Changing Keys Program
The Changing Keys Program is a voice feminization program that was developed by speech language pathologist Shelagh Davies (2012). This program is offered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This program is held at an inner city community health center that serves transgender clients. This program serves six participants at a time who wish to feminize their voice but don't have speech therapy coverage through insurance or other benefits. All therapy sessions are provided in a group setting. Participants are encouraged to attend each session as a woman or gender neutral to help encourage the use of feminine voice. Interested persons must apply for the program by answering eligibility questions.
The Changing Keys Program consists of: 1) An individual speech and voice evaluation. 2) Group speech therapy for a one hour session twice a week, for seven weeks. 3) Individual sessions at the midpoint of the seven weeks. 4) Speech therapy practice done as homework between group sessions. 5) An individual session for a speech and voice evaluation at the end of the program. 6) A follow up session three to four months after the original course ends. |
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Changing Keys is a new program. The efficacy of the program has not yet been fully determined. Some participants feel that the program is more beneficial than others. Self-evaluations show that the participants feel that their speech and voice have shown positive changes, and they have increased confidence (Davies & Goldberg, 2006).
More information about the Changing Keys program can be found here.