient setting and are not sensitive enough to pick up the small and specific changes that we see in many adults living with chronic dysphagia.
In this speed session I will talk about why some of the well known outcome measures for dysphagia are not suited to clients in the community and I'll present some alternatives.
Details:
30 min speed session with time for Q&A
Cost: A$7
Bonus resources:
- Dysphagia Goal Prompt Sheet
- Goal Attainment Scaling Guide for Outcome Measurement
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In this speed session I will cover:
- Strategies & approaches that you can use for collaborative goal setting
- Tools & resources for clients who need additional support to identify goals
- Two specific validated outcome measures that are well suited to measure baseline function and monitor change in clients who present with chronic dysphagia
- Example SMART goals for dysphagia that extend beyond just impairment-based targets
Most of the outcome measures we're taught in training were validated on acute, post-stroke populations, where change happens in days and is large enough to register on a 7-point ordinal scale.
They're not built to detect the smaller, slower shifts we see in clients managing dysphagia at home over months or years, which means two things: it's harder to demonstrate progress to funders, case managers and families, and it's harder for you to actually know whether what you're doing is working.
This speed session will introduce you to some more appropriate outcome measurement tools and give you the strategies and resources to support your clients in setting specific and meaningful goals.
About the Presenter
Chantelle is a Speech Pathologist with over 15 years' experience working with adults with dysphagia across inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, and home-based practice. Her clinical focus is community-based dysphagia management, and all of her courses & resources are built around this.
Chantelle is the founder of Dysphagia Bites, an evidence-informed education platform for SLPs, and host of the podcast Dysphagia Research Bites. She guest lectures at La Trobe University to present on acquired social communication impairments post TBI and has completed additional dysphagia training including the McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP certified), the Dysphagia Disorders Survey (DDS-DMSS certified), a 12-day intensive dysphagia course led by Prof Maggie-Lee Huckabee, and she is currently completing MBSImP certification.