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A Call into the Wild: How Therapy Can and Should Move Outdoors

January 19, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course will make the case for implementing traditional evidence-based language therapies within the context of nature. Reviewing his own experience developing nature-based intervention and translating nature-based pedagogy into speech-language pathology, the presenter provides recommendations for clinicians and researchers for bringing children and families we serve outdoors.
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Safe and Positive Feeding Advancement for the Newborn with Cleft Palate +/-Lip

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Newborns with cleft lip/palate present with unique feeding needs. Proper clinical management of their early feedings establishes a foundation for safe and positive feeding experiences. This course will review the unique swallow patterns demonstrated by newborns with cleft lip/palate, glucose management strategies, optimal positioning/handling, provision of breast milk, and bottle selection.
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Hybrid Telepractice Delivery of Enhanced Milieu Teaching: Effects on Caregiver Implementation and Child Communication (2021)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Telepractice has been a hot topic lately in the field of speech pathology. The hybrid model, combining in-person and teletherapy, has grown in popularity, especially when delivering interventions that involve coaching. This study investigates the efficacy of a hybrid telepractice approach in Enhanced Milieu Teaching. Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) is a caregiver-implemented intervention for children […]
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Perceptual and Acoustic Effects of Dual-Focus Speech Treatment in Children With Dysarthria (2021)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Research shows that most children with CP have dysarthria, characterized by deficits in their rate of speech, articulatory precision, and vocal intensity. Two well-known approaches for treating dysarthria in children include the Speech Systems Approach and the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT). While these treatment methods are supported by research in specific settings, there is […]
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Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy and Myofunctional Devices Used in Speech Pathology Treatment: A Systematic Quantitative Review of the Literature (2021)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The authors used Pickering and Byrne (2014)’s method which “allows for a systematic and reproducible way to quantify research, critically review studies, and also identify gaps in the literature” (p. 303). An electronic database search was completed to find studies that 1) had information on SLPs using OMT or MDs, 2) reported data pre and […]
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Effectiveness of Speech Intervention in Patients With a Cleft Palate: Comparison of Motor-Phonetic Versus Linguistic-Phonological Speech Approaches (2020)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants/Methods/Design: A total of fourteen participants were included in this study. Dutch-speaking children aged 4 years old – 12 years old were referred to the study by a local hospital craniofacial team. The children had no suspected or diagnosed cognitive/learning disabilities, hearing impairment, or presence of oronasal fistula. None of the subjects were to receive […]
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Evidence of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Patients With Asthma and Rhinitis (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: The authors used an extensive online search through various electronic databases to find relevant articles. The PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, and type of study) method was used to establish inclusion criteria. This systematic review included clinical trials with patients diagnosed with asthma and/or rhinitis (no filter on age/gender) receiving OMT and a […]
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Systematic Review Using a Clinical Scenario with One Clinician

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: An online search was conducted using a variety of electronic databases. After thorough review of search results, a total of five studies were included in this review. It was found that each study used “different methodologies and investigated different aspects of therapy intensity” (p. 2), therefore the authors evaluated each study rather than […]
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Comparing Traditional and Tablet-Based Intervention for Children With Speech Sound Disorders (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Subjects/Methods/Design: The authors conducted a randomized controlled trial with an end total of 22 children with speech sound disorders. The subjects were randomly assigned to either the tablet group or the table-top group, and were all assessed post-intervention. Each subject had a diagnosed speech sound disorder, with thorough assessments from speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and psychologists. […]
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