OPT Evaluation Courses

Special collection of OPT Oral Placement Therapy) Evaluations led by TalkTools Founder, Sara Rosenfeld Johnson

    • Course Description

      This video course teaches how to conduct an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
      Evaluation” and 4 - month follow-up “Program Plan Update." The course includes
      interviews with the referring SLP and parent, with a three-year-old child with the diagnosis of multiple articulation disorder with motor planning problems not severe enough to be diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS).

      Videos include
      1. interviews with the referring SLP and parent of the client
      2. initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) evaluation with program plan
      3. four month follow-up evaluation with a program plan update
      Learning Outcomes
      • Participants will be able to learn to conduct an initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.
      • Participants will be able to understand how to conduct a Program Plan Update.
      • Participants will be able to write a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques.
      • Participants will be able to use OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity.
  • Course Description

    This video course teaches how to conduct an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation” and 4 - month follow-up “Program Plan Update. The course includes interviews with the referring SLP and parent, with a 7-year-old child with the diagnosis of inter-dental production of /t, d, l, n, s and z/.

    Videos include
    1. interviews with the referring SLP and parent of the client
    2. initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) evaluation with program plan
    3. four month follow-up evaluation with a program plan update
    Learning Outcomes
    • Participants will be able to learn to conduct an initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.
    • Participants will be able to understand how to conduct a Program Plan Update.
    • Participants will be able to write a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques.
    • Participants will be able to use OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity.
Course Description

This video course teaches how to conduct an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation” and 4 - month follow-up “Program Plan Update. The course includes interviews with the referring SLP and parent, with a twelve-year-old child with the diagnosis of multiple articulation disorder secondary to a suspected neurological component. He presents with a large gap between what he was saying and what the listener can understand.

Videos include
  1. interviews with the referring SLP and parent of the client
  2. initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) evaluation with program plan
  3. four month follow-up evaluation with a program plan update
Learning Outcomes
  • Participants will be able to learn to conduct an initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.
  • Participants will be able to understand how to conduct a Program Plan Update.
  • Participants will be able to write a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques.
  • Participants will be able to use OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity
  • Course Description

    This video course teaches how to conduct an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation” and 4 - month follow-up “Program Plan Update. The course includes interviews with the referring SLP and parent, with a three-year-old child with the diagnoses of 1) multiple articulation disorder with no lip rounding and reduced
    tongue mobility and 2) poor chewing skills.

    Videos include
    1. interviews with the referring SLP and parent of the client
    2. initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) evaluation with program plan
    3. four month follow-up evaluation with a program plan update
    Learning Outcomes
    • Participants will be able to learn to conduct an initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.
    • Participants will be able to understand how to conduct a Program Plan Update.
    • Participants will be able to write a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques.
    • Participants will be able to use OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity.

Course Description
This video course teaches how to conduct an “Initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation” and 4 - month follow-up “Program Plan Update. The course includes interviews with the referring OT, SLP and parent, with an 8-month-old child with the diagnosis of Down syndrome.

Videos include
interviews with the referring SLP and parent of the client
initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) evaluation with program plan
four month follow-up evaluation with a program plan update

Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to learn to conduct an initial Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Evaluation for Feeding and Speech.
Participants will be able to understand how to conduct a Program Plan Update.
Participants will be able to write a program plan including: Sensory, Oral Phase Feeding, OPT and Speech techniques.
Participants will be able to use OPT activities in conjunction with traditional speech therapy to improve speech clarity.