WCSLA and our approved sponsor, MSHA, present our 2024-2025 Workshop Series

This 5-hour presentation is an advanced level course for SLPs on how oral structure and oral function impact articulation, language, voice, swallowing, feeding, cognition, sleep, and general health. Traditional thinking about oral motor will be compared to current understanding of skeletal muscle motor learning and neuroplasticity. Special considerations will be made for treating OMDs in the school setting.

Speech sound disorders often comprise a majority of SLPs’ caseloads, but many aspects of assessment and intervention are often neglected or misunderstood. This full-day presentation will cover key components of a thorough assessment for the differential diagnosis of SSDs and important factors to consider when deciding among particular intervention approaches. Specific interventions, including phonological and phonetic approaches for articulation distortions, will be covered, as well as strategies for elicitation and generalization.