[Dysphagia] off-topic - simulating communication disorders

[swlslp at yahoo.com (Sandi Lancaster)]

Hi all,
   
  Sorry for the off-topic post, but this listserve is always such a wealth of knowledge and ideas!  Our hospital is looking at doing comprehensive staff training on communication disorders.  One idea we've had is that during an inservice, we'd like to simulate some communication disorders so that the participants will get to experience what it feels like to have a communication disorder.  (Sort of like how a PT might have participants be wheelchair-bound, or an OT might have participants keep one arm behind their back while doing ADLs, to simulate physical disabilities.)
   
  So, we'd like have our participants experience simulated communication disorders, but we are having difficulty coming up with specific ways to do this.  Has anyone done this before...?  Any ideas...?
   
  Thanks,
   
  Sandi


Sandi Lancaster, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland
 
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