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This course will teach how to conduct an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation” and four month follow-up “Program Plan Update”, including interviews with the referring SLP and parent, with a six-year-old child with the diagnosis of inter-dental and lateral production of /s/, /z/, /∫/ (sh) and /t∫/ (ch) and “j”.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of this course, the participant will be able to:
Therapists will be able to complete an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.”
Therapists will be able to apply the skills learned in this course to conduct a “Program Plan Update.”
Therapists will be able to complete a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques.
Therapists will be able to apply OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity.
Timed Agenda
0-10 min: Read the description of the client in the handout
10-123 min: Initial Client Evaluation with written Program Plan
123-154 min: Watch the video of the Program Plan Update with written Program
TOTAL 154 min ~ 2.5 hours - 0.25 CEUs
Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson is the founder and patent holder of TalkTools®. Sara will receive royalties from TalkTools for this course.
This course will teach how to conduct an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation” and four month follow-up “Program Plan Update”, including interviews with the referring SLP and parent, with a six-year-old child with the diagnosis of inter-dental and lateral production of /s/, /z/, /∫/ (sh) and /t∫/ (ch) and “j”.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
1. Therapists will be able to complete an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.” 2. Therapists will be able to apply the skills learned in this course to conduct a “Program Plan Update.” 3. Therapists will be able to complete a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques. 4. Therapists will be able to apply OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity.
Content Disclosure: This presentation will focus on treatment methods related to the use of TalkTools® resources. Other similar treatment approaches will receive limited or no coverage during this lecture.
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