Course Description
Too often speech pathologists ignore the significance of Myofunctional Therapy because they do not have a clear understanding of the roll of a correct swallow pattern. A correct swallow plays a major role in the development of the mouth, respiration, balance, posture, hearing and gastrointestinal functioning to name a few. It coordinates multiple systems to correctly eat or produce well-articulated speech. The proper functioning of these systems, therefore, often need a team approach to create a successful outcome.
Learning Outcomes
The participant will be able to:
- Improve their observational skills to better recognize a potential reverse swallow
- Recognize factors that may be impeding a patient’s progress for speech or eating
- Provide input to other professionals how the swallow may be impacting their treatment of their patient
- Answer certain concerns for parents with issues they are seeing in their child
Timed Agenda
- 10 minutes introduction and overview
- 45 minutes the swallow its impact at development and function of specific parts of the body
- 45 minutes discussion of the seven systems that affect the functioning of the swallow
- 10 minutes the impact of the swallow on concentration and speech
.2 Credits