One of the most frequently asked questions in oral placement and feeding courses is how to address copious drooling. Understanding the possible challenges which impact a client’s ability to manage their secretions is essential to planning a program.

Talk Tools Instructor and Feeding Expert, Lori Overland, will discuss saliva production, typical drooling, causes for atypical or copious drooling and remediation strategies.

1. Describe typical drooling in infants
2. Identify causes of difficulty managing secretions.
3. Apply at least 3 remediation techniques.

• Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC, FOM

Registration Fees:

• $150  0.2 ASHA CEUs, digital handout & certificate of completion.

Schedule:

Timed Agenda

• 20 mins: What, When , Why -- Typical drooling infants
• 30 mins: Atypical drooling: Signs and Symptoms
• 30 mins: Assessment of typical vs. Atypical drooling
• 30 mins: Techniques for drooling remediation
• 10 mins: Q & A

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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.

TalkTools®️ is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 7261. This Distance Learning-Interactive activity is offered at 0.2 CEUs Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

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