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Workshops
TalkTools®/ITI /Innovative Therapists International is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology, audiology and occupational therapy. The workshops are also appropriate for special educators, parents and teachers of special needs children. These programs are offered for 0.6 and 1.2 CEUs (various levels; professional area).
ASHA CE provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Continuing education.
Innovative Therapists International is a continuing education company that provides muscle-based seminars emphasizing in practical therapy techniques for speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and concerned parent/teachers of special needs children.
Custom presentations-
TalkTools®/ITI offers a variety of speakers and presentations which can be tailored to fit your specific needs. Presentation topics include:
Muscle-Based Speech Therapy
Muscle-Based Feeding Therapy
Dysarthria
Apraxia
Diagnostic Evaluation
Early Intervention
Autism
Tongue Thrust
Jaw
Presentation and training seminars are appropriate for parents and therapists who service clients with various muscle-based speech and feeding deficits including Down syndrome, CP, apraxia, autism spectrum, persistent articulation disorders, and numerous other muscle-based disorders. Whether you work with children or adults, in a school setting, private practice, hospital, or as a parent organization, TalkTools®/ITI has a class to meet your specific needs.
Live Workshops
Level 1: A Three Part Treatment Plan for Muscle-Based (Oral-Motor) Therapy
by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson MS, CCC-SLP
2-Day Presentation
Presenter: Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP Renee Roy-Hill, MS, CCC-SLP
Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson's unique tactile-sensory approach to speech therapy uses therapy tools 'disguised' as toys! See how 40 fun-to-use exercises can be used to improve phonation, resonation, and speech clarity. Interactive, hands-on demonstrations will focus on therapeutically sound techniques that develop the oral-motor muscles needed for improving speech clarity : abdomen, velum, jaw, lips and tongue. Your child and adult clients will actually want to do them because they are fun and they work! (apraxia/dysarthria).
Level 2: Diagnosis and Program Planning for Clients With Muscle-Based Communication Disorders
by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson MS, CCC-SLP
2-Day Presentation
Presenter: Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP
Don't be intimidated by diagnostics any longer! Sara's follow-up workshop to "A Three-Part Treatment Plan" will lead you through the step-by-step process to create an evaluation & program plan for clients of all ages and ability with muscle-based communication disorders. Audience participation is strongly encouraged, so be sure to bring a short video for diagnostic discussion! We guarantee that you will walk away from this session with new approaches to oral-motor clients that are fun to use and will get results where traditional therapy alone has not been enough.
Feeding Therapy: A Sensory Motor Approach
by Lori L. Overland MS. CCC-SLP
Presenter: Lori L. Overland, MS, CCC-SLP
2-Day Presentation
Frustrated with clients who don't have intact sensory systems? Lori will show you a step-by-step approach to teach your most challenging clients to become tolerant of touch, enabling them to learn to eat and to use oral-motor therapy tools. Day 1 focuses on promoting acceptance of touch for feeding and oral exercises. Her techniques incorporate a variety of temperatures, textures and tastes. Day 2 features hands-on learning of proper therapeutic techniques for spoon feeding, straw drinking and chewing solid foods. Leave this workshop with therapeutic feeding techniques that you can use with confidence the next day.
Developing Oral-Motor and Feeding Skills in the Down Syndrome Population
by Lori L. Overland MS. CCC-SLP
Presenter: Lori L. Overland, MS, CCC-SLP
1-Day Presentation
This seminar focuses on the development of oral-motor and feeding skills in the Down syndrome population from birth to adulthood. Factors which potentially impact feeding will be presented. This will be followed by an overview of therapeutic intervention strategies to prevent long term feeding problems. Assessment of sensory and motor skills will be discussed prior to the lunch break. The afternoon program provides a framework for developing sensory diets and facilitating improved oral-motor and feeding skills through therapeutic feeding techniques.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: The Oral-Motor Component
by Renee Roy Hill MS, CCC-SLP
1-Day Presentation
Presenter: Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP
Renee will discuss how many clients with a diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech also have co-existing deficits to include sensory, feeding and oral-motor deficits. She will address how implementing a muscle-based program in a therapeutic hierarchy in conjunction with traditional verbal/tactile techniques will improve speech clarity for these clients with the diagnosis of Apraxia. Each exercise can be implemented easily within the school and/or home environment.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the Level 1 workshop.
The Listening/Speaking Connection: A Hierarchical Approach for Working With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
by Lois Kam Heymann MA, CCC-SLP
1-Day Presentation
Presenter: Lois Kam Heymann, MA, CCC-SLP
Lois presents her comprehensive approach for the treatment of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and examines the many important factors which must be taken into consideration when working with this segment of the population. The day�s agenda is based on the hierarchies involved in treatment of listening, speech, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics, and the program is filled with hands-on strategies and techniques for implementing a well-coordinated and individualized Integrated Lesson Plan for each child receiving treatment. This class is appropriate for speech pathologists, audiologists, teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing, parents, and educators working with deaf and hard of hearing children.
Tongue Thrust Therapy: A Muscle-Based (Oral-Motor) Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
by Robyn Merkel MA, CCC-SLP
1-Day Presentation
Presenter: Robyn Merkel, MA, CCC-SLP
Robyn Merkel-Piccini's "SMILE Program" (SysteMatic Intervention for Lingual Elevation) is an effective way to help children remediate articulation errors including persistent lisps, interdentalized productions of t-d-l-n, and distortions of sh-ch-r. The program targets the root of the speech problem which is often a tongue thrust disorder. Robyn discovered in a school-based setting that by combining oral-motor, swallowing and articulation therapies progress rates improved. This one-day seminar deals with children 7+ who have the cognitive ability to follow directions and to monitor their own swallow patterns.
As a Parent: What Can I Do to Improve My Child's Feeding and Speaking?
by Lisa Brideson MS, CCC-SLP
Miscellaneous Presentation
Presenter: Lisa Brideson, MS, CCC-SLP
In this 3-hour workshop, parents can learn "hands-on" feeding and oral-motor therapy techniques which can be incorporated in the home. Learn how to use horns, bubbles and straws to increase muscle function and how it relates to speech production. Maximize the child's language skills by simply "engineering the home" for stimulating language. A video presentation will be shown demonstrating a parent implementing feeding and oral-motor exercises/strategies in the home environment. (Two identical sessions provided per day in limited locations.)
