"AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ORAL MOTOR THERAPY: Infancy Through Geriatrics"

April 13th & 14th, 2008

 Instructor: Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CMT, CIMI

 Contact Ingrid Vasquez tel. 718-281-8767, email: ivasquez@stmaryskids.org

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.