This is Part 1 of a two-part series. This course will provide an overview of considerations for evaluation of pediatric and adolescent vocal athletes. This will include normal voice development and common vocal pathologies within this population.
Live Webinar
Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 12:00 pm EDTCEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify physiological differences between pediatric and adult voices.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify age-and training-related questions, specific to vocal athletes, to include in a traditional voice evaluation.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the most common vocal pathologies within the pediatric and adolescent vocal athlete population.
Agenda
0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
5-20 Minutes | Anatomy & Physiology |
20-35 Minutes | Specific Case History |
35-55 Minutes | Common Pathologies |
55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Presented By

Wendy DeLeo LeBorgne, PhD, CCC-SLP
Dr. Wendy LeBorgne is a voice pathologist, speaker, author, and master-class clinician. She actively presents nationally and internationally on the professional voice and is the clinical director of two successful private practice voice centers (ProVoice Center, Cincinnati, OH & BBIVAR, Dayton, OH). Dr. LeBorgne holds an adjunct professor position at Cincinnati Conservatory (CCM) as their Voice Consultant as well as teaching vocal pedagogy and vocal wellness courses. She completed a B.F.A. in musical theater from Shenandoah Conservatory and both her masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati. Original peer-reviewed research has been published in multiple journals and she is a contributing author on multiple voice textbooks. Most recently, she has co-authored The Vocal Athlete text and workbook with Marci Rosenberg. Her patients and private students currently can be found on radio, TV, film, cruise ships, Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, commercial music tours, and opera stages around the world.
More
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
Course participation information
To ensure you are ready to participate, please complete our short Test Drive to prepare your computer to view the course.
Login and logout times will be recorded and documented.
Passing an online exam will be required to earn continuing education credit, where applicable.
Live Webinars allow presenter and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses must be completed within 7 days of the event.
On-demand courses include texts, video and audio recordings of live webinars, and multimedia formats. The exam and course evaluation for on-demand courses must be completed within 30 days of course registration.
To participate in the course, complete the exam, and earn continuing education credit (where applicable), you must be a SpeechPathology.com member.
SpeechPathology.com is committed to providing equal opportunities in accordance with all applicable laws. If you are in need of a disability-related accommodation, please contact customerservice@speechpathology.com. We will review your request and respond in a timely manner. Please note that we will require a minimum of 2 weeks to provide a reasonable accommodation for your request.
Visit our Contact us page or give us a call if you have questions.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional Area)

International Association for Continuing Education and Training
continued, LLC, DBA AudiologyOnline, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 1 continuing education clock hour(s) for Kansas licensed Speech Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: LTS-S1370.
California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board: SpeechPathology.com is approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board as a Continuing Professional Development Provider, approval number PDP 268. This course may meet the requirements for 1 hours of continuing education credit for SLPs as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. The responsibility for determining whether or not this specific course counts toward an individual's requirements for license renewal is up to the individual. Please refer to the CA state board rules regarding allowable topics and self-study limits: http://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/licensees/ce_req.shtml. Live webinars on SpeechPathology.com do not count as self-study courses toward California professional development requirements.

Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Clinically certified members of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) can accumulate continuing education equivalents (CEEs) for their participation with SpeechPathology.com. One hour of coursework equals 1 CEE. All SAC members are encouraged to participate in on-going education.