[DYSPHAGIA] Beckman's Oral Motor Course

[misbell@mail.state.tn.us (Marie Isbell)]

I have taken the courses and do use it with the population I serve, children and adults with developmental disabilities and with DD/MI.  I use the assessment in conjunction with a functional assessment during an actual meal with someone who can not or will not follow simple commands.  Based on the findings, I can develop oral motor interventions using the same testing exercises and train staff or family to carry them out, usually prior to a meal and/or oral hygiene.  I complete monthly reassessments to determine change over time, as these exercises can be reported as percentages to document progress.  

Marie Isbell, MA, CCC-SLP    

>>> <TIAFAMILY@aol.com> 11/12/01 09:40AM >>>
Has anyone attended Debra Beckman's course on Oral-Motor Assessment and 
Intervention and found the techniques useful for adults with dysphagia?  If 
so, what types of deficits have they helped you treat?   Thanks, Susan
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