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MORE: Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural Functions
Intermediate Level Course
14 Contact Hours

1.4 ASHA CEUs & 1.4 AOTA CEUs
Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA and Eileen W. Richter, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA

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Jeffersontown, KY. (near Louisville)
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September 24-25, 2010
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*Discounts will not be reflected at the time of registration.
All discounts are taken in-house before any credit cards are run and an email sent, which will state all applicable discounts given.

The tuition for this 2-day course is $405.00*
Discount Deadlines:
on/before 7/30: $375
on/before 8/13: $390
on/before 9/17: $405
after 9/17: $430

Tuition includes handouts, lab materials, morning beverages, and afternoon refreshments.


* The MORE book will be used at the course and may be ordered with registration at a discount. MORE $42 (reg. $45); Out of the Mouths of Babes (optional) $6 (reg. $7.25); MORE DVD (optional) $35 (reg. $39).

Description:
While oral-motor treatment approaches for neurologically impaired children have focused on severe feeding dysfunction, clinical work with children who have sensory processing/developmental dysfunction has revealed a strong association between subtle oral-motor and respiratory dysfunction and many sensory integrative and sensorimotor problems.

A theoretical framework for understanding how and why many aspects of development are significantly influenced by oral functions will be presented. This discussion will include the relationship of the suck/swallow/breathe synchrony to behavior, learning, postural development, feeding, communication, arousal, self-regulation, psychosocial development, visual/auditory perception and even common health issues in children. The relevance of this information to treatment principles with children who have sensory processing/developmental dysfunction will then be shared using slides, case examples and participant lab activities. Documentation strategies for identifying abnormal function and demonstrating change through treatment will be provided. This information is particularly useful for occupational and physical therapists and speech pathologists working with children, but may be applied across the age span.

This course is offered for 1.4 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area)
This course is offered for 1.4 AOTA CEUs; Areas of Occupation, Performance Skills, Intervention

Suggested Audience: Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologist, and Early Intervention Specialists

Objectives: Participants will be able to:
1. Outline and discuss the relationship of the suck/swallow/breathe synchrony to critical aspects of development.
2. Identify and document subtle, abnormal SSB processes in children who have sensory processing/developmental dysfunction.
3. Implement treatment strategies designed to improve respiration patterns, self-regulation, postural control, visual motor skills, feeding and communication skills.
4. Demonstrate and apply techniques designed to enhance oral/ respiratory
function.

Schedule* (14 contact hours)
Day 1
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 10:00 • Overview • The SSB Synchrony
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 10:30 • Clinical Reasoning
10:30 – 12:00 • Anatomical Structures & Mechanisms of Suck
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:45 • Neurological Foundations (Cranial Nerves)
1:45 – 3:00 • Implications for Arousal/Alertness
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:15 • The SSB Synchrony and Eating
4:15 – 5:00 • Taste/Texture/Fit Practicum
Day 2
8:30 – 10:00 • Functional Mechanisms: Swallow/Respiration
10:00– 10:15 Break
10:15– 11:15 • Practicum: Oral/Respiratory Activities
11:15– 12:15 • SSB & Attention: Visual Motor/Auditory Development
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch on your own
1:15 – 3:00 • Hands on Treatment Strategies: Respiration/Oral Motor
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 3:45 • Functional Assessment (MORE PS)
3:45 – 5:00 • Case Study/Problem Solving (Treatment Videos)
*Topic times may vary; contact hours do not

Other speaker comments:

"I believe this to be a key critical course that will serve you well in your career as a therapist and is critical if you are a parent." -Gen Jereb, OTR

Participant comments:

"Very Good! Good practical examples so that I could make connections between what was discussed and my students I have in the classroom."

"Patti's approach to children, her words of wisdom from her years of experience and even her "grandma soapbox" will be used in Tx, lectures and to confront Aunt Tilly."

"This course really brought a lot of SI pieces together for me. I'm going to use posture, breathing with my kids I treat. This was a great course for learning more about postural control."

"Good take home ideas (and) info for tying it all together. Excellent course variety, lecture, slides, video, labs."

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