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Article Evaluation - Speech Language Pathology
Very US-centric e.g. talks about SLPs being distinct from other allied health professionals because they can diagnose, which isn't the case everywhere; only talks about training/licensure in the US, but does it in a lot of detail. Information about licensing in the US probably belongs in a separate article about ASHA or SLP in America

Components of Speech and Language are referred to in the introduction, but don't really belong there - should say that speech pathologists can treat all components of speech and language and link to pages about speech and language

Very limited information about the research side of Speech-Language Pathology; should be expanded on

Clients and patients section lists disorders rather than clients - in some cases appropriate, but not clearly laid out

Poor layout to explain different areas that are treated in the main article rather than the introduction.

Salary info is out of date, and only covers two countries.

Treatment eligibility information is repeated in two places (clients and patients, and methods of assessment)

Some broken links in citations, and some less reliable citations (e.g. citing the website of a speech pathology clinic without noting possible bias)

The Talk page discusses some concerns about US-centric information in the article, as well as lack of citations. In addition, there was concern about some areas of practice not being mentioned previously (e.g. dysphagia). Concern was expressed over an imbalance of information - too much info about training, and not enough about the purpose of the profession, how it helps people etc.

This article is part of many projects (WikiProject Medicine: Pathology, WikiProject Education, WikiProject Linguistics/Applied Linguistics, and WikiProject Disability); it currently has a B rating.

Many aspects of the article (e.g. training/qualifications, populations served, areas of specialization) line up with how we talk about SLP in our program, but the information definitely lacks details about benefits for clients, access to services, international practice and training etc.

Resonant Voice Therapy additions to Voice Therapy Article
Resonant voice is a technique commonly taught to actors and singers to improve voice production. Resonant voice therapy teaches voice patients resonant voice techniques to reduce vocal fold trauma. Resonant voice is produced with minimally adducted (closed) vocal folds. This technique reduces the force of the vocal folds vibrating against each other, which reduces trauma and allows healing. The central goal of resonant voice therapy is to allow patients to produce a strong, clear voice with minimal effort. A number of different programs exist to help develop resonant voice techniques, including Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT), Humming, and Y-Buzz.

While the different programs use slightly different strategies to teach resonant voice, they all have similar hierarchical structures. Patients begin by producing resonance during nasal consonants and vowels, then add other sounds and build up to sentences and conversation. During training, clinicians often help patients conceptualize resonant voice by discussing where the patient feels their voice. Patients with dysphonia often describe their voices as vibrating in the throat. Resonant voice is described as vibrating further forward, at the alveolar ridge and in the maxillary bones.