Adventures in Voice

Adventures in Voice (AiV) is a novel approach to pediatric voice therapy, which departs from a traditional emphasis on voice conservation. It is designed for speech-language pathologists and voice clinicians who work with children and want a structured, evidence-informed approach to helping young patients develop healthy voice use. Unlike traditional approaches that often discourage children from using loud voice, AiV helps children learn how to produce healthy and loud voice safely and expressively.

The course is delivered online, making it accessible to clinicians who want to complete the training from their own location and return to the material as part of their continued learning.

The Clinical Reasoning Behind AiV

AiV is grounded in basic science suggesting that a barely adducted or abducted vocal fold configuration may allow individuals to produce voice fairly loudly while relatively minimizing damaging inter-vocal fold impact stresses. This is clinically important because the approach allows for strong, expressive voice while simultaneously minimizing the impact stresses implicated as the primary source of the phonotrauma (vocal fold injury due to phonation). 

This biomechanical foundation gives clinicians a way to think beyond simple “do not be loud” or "be quiet" instructions. Instead, AiV supports the development of voice behaviors that are developmentally appropriate, clinically practical, and grounded in voice physiology. 

AiV also differs from traditional learning models that rely heavily on instrumental conditioning and extrinsic rewards. Instead, the approach uses fun activities and intrinsic rewards to support long-term learning. AiV also incorporates findings from the healthcare literature related to children’s engagement in therapy, helping clinicians think more carefully about participation, motivation, and carryover.

What This Course Covers

This online course provides foundational knowledge that supports Adventures in Voice (AiV). Participants are introduced to key concepts in basic voice science, voice biomechanics and biology, perceptual-motor learning, and patient engagement.

From there, the course moves into step-by-step training in AiV clinical implementation. Participants learn how the method is structured, how it is applied in therapy, and how clinical decisions are made as treatment progresses.

The course also includes one-on-one and group therapy demonstrations, as well as instructions on how the therapy unfolds across real clinical sessions.

The course package includes the AiV Clinician Manual to support both professional learning and clinical application. The Child (patient) manual can be purshased as a supplement from MANUALS page of this website. 

Participants also complete course knowledge checks to support learning and meet completion requirements.

Course registration includes access to free group coaching sessions offered four times per year for two years. These sessions give participants opportunities to ask questions, review course concepts, and strengthen clinical implementation.

Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for:

• Speech-language pathologists who treat or wish to treat pediatric voice disorders
• Clinicians who want a structured approach to pediatric voice therapy
• SLPs interested in voice science, perceptual-motor learning, and patient engagement
• Clinicians seeking practical demonstrations of how AiV is applied in therapy
  
  

What You Will Learn

By the end of the course, participants will be prepared to:

• Identify appropriate candidates for AiV therapy.
• Describe the biomechanical foundations of Adventures in Voice. 
• Explain child learning theories related to the acquisition and retention of motor skills.
• Apply clinical reasoning to pediatric voice therapy using concepts from voice science, perceptual-motor learning, and patient engagement.
• List the steps of the AiV method.
• Demonstrate the AiV method through self-practice and practice with other participants.
  
  

CEU and Certificate of Completion 

Upon successful completion of the required course components, participants receive a certificate of completion, valid for two years.

This course is approved for [XXX] ASHA CEUs, and CEU details, completion requirements, and reporting information are provided as part of the course registration and completion process.

To renew certificate status after the initial two-year period, participants must complete the renewal requirements, including participation in at least one quarterly group coaching session per year.

ASHA CEU reporting for eligible live coaching sessions may be offered separately when available and may require separate registration and completion of CE requirements.

To apply for renewal or learn more about the renewal process, please visit the CERTIFICATE page of this website.

Why Learn Adventures in Voice?

With this course you will:

• Learn an evidence-informed approach to pediatric voice therapy grounded in voice science, biomechanics, perceptual-motor learning, and healthcare psychology.
• Study AiV through the clinical lens of Dr. Verdolini Abbott, an internationally recognized leader in voice science and voice therapy.
• Understand what to target, how to target it, and how to support carryover beyond the therapy session.
• Observe one-on-one therapy demonstrations that show how AiV unfolds in real clinical practice.
• Receive the AiV Clinician Manual to support learning, implementation, and patient practice.
• Complete course knowledge checks and receive a certificate of completion and ASHA CEUs.
• Access quarterly group coaching sessions for two years to support continued learning and clinical implementation.

   

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