A complete program that offers the medical professional the most interesting approaches and interventions in Voice Therapy in Medicine”

The medical professionals intervene in the care of their patients' voice in many contexts and situations. Professionals such as broadcasters, journalists, commercials, actors, singers, etc., require knowledge and management of their vocal apparatus, since it is essential for their work. In this sense, it is also important to know the multifactorial nature of the voice and its alterations. The changes that occur in the human voice over time are related, among other factors, to the maturation and development of the phonorespiratory system, as well as to its deterioration. 

Another type of change is due to sex-related differences. There are also modifications in the voice due to professional use and to structural and functional alterations associated or not with other pathologies. All this is evident in both the normal and pathological voice.  

For all these reasons, knowledge about the use of one's own voice, programs for the prevention of disorders and Voice Therapy in Medicine applied to the use in different contexts, are crucial elements for the health, well-being and development of any speaker. 

This type of training makes professionals in this field increase their ability to succeed, which results in better practice and performance that will have a direct impact on professional work, both in the teaching field and in the field of professional communication.  

This program offers a very broad view of voice disorder and voice physiology, with examples of successful cases. It includes all the necessary and basic techniques for the preparation and re-education of the voice, taking into account the professions that use it as their main working tool, providing tools, experiences and advances in this field, which have also been guaranteed by the teaching staff of the professional master’s degree, given that all of them work in this field. Professionals will learn based on professional experience, as well as evidence-based pedagogy, which makes student education more effective and accurate.

With this professional master’s degree, you will be able to balance high intensity training with your personal and professional life, achieving your goals in a simple and real way”

This professional master’s degree in Voice Therapy in Medicine contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

A program created and directed by active professionals who are experts in this area of work, making this professional master’s degree a unique opportunity for professional growth”

The collaborators of this professional master’s degree are professionals in the sector who will provide you with the greatest compendium of knowledge in both scientific and purely technical disciplines. 

In this way we ensure that we deliver the educational update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of qualified and experienced professionals in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but above all, they will bring their practical knowledge from their own experience to the program: one of the differential qualities of this educational program. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this professional master’s degree in Voice Therapy in Medicine. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your education. 

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice learning: with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

Our innovative telepractice concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, with a high educational impact"

The learning of this program is developed through the most advanced didactic means in online teaching to guarantee that your effort will have the best possible results"

The professional master’s degree offers detailed information on the most relevant advances in the specialty from an eminently practical point of view, in a time where accredited knowledge is essential. 

The objective of this training is to offer professionals who work in Voice Therapy in Medicine, the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their duties using the most advanced protocols and techniques of the moment. 

Learn from the best, the techniques and procedures of work in Voice Therapy in Medicine and get trained to work with the confidence of the support of the best training in this field”

General objectives

• Learn the specific anatomical and functional aspects of the phonatory system as a basis for the rehabilitation of voice disorders and for voice work with voice professionals
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the most current diagnostic and treatment techniques
• Delve into the knowledge and analysis of the results obtained in objective voice assessments
• Learn how to implement a correct and complete assessment of voice function in daily clinical practice
• Know the most important features of the voice and learn to listen to different types of voices in order to know which aspects are altered to guide clinical practice
• Analyze the different possible voice disorders and achieve scientific rigor in treatments
• Learn about different approaches to the treatment of voice pathologies
• Raise awareness of the need for voice care
• Teach Voice Therapy work focused on different voice professionals
• Learn the importance of multidisciplinary work in some voice pathologies
• View the voice as a global ability of the person and not as an exclusive act of the phonatory system
• Solve real practical cases with current therapeutic approaches based on scientific evidence

Specific objectives

Module 1. Anatomical, Physiological and Biomechanical Basics of the Voice 

• Learn about the phylogenetic origin of the phonatory system 
• Learn about the evolutionary development of the human larynx 
• Learn the main muscles and the functioning of the respiratory system 
• Learn about the main anatomical structures that make up the larynx and how they function 
• Learn the histology of the vocal cords 
• Analyze the vibratory cycle of the vocal cords 
• Analyze the different structures and cavities that form the vocal tract 
• Study the different theories that have given answers to how voice is produced 
• Study the characteristics of phonatory physiology and its main components 
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the different exploratory tests used in the morphofunctional exploration of the larynx 
• Learn about the instruments needed to perform a morphofunctional assessment of the phonatory system 

Module 2. Objective Examination of the Voice 

• Analyze and understand the results obtained with objective screening tests 
• Learn in which cases the performance of such objective tests is indicated or not 
• Learn concepts of speech acoustics 
• Learn the different observable parameters in a spectrogram 
• Learn how to analyze a spectrogram 
• Know how to collect voice samples for acoustic analysis 
• Interpret results obtained in the acoustic analysis of the voice 
• Optimally use different acoustic analysis programs 

Module 3. Functional Assessment of the Voice 

• Learn to listen to different types of voices with objective criteria 
• Apply different audio-perceptual scales in daily practice 
• Learn about the different existing vocal function assessment tests 
• Know the concept of fundamental frequency and learn how to obtain it from a speech sample 
• Know the phonetogram and learn to use it in daily practice
• Calculate vocal functionality indexes 
• Perform a complete anamnesis based on patients’ characteristics 
• Learn about additional tests that can guide us in our treatment 

Module 4. Normal Voice vs Pathological Voice 

• Differentiate between a normal voice and a pathological voice 
• Differentiate between the concepts of euphonia and dysphonia 
• Learn to detect early symptoms/traits of dysphonia through listening 
• Know the different types of voices and their characteristics 
• Analyze the different types of functional dysphonia 
• Analyze the different types of congenital organic dysphonia 
• Analyze the different types of acquired organic dysphonia 
• Analyze the different types of organic-functional dysphonia 
• Be able to identify the observed voice disorder in an image 
• Learn how to analyze and classify a voice according to its audible acoustic features 

Module 5. Medical-Surgical Treatments of Voice Disorders 

• Learn about the different existing phonosurgery techniques 
• Learn about the different common laryngeal surgeries 
• Be familiar with the different medications prescribed by physicians in case of dysphonia 
• Give importance to teamwork in the rehabilitation of voice pathologies 

Module 6. Speech Therapy for Voice Disorders 

• Know when speech therapy treatment is or isn’t indicated
• Know and plan the general objectives of rehabilitation 
• Know the different possible approaches in the rehabilitation approach 
• Learn the basic principles of muscle conditioning 
• Learn the basic principles of respiratory conditioning 
• Learn the basic principles of hygiene therapy 
• Learn the basic principles of confidential voice therapy 
• Learn the basic principles of resonant voice therapy 
• Learn the basic principles of the accent method 
• Learn the basic principles of vocal function exercises 
• Learn the basic principles of fluent phonation 
• Learn the basic principles of Lee Silverman LSVT 
• Learn the basic principles of physiological therapy 
• Learn the basic principles of semi-occluded vocal tract exercises 
• Learn the basic principles of manual laryngeal massage 
• Learn the basic principles of facilitating sounds 
• Learn the basic principles of ESTILL VOICE TRAINING 
• Learn the basic principles of the PROEL method 
• Learn the basic principles of the Neira method 
• Learn the basic principles of the body - voice - movement approach 
• Know how to choose the most effective therapy for each patient in relation to their specific voice characteristics and needs 

Module 7. Speech Therapy for Pathologies 

• Approach rehabilitation treatment in pathologies of functional origin 
• Approach rehabilitation treatment in pathologies of organic origin, both congenital and acquired 
• Approach rehabilitation treatment in pathologies of organic-functional origin 
• Address rehabilitative treatment in patients who underwent a laryngectomy 
• Address vocal conditioning in patients attending a clinic due to gender reassignment 
• Solve practical cases 

Module 8. The Professional Use of the Spoken Voice 

• Learn the risk groups of professional voice disorder 
• Apply a plan of hygienic measures to care for the voice 
• Learn the specific objectives of vocal work for each group of professionals 
• Learn to work on aspects of vocal flexibility 
• Learn to work aspects of vocal resistance 
• Learn to work on the versatility of the voice required in these professional groups 
• Make work proposals according to each group 
• Solve practical cases 
• List the components of the singing voice 
• Describe the aspects of emission, articulation and intonation 
• Explain the different vocal registers 

Module 9. Professional Singing Voice 

• Program voice therapy goals in professional singing voice 
• Describe the artistic part of the process 
• Explain, handle and manipulate the tone 
• Explain, manage and manipulate intensity in a healthy way 
• Know, handle and manipulate projection in a healthy way 
• Know how to apply a vocal resistance program without damage 
• Define the basis of sensorimotor learning applied to the singing voice 
• Localize the muscular work in each emission 
• Solve practical cases 
• Define the relationship between psychology and voice 
• Explain the influence of vocal aspects on non-verbal communication 

Module 10. Psychology and Voice 

• Explain the importance of multidisciplinary work in the prevention and treatment of voice disorders 
• Describe the relationship between voice and emotions 
• Describe the relationship between voice and stress 
• Explain the different types of dysphonia in which a multidisciplinary approach is needed 
• Analyze aspects of voice problem prevention from a psychological and health perspective