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Ashley Glover Franz,
MS, CCC-SLP 
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Ashley Franz, MS, CCC-SLP, received her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Montana. She received her master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Oregon in Eugene.
Ashley has experience with and has a passion for working with both children and adults (and their families). She is the head Speech Therapist working in both our outpatient clinic and with Whitefish Therapy's rehab team at North Valley Hospital in the acute care setting. Some of Ashley's areas of expertise include:
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Specialized Education:
- Trained in 360-degree thinking approach for executive function deficits
- Trained in the use of PECS - Picture Exchange Communication System
- Registered MBSImP Clinician; the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile is a standardized approach for assessing swallowing impairment using Videofluroscopy - which Ashley completes at North Valley Hospital for acute care patients and as an out-patient procedure.
- Trained in the S.O.S - Sequential Oral Sensory feeding approach
- VitalStim certified - VitalStim is a modality that is used in conjunction with swallowing therapy.
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Community Involvement
Serving on the Board of Directors for the Montana Down Syndrome Association, Kalispell Chapter Memberships
Member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association |
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