Oral Placement Therapy: Clinical Implications for Tongue Thrust and Lisps

SKU: 3744-NS
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Oral Placement Therapy: Clinical Implications for Tongue Thrust and Lisps
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Oral Placement Therapy: Clinical Implications for Tongue Thrust and Lisps
A child with a tongue depressor in his mouth during oral placement therapy, with a woman&
A child with a neutral expression has a red tool placed on his tongue while an adult&
A child with light brown hair sits while an adult applies lip color using a brush. The child wears a pink textured shawl.

Oral Placement Therapy: Clinical Implications for Tongue Thrust and Lisps

SKU: 3744-NS
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heart icon CEUs 0.55
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Icon Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, COM®️
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Course Description

Robyn’s SMILE Program (SysteMatic Intervention for Lingual Elevation) is an effective way to help children remediate articulation errors including persistent lisps, interdentalized productions of t-d-l-n-s-z, and distortions of s-z-∫-t∫-dʒ-ʒ. The program targets the root of the speech problem which is often an orofacial myofunctional disorder (OMD). Robyn discovered in a school-based setting that by combining oral placement, swallowing and articulation therapies progress rates improved. Participants learn how to perform a thorough structural assessment and determine if an OMD is present. This one-day seminar differentiates therapeutic strategies for <4 and >4 populations for the best prognosis. SMILE manual is included with the course.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to: 

  1. Diagnose myofunctional disorders based on oral placement skills/swallowing skills/articulation skills.
  2. List defining characteristics of a myofunctional disorder.
  3. Identify if oral-motor prerequisite skills are intact in order to initiate myofunctional therapy techniques (Jaw-structure-tone).
  4. Analyze treatment outcomes throughout the therapeutic process.
  5. Combine oral placement, swallowing and articulation therapy techniques for those children who present myofunctional disorders.
  6. Implement at least ten exercises for a tongue thrust program. 

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Instructor Details and Financial Disclosure 

  • Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, COM®️ bio

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Registration Fees

  • Online ONLY for 1 learner -- ACCESS TO ONLINE COURSE (downloadable workbook, forms and charts)
  • Online + SUPPLIES for 1 learner --  ACCESS TO ONLINE COURSE, plus the following supplies:
    • Horn #1, Straw #1, Straw C, Nose Flute, Sensi Purple Probe Tip, Sensi Ridge Tip, 5 Toothies.
  • Group Rate for 5 learners
    • ACCESS TO ONLINE COURSE for 5 learners
    • 5 sets of SUPPLIES (listed above)

This course is an interactive, hands-on workshop. When taking this course as a self-study it is encouraged that you follow along with all of the activities.

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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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