Virtually PAVA—Symposium 2020
The 2020 PAVA Symposium was in an entirely online format at http://virtuallypava.org! Although the event is over, you can still register and access content through World Voice Day (April 16) 2021.
We at PAVA recognize that COVID-19 has resulted in economic hardship for many individuals in our community. As such, in addition to the regular registration fee structure, we are offering a "pay what you can" option for this year's virtually PAVA symposium. With this option, we hope that those who have been hit hardest can still take their place in our community, and those who have the means to do so have the opportunity to help. If you need financial assistance or would like to contribute more to help others attend, please email virtuallypava@pavavocology.org explaining your need and we will be in touch.
We are pleased to announce that the Virtually PAVA 2020 Symposium is now offered for 2.0 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area) through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Any ASHA member may register for CEUs for an additional $25 fee.
This course is offered for 2.0 ASHA CEU’s; Intermediate Level; Professional Area
The 2021 PAVA Symposium will return in person at The University of Minnesota School of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you have any questions, please contact us at virtuallypava@pavavocology.org.
The Extended Voice Team Network
Julia Gerhard, DMA, CCC-SLP
Moderated by Rachelle Fleming
This forum will explore ways to expand the reach of the voice team to professional associations, individual professional voice users, community organizations, educational institutions and other avenues. We will look at identification of appropriate organizations and individuals for the extended voice network, methods of outreach, cultivation of relationships, and difficulties encountered. Many voice teams are further integrating themselves into their local communities, and we hope that an interactive discussion will help to spread good ideas and inspire even more productive collaboration.
Bio: Julia Gerhard is a speech pathologist and singer with a passion for interdisciplinary voice education and professional voice rehabilitation. She earned a doctorate in musical arts in vocal performance and a master of arts in speech-language pathology from Temple University. She also completed the Summer Vocology Institute in 2010. This training eventually led to a clinical fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a faculty appointment at the University of Miami in the Department of Otolaryngology. At the University of Miami, Gerhard and the medical voice team worked together with faculty from the vocal performance department to foster learning opportunities for voice students including a pedagogy internship program within the voice clinic, World Voice Day events, and educational lectures. Now, as a new mother recently relocated to central Florida, she works as a speech pathologist for Florida Hospital on a per diem basis.
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