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Functional Disorders and Speech Therapy

Expiry Date
: 01/07/2026
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
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This article looks at a range of functional disorders that speech therapists may encounter. It offers guidelines for assessment and treatment strategies and techniques

Keywords: Functional disorders, speech therapy, functional nuerological disorder

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

The aim of this article to provide insight into function disorder that speech therapists may encounter, while offering practical guidance for treatment.

Editor's comments:
There is a extended version of this article which offers great detail.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. Functional neurological disorders
  2. Risk factors – biological, psychological, social, predisposing, precipitation and perpetuating
  3. Voice disorders 
  4. Functional stuttering 
  5. Functional articulation 
  6. Globus pharyngeus
  7. Functional dysphagia 
  8. Cough and vocal cord dysfunction 


Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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