Program Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech Disorders Associated with
Cleft Palate and Other Resonance Disorders
Faculty Presenter: Lynn Fox, M.A., M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Course Description: This course will provide a review of basic anatomy related to
speech, non-instrumental screening procedures for resonance disorders, evaluation of
articulation disorders unique to this population, information regarding referral for a
craniofacial team evaluation when needed, and evidence-based therapy techniques
appropriate for the unique compensatory articulation errors common to this population.
Objectives
Following completion of the program, the participant will be able to:
1) assess children with suspected hypernasality without formal instrumentation
2) determine when it is appropriate to commence speech therapy or refer for formal
instrumental speech resonance assessment through a craniofacial team
3) utilize evidence-based methods to treat articulation disorders specifically relating to
children with velopharyngeal dysfunction.
Format: Live or electronic (3 hours)
Target Audience: Speech-language pathologists working in schools, hospitals, or
private practices
Biography: Lynn Fox has been an assistant professor and speech-language pathologist
on the UNC Craniofacial Team since 2004. In addition to her craniofacial caseload, she
sees children and adults with multiple speech and language disorders, focusing mainly on
fluency disorders. She also teaches the Fluency Disorders course at UNC. Prior to her
work at UNC, she was a clinical speech-language pathologist at Akron Children’s
Hospital and was a member of the Akron Craniofacial Team in Akron, Ohio for 5 years
and for the 6 years prior to that, she was a clinical speech-language pathologist at Duke
University Medical Center where she was a member of the Duke Craniofacial Team in
addition to being the director of the Fluency Development Clinic. She has also served as
a speech-language pathologist in the public schools and in a multi-disciplinary private
clinic. She was also one of the founders of TAPOLE, an assistive technology lending
library in Raleigh. She also has completed specialty training through the Stuttering
Foundation of America.