Archives

The Importance of Lab Values for Clinical Swallow Assessments

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Lab values are essential to our clinical swallow evaluation process as speech-language pathologists. This resource discusses the importance of knowing our patients’ lab values and provides a chart with possible effects of abnormal pediatric lab values on matters that pertain to feeding and swallowing.
This content is only available to members.

Speaking Valves in Pediatric Speech Therapy

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource offers information about what speaking valves are and how to place them. A few tips are offered on how to introduce them to children when starting to address voicing and swallowing goals.
This content is only available to members.

SLP & OT Feeding Collaboration

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource offers a checklist that can be used for SLP & OT clinical collaboration during skilled feeding sessions.
This content is only available to members.

Pediatric Discharge Checklist

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This checklist can be utilized to ensure appropriate, thoughtful, and thorough discharge planning for anyone on your caseload.
This content is only available to members.

Dysphagia & Feeding Treatment in the Pediatric Hospital Setting

January 12, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will cover introductory information on treatment of dysphagia and feeding disorders in the pediatric hospital setting. Medical complexities that contribute to pediatric feeding and swallowing difficulties, the referral process, skilled treatment approaches, and pre-treatment steps will be discussed.
This content is only available to members.

Airway for the Early Interventionist: Beyond Aspiration

December 9, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will provide a foundation for understanding the significance of airway health and how it ultimately links back to oral dysfunction in the first years of life. It is every early interventionists’ responsibility to know and act upon the signs and symptoms of airway function disorders in children. Resources will be reviewed for next […]
This content is only available to members.