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Podcast Course & Instructions: Diving into Gender Aligning Voice Work: Underlying Principles and Practice
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AC Goldberg, Ph. D., CCC-SLP (he, his,him)

AC Goldberg (he/him) is a physically disabled intersex/transgender DEI consultant and SLP whose mission is to cultivate affirming spaces for people of all neurotypes, races, genders, ages, religions, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds and (dis)abilities. AC’s work centers around empathy, humanity and intersectional cultural responsiveness. He delivers high impact keynote speeches, facilitates transformative workshops and provides consulting around strategic initiatives and policy. With over 2 decades of experience, AC revolutionizes spaces by practicing restorative justice and fostering a sense of belonging for all. His continuing education nonprofit, The CREDIT Institute, is dedicated to advancing equity in educational and healthcare settings. AC is the 2022 recipient of the American Speech Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Outstanding Achievement Award. If you’d like to get to know him, he's @transplaining and @CREDITsInstitute on Instagram.

Barbara F. Worth MS, CCC-SLP (she, her, hers)

Barb is a faculty member at Emerson College in Boston, MA. For over 25 years she has been a medical speech-language pathologist and voice specialist and over the past ten years has focused her work in the area of gender-affirming voice modification. Barb is passionate about teaching and training graduate students and the next generation of SLPs. When not in the clinic or classroom, Barb can be found dreaming about her first post-COVID trip to some amazing beach destination!

SLP/BCBA; SLP Kate Grandbois (she/her) & Amy Wonkka (she/her)

Kate and Amy are co-founders of SLP Nerdcast. Kate is a dually certified SLP / BCBA who works primarily as an "AAC Specialist." She owns a private practice with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, augmentative alternative communication intervention and assessment, and consultation. Amy is an SLP who also works as an "AAC Specialist" in a public school setting. Amy's primary interests are AAC, typical language development, motor speech, phonology, data collection, collaboration, coaching, and communication partner training and support.
Speaker Disclosures
Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.
Amy is an employee of a public school system and co-founder for SLP Nerdcast
AC is employed full time as an speech pathologist working primarily in gender voice modification and is the founder and co-owner of transplaining.info
Barb is a Clinical and Academic Instructor Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson College. She instructs students in the delivery of voice services to all populations.
Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
Amy is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
AC is a person of transgender experience, which gives me (him) personal perspective.
Barb has a decade of experience working with the TGNC population.

References & Resources

Adler, R. (2017). The SLP as counselor for the transgender client. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2(10), 92–101. https://doi.org/10.1044/persp2.SIG10.92

Adler, R., Hirsch, S., & Pickering, J. (Eds.). (2018). Voice and communication therapy for the transgender/gender diverse client: A comprehensive clinical guide (3rd ed.). San Diego, CA: Plural.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2016). Code of ethics [Ethics]. Retrieved from www.asha.org/policy/

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2017). Issues in ethics: Cultural and linguistic competence. Retrieved from www.asha.org/Practice/ethics/Cultural-and-Linguistic-Competence/

Carew, L., Dacakis, G., & Oates, J. (2007). The effectiveness of oral resonance therapy on the perception of femininity of voice in male-to-female transsexuals. Journal of Voice, 21,591–603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.05.005

Dacakis, G., Davies, S. The Transwomen Voice Questionnaire (Formerly TVQ MTF) ). (2012) Retrieved from: http://www.shelaghdavies.com/questionnaire/

Dacakis, G., Davies, S., Oates, J. M., Douglas, J. M., & Johnston, J. R. (2013). Development and preliminary evaluation of the Transsexual Voice Questionnaire for male-to-female transsexuals. Journal of Voice, 27, 312–320.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2012.11.005

Dacakis, G., Oates, J. M., & Douglas, J. M. (2017b). Further evidence of the construct validity of the Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (TVQMtF) using principal components analysis. Journal of Voice, 31, 142–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.07.001

Davies, S. (2017). The evidence behind the practice: A review of WPATH suggested guidelines in transgender voice and communication. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2(10), 64–73. https://doi.org/10.1044/persp2.SIG10.64

Davies, S., Papp, V., & Antoni, C. (2015). Voice and communication for gender nonconforming individuals: Giving voice to the person inside. International Journal of Transgenderism, 1, 117–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2015.1075931

Gender Spectrum Voice and Communication (Private Facebook Group) 2021 

Goldberg, AC., (2019). Our transgender language choices make all the differences The ASHA Leader,  24(4).  .https://doi.org/10.1044/leader.FMP.24042019.6

Hancock, A. B., & Garabedian, L. M. (2013). Transgender voice and communication treatment: A retrospective chart review of 25 cases. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 45, 313–324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00185.x

Hirsch, S. (2017). Combining voice, speech science and art approaches to resonant challenges in transgender voice and communication training. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2(10), 74–82. https://doi.org/10.1044/persp2.SIG10.74

Mills, M., Stoneham, G. (2017). The voice book for trans and non-binary people. London: Jessica Kingsley. 

World Professional Association for Transgender Health. (2011). Standards of care for the health of transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people (7th version). Retrieved from https://www.wpath.org/media/cms/Documents/
Web%20Transfer/SOC/Standards%20of%20Care%20V7%20-%202011%20WPATH.pdf
 

******Note: Since recording of this podcast there is now a published voice questionnaire for non-binary folx:

Shefcik, G., Tsai, P. (2021). Voice-related experience of nonbinary individuals (VENI) development and validity.  Journal of Voice, published online 01/28/21. DOI: :https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.12.037

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