​Gender Voice Training: a Workshop Led by Gender-Diverse Speech-Language Pathologists

?Gender Voice Training: a Workshop Led by Gender-Diverse Speech-Language Pathologists is organized by University of Colorado School of Medicine and will be held from Jan 21 - 22, 2023 at Anschutz Medical Campus, Anschutz Health Sciences Building, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America.

?Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
• Critically examine and refine their voice specialized skills and cultural responsiveness for the provision of gender affirming voice services 
• Identify multiple gender affirming target areas and the state of the research behind those target areas
• Recognize how prevention and treatment of voice disorders impacts the gender affirming voice training
• Describe what formants are and implement 3 different approaches for shifting vocal formants for gender euphoria
• Name the strengths and limitations of gender affirming pitch changing surgery
• Explain the role of SLP in people undergoing pitch elevation surgery and what is involved in pre- and post-operative therapy
• Identify pros and cons of telehealth model specific to gender affirming voice training
• Describe gender affirming methods for intake/assessment and discharge

Topics:
Interwoven throughout the 2 days will be opportunities for participants to apply the below topics and voice techniques to their own and each other’s voices. Educational formats include lecture, Q&A, panel discussion, paired practice, interactive voice work, and more

• Intersectional cultural responsiveness
• Gender affirming counseling and metatherapy
• Voice and voice disorders from gender affirming lens
• Gender affirming voice targets
• Anatomy, physiology, hormonal impact
• Resonant voice as a foundation
• Formants and Timbre
• The role of registers
• Laughing and other reflexive sounds
• Bridging DIY, vocal pedagogy and SLP
• Surgery
• Singing
• Telehealth
• Assessment, Generalization, Discharge
• Case Studies