Comprehensive facial palsy management S8E36

In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Jenny Wills and Deb Cunningham about their research and work with people with facial palsy. They discuss the complexities of living with facial palsy and how speech pathologists interested in this practice area can upskill and provide comprehensive, person-centred support.

Resources:

Wills, J., Cunningham, D., & Forsberg, G. (2026). The SLP facial therapist: advancing and extending comprehensive facial palsy management in Australia. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/22000259.2026.2710047

Vaughan, A., Copley, A., & Miles, A. (2022). Physical rehabilitation of central facial palsy: A survey of current multidisciplinary practice. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24(6), 616–625. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2021.2013533

Vaughan, A., Gardner, D., Miles, A., Copley, A., Wenke, R., & Coulson, S. (2020). A systematic review of physical rehabilitation of facial palsy. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 222. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00222

Facial Therapy Specialists International: https://facialtherapyspecialists.com/

Facial Palsy UK: https://www.facialpalsy.org.uk/

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