FOR THE SCIENCE OF ORAL MOTOR TREATMENT
RECENT NEWS IN ORAL MOTOR AND RELATED TOPICS
♦ What’s News at the OMI
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Congratulations to our new Board Members. Nancy Calamusa, a speech -language pathologist who is a pediatric feeding specialist from NJ (https://www.njpfa.com/) , and Kaye Baumgardener, who is a speech-language pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist and Certified Lactation Counseler from Minnesota (https://www.minnetonkatherapy.com/employees/Kaye-Koelker-Baumgardner).
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Congratulations to The Breathe Institute (TBI) for completing the Myo Masterminds program in 2020/2021. Several of our board members along with founder Diane Bahr participated in this event, and the OMI plans to do more work with TBI. Visit https://www.thebreatheinstitute.com/courses.html
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Congrats to our Board Chair Robyn Merkel-Walsh who was recently published in three peer reviewed journals: The Journal of the American Laser Study Club (with Kristie Gatto) , Clinical Pediatrics (with DR. Richard Baxter, et al.) and the International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy.
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The IAOM celebrated 50 years in 2021, visit them at www.iaom.com for all the latest information on Orofacial Myology.
Pam Marshalla has published The Marshalla Guide: A Topical Anthology of Speech Movement Techniques for Motor Speech Disorders & Articulation Deficits. It can be purchased here: https://pammarshalla.com/product/the-marshalla-guide
Robyn Merkel-Walsh and Lori Overland have published TOTs 5-Step Screening Tool. For more on this and related TOTs materials visit: https://talktools.com/pages/tots-tethered-oral-tissues
Robyn Merkel-Walsh launched a new class in July 2021: MYOTools 101: An Introduction to orofacial Myology.
Do not miss the great works of the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry. Look for upcoming collaborations of OMI and AAPMD. www.aapmd.org
Congratulations to The Breathe Institute for research on TOTs and myofunctional therapy: Zaghi, S., Valcu-Pinkerton, S., Jabara, M., Norouz-Knutsen, L., Govardhan, C., Moeller, J., Sinkus, V., Thorden, R., Downey, V., Camacho, M., Yoon, A., Hang, W.M., Hockel, B., Guilleminault, C. & Lui, Y.C.L. (2019) Lingual frenulopasty with myofunctional therapy: exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases. Laryngoscope Inverstigative Otolaryngology: DOI: 10.1002/lio2.297
Char Boshart has a wealth of products, research and information:
SpeechDynamics.com
Products Landing Page for the following books, ebooks, and speech practice audios:
https://speechdynamics.com/collections/therapy
Books:
The Easy R:
The Key to Carryover: Change Oral Postures to Fortify Speech Production
Swalloworks Therapy Program
The Myofunctional Evaluation
22 of My Favorite Tools and How to Use Them
Demystify the Tongue Tie
eBooks:
Speech Pictures: Analysis & Therapy
Deep Screening Probes
Orofacial Illustrations and Reference Guide: Picture Aids for Therapy
How to Remediate R
Communication Secrets to Manage Difficult Workplace Situations
Speech Practice Audios and Lists:
R Speech Practice
S Speech Practice
Sh & CH Speech Practice
K & G Speech Practice
L Speech Practice
Th Speech Practice
SpeechDynamics.com
Landing Page for The Perfect Oral-Motor Storm (article)
https://speechdynamics.com/pages/articles
SpeechDynamics.com
Landing Page for the Therapy Matters Blog
https://speechdynamics.com/blogs/chars-blog
SpeechDynamics.com
Landing Page for the Speech Link Podcast (audio apps)
https://speechdynamics.com/pages/podcasts
SpeechTherapypd.com
Landing Page for the Speech Link Podcast (video courses+CEUs)
https://www.speechtherapypd.com/podcasts/speechlink
MySwalloworks.com
Products Landing Page for the following books and ebooks
https://www.myswalloworks.com/collections/books
Swalloworks Therapy Program
The Myofunctional Evaluation
The Key to Carryover: Change Oral Postures to Fortify Speech Production
22 of My Favorite Tools and How to Use Them
Demystify the Tongue Tie
Orofacial Illustrations and Reference Guide: Picture Aids for Therapy
Journal Articles
Boshart, C., James, S., Fisher, P.K. (2020). Guidelines for successful online service delivery in orofacial myology. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, Vol. 46, (1), 59-76. https://ijom.iaom.com/journal/vol46/iss1/6/
Boshart, C. (2021). Early orthodontists, their challenges, and their significant impact on orofacial myology. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, Vol. 47, (1), 32-38. https://ijom.iaom.com/journal/vol47/iss1/5/
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We are welcoming members and researchers . Please email robynslp95@aol.com if interested.
FROM THE OMI BOARD CHAIR:
ETHICS and EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE:
We need to remember that The ASHA Code of Ethics states: (Principle of Ethics III) Individuals shall honor their responsibility to the public when advocating for the unmet communication and swallowing needs of the public and shall provide accurate information involving any aspect of the professions. The code also states: Individuals shall not misrepresent research and scholarly activities, diagnostic information, services provided, results of services provided, products dispensed, or the effects of products dispensed.
This implies as therapists we need to understand the Evidenced Based Practice Map ASHA provides us with. Last fall, I wrote a piece for the ASHA Leader Blog:
This was prompted by a piece written by Melanie Potock that received backlash on social media:
https://blog.asha.org/2017/08/22/three-structures-in-a-childs-mouth-that-can-cause-picky-eating/
There is no argument from the OMI that we need more level 1 & 2 research for all areas of our field including oral motor, oral placement and feeding; however to disregard all other research but level 1 research as EBP negates the whole point ASHA makes. I encourage all therapists to engage in social media with caution and with a mutual respect for one another as outlined in the code (under Principle of Ethics IV) : Individuals shall uphold the dignity and autonomy of the professions, maintain collaborative and harmonious interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships, and accept the professions' self-imposed standards. For more on social media, you can read the ASHA LEADER article I co-authored with DR. Jennifer Moore.
If you are in private practice and require support in EBP for your work please refer to the position statement of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. I worked with a committee to create this document. Read it here: http://www.aappspa.org/slp-aud.item.94/aappspa-position-statement-oral-motor-therapy.html
♦ Board Members Update
Please see our Board Members page to contact us.
2018-2022 | Conversations in Speech Pathology: with Board Chair Robyn Merkel-Walsh
These podcasts were in response to an interview with Dr. Gregory Lof in a previous podcast regarding NSOME and EBP. Robyn explained what Evidenced Based Practice we do have, and what needs further research. We also discuss the new MYO trends and tongue-tie.
https://www.conversationsinspeech.com/portfolio/items/csp-052-tethered-oral-tissues-tots
Linda D'Onofrio's Podcast with Jeff: https://www.conversationsinspeech.com/portfolio/items/csp-054-linda-d-onofrio-is-on-a-mission
Char Boshart's Poscast Series: https://speechdynamics.com/pages/podcasts
♦ RESEARCH: Nonspeech Oral Movements and Oral Motor Disorders
November 2015 | American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Ray Kent, PhD, has written an excellent journal article - Nonspeech Oral Movements and Oral Motor Disorders: A Narrative Review.
♦ ETHICS AND ADVOCACY
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The OMI advocates for certifications that are industry wide such as ASHA and the IAOM. Members, do not confuse "course certificate" or " corporate or product specific certifications with industry wide certifications which should contain a board of directors, testing process and post certification CE requirements.
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The OMI advocates for LICENSED practice. If you are a parent or caregiver, please ensure your oral motor, feeding and/or orofacial myofunctional provider is licensed. The professional can be checked by contacting the state licensing board of their profession.
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The OMI advocates for orofacial myofucntional therapy being delivered by SLPs and RDHs who have post-graduate training in orofacial myology and supports the members of ASHA and /or the ADHA. Orofacial myofucntional therapy is for ages 4-8 and up. If you have an infant, baby or toddler with feeding issues, tongue-tie or other oral motor challenges, please seek services from a licensed occupational or speech and language therapist.
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Please note if you are using any of the information from this website, our members lectures or publications the MUST BE CITED. This includes social media posts, TikTok reels an so forth. Please give credit where credit is due we are working for all of you !
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The OMI Board is currently advocating for the expansion of orofacial myology codes , both CPT and ICD-10. If you are having coding rejections please email robynslp95@aol.com.
♦ EBP Support for Private Practice
Janaury 2017 | Robyn Merkel-Walsh
If you are in private practive and require support in EBP for your work, please refer to the position statement of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. I worked with a committee to create this document. Read it here: https://talktools.com/blogs/from-the-experts/aappspa-position-statement-oral-motor-therapy
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