Course Description
Course Description:
Dysphagia therapy is a big part of our practice. We often have a tight budget to work with and our purchases have an impact on the therapies and techniques we can offer our patients. The equipment needs to be sturdy and allow us to challenge our patients. Our decisions are often made based on our experience with what has worked for us in therapy as well as evidence-based practice. What does the literature say about swallowing and non-swallowing exercises? Some tools are easy to “create” while others are fairly costly but could help improve our outcomes. We need tools and techniques that can challenge our patients as their skills and strength improve. What tools would we recommend our patients utilize for their therapy program? Without knowing what the tools accomplish patients and families may be reluctant to purchase out of pocket. We can educate our patients and families on the benefits of specific therapy tools. So, what’s in our toolbox?
Contact Hours: 3
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: IntermediateAccreditation Information:
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Course Outline:
Hour 1
- Overview of therapy Impact of COVID-19 on therapy and recommendations to minimize infection risk
- Skilled vs. unskilled, 4 relevant dysphagia doses in exercise that should be documented
- Non-swallowing exercises vs. swallowing exercises
Hour 2
- What does literature say research studies on specific disorders with characteristics of swallow deficits and efficacy of specific therapy techniques?
Hour 3
- Specific swallowing deficits and specific tools and techniques to use in rehab tools you can easily make vs. tools that require a budget to purchase adaptive equipment that can improve your patient’s independence and safety at meals
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional to determine appropriate exercises based on specific swallow problems and efficacious treatment approaches.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize the importance of the 4 relevant dysphagia therapy doses.
- Recognize efficacy of swallowing and non-swallowing exercises for specific disorders.
Disclosures:
SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND
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Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Speech Language Pathologist
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Criteria for Completion: The successful completion of a post course examination is required to receive credit for your webinar participation. A score of 70% or higher is required. You will have additional attempts to pass the examination should it be needed.
PLEASE NOTE: All webinar exams MUST be successfully completed by midnight Central Standard Time on the day of the webinar broadcast.
This course is offered for 0.30 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Denise Dougherty is self-employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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Authors:
Denise Dougherty, MA, CCC-SLP
Denise Dougherty is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has her own private practice, where she conducts therapy with both children and adults. Ms. Dougherty received her Bachelor's degree at Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, a Master's Degree from St. Louis University and has completed postgraduate courses at Johns Hopkins University and several doctoral courses at University of Phoenix.
She is certified in VitalStim therapy and is an instructor for VitalStim certification, is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has received numerous ASHA ACE Awards. Ms. Dougherty has worked at United Cerebral Palsy, Easter Seals, in long-term care; is a board member of The American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA), AAPPSPA Program Chair for 2006 and 2007 Conference; is a AAPPSPA liaison for the ASHA Health Care and Economics Committee and served as secretary of CORSPAN.
Ms. Dougherty was also an adjunct faculty member at York College of Pennsylvania and Wesley College in Dover, Delaware. She is the Vice President of The American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology and received the Academy's 2007 Honors Award for achievements.
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