EARLY INTERVENTION: FEEDING AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE IN CHILDREN WITH CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

Course overview

This presentation will discuss early feeding difficulties commonly observed in infants and children with cleft palate with or without cleft lip. In addition, early speech and language difficulties will be examined with emphasis on appropriate early intervention approaches to remediating the speech-language difficulties. Objective Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Identify 3 possible impacts of cleft on feeding and speech development. Describe 3 compensations for feeding difficulties associated with cleft palate. Develop 3 different therapy activities directed at remediating speech-language deficits associated with cleft palate. Additional Information Expires for ASHA credit: 11/10/17. It will not be reported to the ASHA registry if completed after this date. It may, however, count for your license but please confirm with your state licensing board for requirements. Peer Reviewers needed to re-register with ASHA. Please contact us if you are interested. Duration: 3 Hours CE Credit: 0.3 Course Level: Professional, Intermediate Course Timeline: 0:05 Hours: Introduction 0:30 Hours: Cleft Basics 0:60 Hours: Feeding Difficulties/Development associated with cleft 1:30 Hours: Feeding compensations 2:00 Hours: Speech-Language Difficulties associated with cleft 2:45 Hours: Speech-Language remediation in birth to three 3:00 Hours: Questions