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About the Speaker: Debra Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Intervention Description from Beckman and Associates: "Debra Beckman has worked in the field of communicative disorders since 1975 specializing in motor speech disorders... As a self-employed consultant, she has co-authored training materials for the states of Florida, Oklahoma, Wyoming, which are presently used in a number of other states. She has served as a court appointed witness and as a resource content expert for seven federal court cases, regarding services for the developmentally disabled. Ms. Beckman has presented at numerous local, state, national and international conferences, and has published articles in professional books, journals monographs; and in Exceptional Parent magazine. She has been awarded a United States patent for a therapeutic oral probe. Ms Beckman has been recognized by her peers and by her community for outstanding clinical achievement... "Oral motor impairment presents a variety challenges for both the individual affected, and for the care team providing intervention. Often the individual experiencing oral motor difficulties is not able to follow commands. The person may not be eating or taking fluids orally, which reduces the opportunities for observation of oral movement patterns. The majority of baseline protocols currently require at least minimal direction-following skills. The protocol developed by Beckman uses mechanical muscle response, which are not mediated cognitively, to baseline the response to pressure and movement and control of movement for the lips, cheeks, jaw and tongue. "In this two day course, participants will actively participate in hands-on practice for compensatory handling techniques for the following concerns: tonic bite on a utensil, slow oral transit, tongue thrust, cough, gag and vomit. The participants will complete an oral motor protocol with each other, analyze the results, and discuss data tracking. The participants will also complete hands-on practice for specific oral motor interventions to address the deficit areas discovered during baseline assessment..." These courses are for licensed speech Pathologists and occupational therapists. Course objectives include the ability to:
(407) 622-0588 http://www.beckmanoralmotor.com/index.htm |
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Speechville Express is a resource for families, educators, and medical professionals, offering information about language development in children, helping those who care for toddlers and young children who are late talkers, and connecting you with others who have been down this road. Language disorders and communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia, among others.
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