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Description:
While oral-motor treatment approaches for neurologically impaired
children have focused on severe feeding dysfunction, recent clinical
work with children who have sensory processing/developmental
dysfunction has revealed a strong association between subtle oralmotor
and respiratory dysfunction and many sensory integrative and
sensory motor 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 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.
The MORE book will be used at the course and may be ordered with
registration at a discount. It will be at the registration table for pick-up
the morning of the course. MORE book $42 (reg. $48). Participants
may wish to augment their learning experience by acquiring additional
resource materials. “Out of the Mouths of Babes” (optional) $6 (reg.
$8); MORE The DVD (optional) $37 (reg. $42)
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Suggested Audience:
OTs, SLPs, PTs, and EI Specialists
This course is offered for 1.4 ASHA CEUs and 1.4 AOTA CEUs
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Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- Outline and discuss the relationship of the suck/swallow/breathe synchrony to critical aspects of development.
- Identify and document subtle, abnormal SSB processes in children who have sensory processing/developmental dysfunction.
- Implement treatment strategies designed to improve respiration patterns, self-regulation, postural control, visual motor skills, feeding, and communication skills.
- Demonstrate and apply techniques designed to enhance oral/respiratory function.
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Schedule * (14 contact hours)
Day 1
8:00 Registration
8:30 Overview: The SSB
Synchrony
10:00 Break
10:15 Clinical Reasoning
10:30 Anatomical
Structures & Mechanisms of Suck
12:00 Lunch is provided
1:00
Neurological Foundations (Cranial Nerves)
1:45 Implications for
Arousal/Alertness
3:00 Break
3:15 The SSB Synchrony and Eating
4:15 Taste/Texture/Fit Practicum
5:00 Adjourn
Day 2
8:30 Functional Mechanisms: Swallow/Respiration
10:00 Break
10:15 Practicum: Oral/Respiratory Activities
11:15 SSB & Attention: Visual Motor/Auditory Development
12:15 Lunch is provided
1:15 Hands on Treatment Strategies: Respiration/Oral Motor
3:00 Break
3:15 Functional Assessment (MORE PS)
3:45 Case Study/Problem Solving (Treatment Videos)
5:00 Adjourn
*Topic times may vary; contact hours do not
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About The Speakers
Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA, earned her B.S. degree in
occupational therapy from the University of Kansas and her master’s
degree in special education from Kansas State Teachers College.
She has clinical experience with individuals of varying disabilities,
ages newborn to adult. Her primary emphasis has been infants and
toddlers, preschool and elementary aged children with learning,
communication and/or sensory processing disorders. Ms. Oetter
provides consultation and in-service education for teachers, parents,
and therapists in the US, Asia and Europe; she has worked extensively
in schools, special programs, and private practice. She is a Fellow of the
American Occupational Therapy Association. She is currently a private
consultant. Ms. Oetter has coauthored a number of books and articles
related to treatment of sensory processing disorders.
Eileen Richter, MPH, OTR, FAOTA, has over 30 years experience
working with a variety of disability groups in the public schools,
hospitals and private practice. She has her Master of Public Health
degree in Maternal & Child Health, is NDT certified and has published
a number of books and articles including: Sensorimotor Integration for
Developmentally Disabled Children, 2nd Ed. (Western Psychological
Services, 1991); The Sensorimotor Performance Analysis, (PDP Press,
1989), MORE: Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural
Functions and Out of the Mouths of Babes: The Developmental
Significance of the Mouth (PDP Press, Inc.). Ms. Richter has lectured
extensively throughout the US, Asia and Europe on topics related to
sensory motor dysfunction in children. She is a Fellow of the American
Occupational Therapy Association and has directed Avanti-Camp
St. Croix, an intensive sensory integration camp using an advanced
treatment model. Ms. Richter continues to support development of the
camp and other treatment models.
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