This video course teaches 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 four-year-old child with the diagnosis of multiple articulation disorder with associated muscle weakness and Short Frenum that reduces intelligibility on the conversational level.

Participants will be able to: 

1. Complete an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.”
2. Apply the skills learned in this course to conduct a “Program Plan Update.”
3. Complete a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques.
4. Apply OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity.

Instructor Details and Financial Disclosure 

• Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP

Registration Fees:

• ONLINE - 0.3 CE Course, digital handout & certificate of completion for 1 learner
• GROUP RATE - 5 Users - 0.3 CE Course, digital handout & certificate of completion for 5 learners

Schedule:

Timed Agenda

• 0-10 min - Client description briefing
• 10-128 min - Initial Evaluation with written Program Plan
• 128-183 min - Watch the video of the Program Plan Update with written Program Plan

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