Not sure what all the Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy hype is about?
And not ready to commit to 4 days of training and a large financial outlay? Get a "taste" of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy in our field with this crash course to help close some gaps in your knowledge and give you the opportunity to make an informed decision about if you want to go on to train as an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist.
What you'll get:
- An overview of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
- The importance of the tongue in so many body functions (many of which we are meant to assess and treat without these additional skills!? Crazy I know!)
- An overview of tongue thrusts
- An overview of red flags and what we should be looking for as Speech Pathologists (both for tongue tie and for Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders)
- Types of tongue and lip ties and release options
- An overview of speech disorders
- What muscles are involved in what articulatory movements
- An overview of tongue ties and assessments followed by a tongue tie treatment plan
- How OMD's affect speech, breast feeding/bottle feeding, swallowing, breathing, sleep and behaviour
- The affect of OMD's on mastication and jaw development
- Assessments and resources most commonly used in my therapy room
- Case study videos and photos
- Who to collaborate and refer to
- Various research articles related to Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
- My course slides as a PDF
- 3 hours of video content, with 2 weeks to access the course