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AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ORAL MOTOR THERAPY: INFANCY THROUGH GERIATRICS (A COURSE FOR OTS AND SLPS)
15 Contact Hours toward Licensure
1.5 AOTA CEUs, Intermediate Level; 15 NBCOT PDUs ASHA CEUs: This program is offered for 1.5 CEUs (intermediate level; professional area).
$370 Workshop Registration Fee
Price Includes Textbook, Workbook, and Supplies
Instructor: Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CMT, CIMI |
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DATES, LOCATIONS, AND ACCOMODATIONS For a brochure or to ask questions: Email: agesandstages@cox.net Call: 702-845-0642. TO REGISTER: FAX 702-914-3414, MAIL, OR CALL 702-845-0642. Click REGISTRATION tab for Registration Form. PURCHASE ORDERS ACCEPTED. LONG BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 8 & 9, 2008
Comfort Inn & Suites, 200 Willow St., Long Beach, CA 90806. Phone: 562-426-7611. Limited number of rooms available for $89 on 2/7, 2/8, and 2/9. State that you are with Ages and Stages, LLC group by January 7, 2008.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2008
Staybridge Suites-San Francisco Airport, 1350 Huntington Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066. Phone: 650-588-0770. Limited number of one bedroom suites available for $145, which includes a complimentary breakfast buffet. Call Paul Pascua at 650-588-0770 to reserve room by 2/1/08. Ask for Ages and Stages group rate.
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 7 & 8, 2008
Best Western, Peachtree Corners, 7035 Jimmy Carter Blvd. Norcross, GA 30092. Phone: 770-409-0004. Reserve rooms at $69.95 on 3/6, 3/7, 3/8 and 3/9 by stating you are attending the Ages and Stages meeting at the hotel.
CHATTANOOGA, TN - MARCH 14 & 15, 2008
Country Inn & Suites, 3725 Modern Industries Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37419. Phone: 423-825-6100 Limited number of rooms available on 3/10, 3/13 & 3/14 for $89.00. State that you are booking for Ages and Stages meeting.
BAYSIDE, NY - APRIL 13-14, 2008 St. Mary's Hospital for Children (Sponsor) Contact: Ingrid Vasquez at 718-281-8767 or ivasquez@stmaryskids.org
BOISE, ID - MAY 2 & 3, 2008
Holiday Inn Boise Airport, 3300 Vista Avenue, Boise, ID 83705. Phone: 208-3434900. Internet room rates are $108 per night for workshop dates.
See the AGES AND STAGES, LLC WEBSITE for further information.
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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
DAY 1
7:45 Sign-In
8:00 Feeding/Eating/Drinking Tools
9:30 Food/Fluid Selectivity
10:00 Break
10:15 Group Interactive Experience: Eating/Drinking
11:00 Drooling
11:30 Oral Exercise Tools
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 More Oral Exercise Tools
2:00 Myofunctional Work
2:30 Speech as a Fine Motor Function
3:00 Break
3:15 Improving Speech Intelligibility as an ADL
3:45 Group Interactive Experience: Putting It Together
4:30 Questions and Answers
5:00 End of Session/Sign-Out
DAY 2 7:45 Registration/Sign-In
8:00 Key Assessment Concepts
8:30 Anatomy and Physiology
9:00 Sensory Systems and Typical Development
10:00 Break
10:15 Group Interactive Experience: Typical Development
11:15 Treatment Across Age Groups
11:45 Movement and Positioning
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 Group Interactive Experience: Oral Massage
2:00 Tools for Oral Massage/Facilitation
2:30 Pacifier Use/Thumb Sucking
3:00 Break
3:15 Jaw Work
4:30 Questions and Answers
5:00 End of Session/Sign-Out
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Finally, a course that is equally valuable for occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists. This workshop helps therapists and others choose appropriate oral motor treatment techniques for clients of many ages and disabilities (e.g. autism, Down syndrome, brain injury, stroke). It is particularly helpful for occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists who work on teams and need to divide responsibility when addressing feeding, eating, drinking, oral hygiene, myofunctional, functional speech, and motor planning concerns. Many of the techniques learned by participants are “good practices” that can be safely taught to care providers. Group interactive experiences and DVD demonstrations provide many opportunities for clinical problem solving.
Workshop participants will receive a complimentary copy of Diane Bahr's bestselling textbook ORAL MOTOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT: AGES AND STAGES (a $60 value) and a workshop manual.
AUDIENCE
Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, Special Educators, and Others.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
During this workshop, participants will:
1. Identify the continuum of oral motor concerns/challenges across age groups and disabilities.
2. Perform general oral massage that can be used with most individuals.
3. Perform “good” feeding techniques that can be used with most individuals.
4. Identify appropriate tools for oral massage/facilitation, feeding/eating/drinking, oral hygiene, oral activities/exercises, myofunctional work, articulation/speech production issues, intelligibility concerns, dysarthria, and dyspraxia.
5. Identify techniques to improve speech intelligibility as an activity of daily living.
6. Point out appropriate times or situations for referral to or collaboration with other professionals/paraprofessionals.
FACULTY
Diane H. Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CMT, CIMI is a certified speech-language pathologist, massage practitioner, and infant massage instructor in private practice. She has practiced speech-language pathology since 1980 and has taught her oral motor course both nationally and internationally (e.g., Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland). Her experiences include teaching graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education courses; working with children and adults who exhibit a variety of oral motor, speech, language disorders (e.g., autism, Down syndrome, brain injury, stoke); and publishing information and research on oral motor function, assessment, and treatment. She is the author of the book Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment: Ages and Stages (Allyn & Bacon, 2001). She also has a new book coming out in 2008 for parents entitled Healthy Baby Healthy Mouth.
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