FOR CARE PARTNERS
Training that helps care partners actually know what to do.
Practical education for the people — individuals and organizations alike – supporting the health of others.
Caring for someone with a chronic illness, neurological condition, or disability comes with real responsibility and often very little practical training. Breakthrough Speech brings clinical, evidence-based expertise to care partner education — covering topics most people wouldn’t think to bring to a speech-language pathologist, like fatigue management and swallow safety.
- For individuals & organizations
- In-person or virtual
- Topics grow over time – check back for additional topics, or request a topic
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Built for individual care partners and organizations.
This program serves both individual care partners looking for practical tools, and organizations responsible for training the people who provide care.
- Family caregivers and care partners wanting practical, usable tools
- Care partner support groups seeking guest speakers
- Community centers and senior centers hosting educational events
Individuals & Groups
- Care partner staffing corporations and agencies
- State care partner / caregiver support programs
- Assisted living and retirement living facility staff
- Any organization responsible for training people who provide care
Organizations
Current topics — with more added over time.
WHAT WE COVER
- Communication Strategies: facilitating communication with people with aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, or cognitive decline
- Fatigue Management: the Spoon Theory, pacing strategies, talking about fatigue, and recognizing care partner burnout
- Swallow Safety: recognizing the signs, practical strategies, common misconceptions, and knowing when to escalate
FORMATS
Introductory sessions (typically 60 or 90 minutes), ideal for community centers, senior centers, and support groups. A general overview designed to build awareness and give people a few usable tools right away.
60–90 minutes per topic, designed for established care partner groups, caregiver support networks, and community groups ready to go deeper than an overview. Each session focuses on one topic — fatigue management, swallow safety, cognitive-communication changes, or speech and communication changes — with time for questions, discussion, and hands-on practice of real strategies. Can be delivered as a standalone session or as a series.
Extended sessions built for facilities, agencies, and organizations — customized to your team’s specific needs, with more time for skill-building and discussion.
WHY BREAKTHROUGH SPEECH
Clinical expertise, not generic caregiver content.
Most caregiver training covers logistics, physical safety, and emotional support — valuable, but incomplete. I have 13+ years of SLP experience, including 5+ years in private practice. This program adds a unique clinical piece: practical, evidence-based strategies for specific challenges around communication, cognition, fatigue, and swallowing, taught by someone who treats these conditions every day.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Both — in-person sessions are available in the Anacortes area and beyond depending on travel arrangements, and virtual sessions are available anywhere.
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Community presentations typically run about 60-90 minutes total. Care partner workshops run 60-90 minutes per topic, delivered as a stand-alone session or as a series. In-depth organizational training is scoped to your needs and can run longer or span multiple sessions.
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Yes — in-depth training is built around the specific population and challenges your team supports.
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Pricing depends on format, length, and group size. Reach out for a custom quote.
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Yes — many organizations book this as a recurring or annual training rather than a one-time session.