This engaging course delivers a wealth of information on assessment and treatments that focus on the trunk, respiration, swallowing skills, and oral motor functioning, as well as mealtime strategies to improve feeding in infants and children with neuromuscular impairments.
This course delivers clinically relevant assessment and treatment strategies for infants and children (birth through 21 years of age) with neuromuscular impairments and challenges to their oral motor, feeding/swallowing and respiratory function. A special emphasis is on postural alignment and control as well as on sensory factors that can influence a child’s feeding and swallowing. Effective treatment strategies to improve cheeks/lips, tongue, jaw and rib cage function will be highlighted. Participants will engage in extensive clinical problem-solving via group case analysis and patient demonstration sessions.
Participants will be able to apply course learning immediately to:
Clinically assess oral motor, feeding/swallowing and respiratory coordination function in infants and young children
Detail the essential components of comprehensive intervention programming for young children with neuromuscular involvement
Implement effective body alignment, positioning for the modification of oral motor, oral-pharyngeal and respiratory function in intervention programming
Perform treatment strategies to improve the function of the cheeks/lips, tongue, jaw and rib cage in children with neuromuscular involvement
Rona Alexander, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT - A longtime member of the Education Resources faculty and an accomplished author, Rona Alexander is a speech-language pathologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of oral motor, feeding/swallowing, and respiratory-phonatory function in infants and children with neuromuscular involvement. Dr. Alexander is a qualified speech instructor in Neuro-Developmental Treatment, delivering expert clinical knowledge and a personable instructive style through her basic pediatric and advanced NDT courses. She is a co-author of the book, Normal Development of Functional Motor Skills: The First Year of Life, and co-developer of The ABCs of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing. She also has served as a member of the ASHA Steering Committee for Special Interest Division 13: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. Dr. Alexander maintains a private practice, provides consultation services and conducts workshops on oral motor, feeding/swallowing, and respiratory coordination development, assessment and treatment.
DISCLOSURES:
Rona Alexander receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc., as well as royalty payments from Clinician's View and a co-author of the book published by The Hammill Institute on Disabilities. Non-Financial: She is a member of the NDTA and the NDTA Instructor Group.
"Rona's understanding of the relationship between the body's anatomy and the body's function gave me an understanding of the mechanics of feeding I haven't had prior. She is a wealth of information on pediatric development."- -SLP
Rona presented incredible information that relates to all disciplines. She taught fantastic strategies for efficient everyday practice. - T -Brian C. Perkowski, PT.
Rona is an excellent speaker with a wealth of up to date,functional information. One of the best courses I have attended. - -Erica K. Wentzel, MOT, OTR/L
"The best course I've been to, all information I can use on Monday when I get back to work! Any pediatric SLP should take this course."- -Melissa Eck, SLP
"This course gave me a new perspective on how I look at a lot of my patients. I am excited to try out new strategies!"- -Jessica Neves, PT
"Excellent workshop. Huge amount of update - even for a therapist with 40 yrs of pediatric experience! Able to cue in to current philiosophies and treatment regimes for immediate affect on the treatments I do in the medically fragile setting. Thank you"- -Cynthia Johnson, O
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children
3 Randolph St #1
PT Department
Canton, MA 02021
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1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA 02062
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This course meets the criteria for 17.5 contact hours (1.75 CEUs).
In MA this workshop meets accepted standards for continuing competence activities for 17.5 contact hours (1.75 CEUs)
In NH this workshop meets accepted standards for continuing competence activities for 17.5 contact hours (1.75 CEUs).
The RI and VT Boards of PT recognizes other state board approvals.
This workshop meets accepted standards for continuing competence as outlined by the CT General Statutes.
Approval #1812-55 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 17.5 CEC's. Physical Therapy License Number__________
Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 21 contact hours.
Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043 for 17.5 contact hours (1.75 CEUs)
NBCOT professional development provider-17.5 PDUs
ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA. Approved CE Provider for up to 1.75 CEU’s
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