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Jacquelyn Ater, MAAcross the Spectrum Jacque has more than three decades of experience in healthcare and education. She has made a positive difference in the lives of patients, students, families, caregivers, teachers and healthcare professionals. She makes a difference in the lives of the individuals she teaches, coaches, speaks to, services as |
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a speech-language pathologist and collaborates with. Jacque recognizes the critical role effective communication plays in good health, professional relationships, successful educational programming, efficient delivery of services and outcome of care. Her varied skills, experiences and perspectives provide a wealth of information to those who select any of her services. What clients/audiences say about Jacque…. "Jacque Ater
was one of the featured speakers at the Alzheimer's Association's 4th
Annual Symposium June 1, 2006. The title of the conference with more than
175 people in atendance was "Confronting Challenging Behavior with
the ABC's of Dementia Specific Care." Based on her many years of
practice, Jacque shared her knowledge with practical applications for
caregiving. She is a dynamic and knowledgable speaker, connects very well
with the audience, is enthusiastic and well prepared." "I want to thank
you for your excellent evaluation of mom's swallowing difficultiies. We
were able to follow your plan for the last month of mom's life. Your ideas
and caring evaluation helped her feel more in control in the last two
weeks especially." "In Nov. 2000,
Jacque came on board as a feeding and swallowing consultant specializing
in team building, parent-school relationships and diagnosis of medically
complex children. Jacque became the key player in bridging the gap between
all team members by validating each individual's opinion. She always managed
to develop a sense of mutual respect and consensus on an action plan.
Her communication skills were critical and her resources benefited the
process as a whole. She could bring data together in an organized, functional
format so staff and families left the process feeling supported, educated
and confident that our programming for our students had been expanded
and improved." "As a cancer
survivor of almost 10 years, I have come to know and value Jacque's services
from a variety of perspectives. She first coached me through my surgery,
outpatient therapy and very long recovery. She taught me the importance
of a partnership with my team of doctors and what I needed to do to communicate
effectively during this difficult and scary time in my life. She encouraged
me to take charge of my healthcare and ask for important information.
I am now going through some serious medical issues with a family member
and I am finding that I can use the skills, ideas and suggestions Jacque
shared with me to support this person during this painful and frightening
time." "Jacque's healthcare
coaching was an important part of what I needed as I managed my dad's
medical needs. She taught me how to effectively communicate with the multiple
healthcare professionals involved with my dad. I learned to ask questions
and coordinate the information from his hospitalizations, rehab placements,
surgeries and medication changes. She was available to my dad and our
family as we tried to make sense of the confusing and overwhelming info
that was being shared with us. She remained neutral throughout the entire
time always encouraging my dad and our family to collaborate with the
healthcare team to obtain the most accurate information possible. The
value of her service goes beyond the specific time period she works with
you. Once you have been coached, you have new skills and perspectives
to problem solve and self advocate in the future." " Your presentation
about How to Communicate with Healthcare Providers was well researched
and organized. Your tips and information were very helpful to our members
and guests,as I'm sure you could tell from the number of questions that
followed your presentation. This is clearly a topic many women can relate
to, especially those in the "sandwich generation." You have
important information to dispense and I am glad you were able to share
it with NAWBO." "Due to throat
cancer I went into the hospital to have a surgical procedure called a
total laryngectomy. This procedure is the total removal of the larynx
(vocal cords) and leaves the person without a voice. The day after my
surgery I met Jacque Ater. From that day forward Jacque became the key
player in guiding and coordinating all aspects of my recovery. "Jacque's coaching
has been invaluable. She helps me save time, money and emotional stress
by challenging me to realistically look at my home-based business and
focus me forward. During our sessions I have found that personal disclosure
has been helpful in understanding my motivation, behavior and passion
and how it relates to my daily work. She encourages me to face joys and
tragedies head-on as I continue to design and build my business." "Jacque Ater
spoke to our group regarding communication breakdown and how to improve
patient-healthcare provider communication. She gave an excellent presentation
and was well received by the group. We would highly recommend her as a
speaker to any group of people who is concerned about their healthcare
communication and what they can do to improve it." "Presenter related
well to individual concerns and added an expert, professional approach
to the topic,Communicating Health Concerns. Information was very
relevant,useful and easy to understand." |
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