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Integrating
the Mouth with Sensory & Postural Functions
14
Contact Hours (1.4 AOTA CEUs)
Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA and Eileen W. Richter, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA
Intermediate Level Course
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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 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/ respiratoryfunction.
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
Disclosures:
Eileen W. Richter
• Financial disclosure: Receives a speaking fee from Professional Development Programs.
• Financial disclosure: Author for Pileated Press, LLC and receives royalty payments.
• Financial disclosure: Holds patent on equipment for Richter Active Integration Resources.
• Non-financial disclosure: Board member and volunteer with Avanti Therapeutic Projects.
Patricia Oetter
• Financial disclosure: Receives a speaking fee from Professional Development Programs.
• Financial disclosure: Author for Pileated Press, LLC and receives royalty payments.
• Non-financial disclosure: Speaker has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
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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