A Therapist Guide to Rehabilitative Feeding and Speech Techniques for Teens and Adults
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A Therapist Guide to Rehabilitative Feeding and Speech Techniques for Teens and Adults
By Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP, this program manual uses tactile interventions to improve oral preparatory phase feeding skills and speech clarity for teens, young adults, and the geriatric population. It supports clients with dysarthria, apraxia, post oral cancer surgery, voice disorders, post-CVA, Parkinson's disease, Down syndrome, TBI, and cerebral palsy, helping improve feeding safety, chewing of firmer textures, bolus formation and transport, and speech clarity regardless of when the diagnosis was made.
Therapy Goals
- Improve oral preparatory phase feeding skills, including chewing of firmer textures
- Support bolus formation and bolus positioning for safe transport during swallowing
- Improve speech clarity in teens, young adults, and geriatric clients
- Provide structured, tactile intervention activities appropriate for adult learners
- Support rehabilitation following acquired conditions such as stroke, TBI, or oral cancer surgery
- Written by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP, based on years of clinical research and evidence-based practice
- Tactile intervention activities designed specifically for the teen, young adult, and geriatric populations
- Addresses both feeding safety and speech clarity in a single program manual
- Includes case studies alongside step-by-step instructions explaining the "why" and "how" of each activity
- Muscle skills can improve at any age, and activities can expand a therapist's repertoire regardless of when a diagnosis was made
- Applicable across a wide range of diagnoses, including dysarthria, apraxia, voice disorders, and post-CVA presentations
- Speech-language pathologists and feeding therapists working with teens, adults, and geriatric clients
- Clients with dysarthria, apraxia, voice disorders, Parkinson's disease, Down syndrome, TBI, or cerebral palsy
- Clients recovering from oral cancer surgery or a cerebrovascular accident (CVA/stroke)
- Skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and adult outpatient therapy settings
- Clinicians seeking evidence-based, tactile intervention strategies for adult feeding and speech goals
- 1 x "A Therapist Guide to Rehabilitative Feeding and Speech Techniques for Teens and Adults" program manual by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP (Paperback)
| Author | Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP |
| Format | Paperback |
| Focus | Rehabilitative feeding and speech clarity techniques for teens, adults, and geriatric clients |
| Recommended population | Teens, young adults, and geriatric clients with feeding or speech clarity goals |
| Use setting | Clinical practice, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing settings |
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Note: This publication is intended as a professional or educational resource. Content should be applied within the scope of the clinician's training and professional license.