SLP Learning Series

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

73 episodes of SLP Learning Series since the first episode, which aired on May 10th, 2022.

  • S11E11 - Making Sense of Myo: Treatment Planning for Myofunctional Disorders

    January 12th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 8 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Marileda Cattelan Tome, Ph.D., CCC-SLP - This Making Sense of Myo episode features Dr. Cattelan Tome, who explains the importance of malocclusion on speech and swallowing functioning. She then dives into treatment planning for myofunctional disorders.

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    S11E10 - Making Sense of Myo: Diagnosis of Tethered Oral Tissues and Frenectomies

    December 18th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 5 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Piya Gandhi, DDS - Dr. Gandhi, a Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist, shares the impacts tethered oral tissues can have on oral functioning.

  • S11E9 - Making Sense of Myo: Using Orofacial Myology To Support Differential Diagnosis

    December 5th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 4 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Melissa Vagts, MSP, CCC-SLP, - This episode explores how knowledge of orofacial myology allows speech pathologists to effectively use differential diagnosis to determine the best care plan for their patients.

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    S11E8 - Making Sense of Myo: 3 Practical Points on Treatment

    November 29th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 5 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Char Boshart, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features a practical and informative perspective of myofunctional therapy for speech sound disorders and the oral stage of swallowing.

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    S11E7 - Making Sense of Myo: Interprofessional Care and When To Refer

    November 22nd, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 13 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Janine Steine, MA, CCC-SLP, TSHH - This episode features Janine, who shares the importance of interdisciplinary care. Janine explains why interdisciplinary care is important in treating myofunctional disorders, the types of care providers that might be involved with orofacial myofunctional disorders, and the signs that a referral is needed.

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    S11E6 - Making Sense of Myo: Ankyloglossia, Voice, and Fluency

    November 9th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 3 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Patricia Fisher, MS, CCC-SLP, COM® - This episode explores the relationship between ankyloglossia and disorders that speech-language pathologists treat. Patricia shares her knowledge on ankyloglossia. She starts the episode by explaining the characteristics of ankyloglossia and the impacts it has on the oral mechanism. Patricia then explains how ankyloglossia can impact speech, swallowing, voice, and fluency disorders.

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    S11E1 - Making Sense of Myo: Introduction to Orofacial Myology

    November 8th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 3 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Linda D’Onofrio, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Linda D’Onofrio, who has spent her career studying, teaching, and spreading awareness about orofacial myofunctional disorders. She will discuss what orofacial myology and myofunctional therapy are.

  • S11E5 - Making Sense of Myo: The Myofunctional Evaluation and Treatment Overview

    November 1st, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 3 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, CMT®, COM® - Listen in as Hallie shares an overview of an orofacial myofunctional evaluation, how it relates to the assessment of speech and feeding, and provides examples of when a patient might benefit from a referral to a myofunctional evaluation. Hallie ends the episode by sharing the general goals of a myofunctional treatment plan and an overview of a typical myofunctional treatment session.

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    S11E4 - Making Sense of Myo: OMDs and Speech Sound Disorders

    October 20th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 2 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Angela McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP, QOM - This episode explores the relationship between orofacial myofunctional disorders and speech sound disorders. Dr. Angela McLeod shares ways that an orofacial myofunctional disorder can impact speech sound production.

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    S11E3 - Making Sense of Myo: The Physiology of Swallowing

    October 16th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 3 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Mary Billings, MS, CCC-SLP, COM® - Mary shares the foundational role swallowing plays in craniofacial development. Mary explains the deficits an individual with an orofacial myofunctional disorder might have and shares about swallow patterns. Listen in as she discusses how myofunctional therapy can be used to support individuals in correcting their swallow patterns to improve the overall physiology of the craniofacial complex.

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    S11E2 - Making Sense of Myo: The Orofacial Complex

    October 11th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 4 mins
    asha, ceu, continuing education, slp, speech language pathology, speech therapist

    Guest: Kristie Gatto, MA, CCC-SLP, COM®️ - This episode explores the craniofacial complex and its foundational in the physiological processes of speech and swallowing. Listen in as Kristie Gatto, MA, CCC-SLP, COM®️ shares her knowledge on the anatomy and physiology of the craniofacial complex and how it relates back to the physiological processes speech pathologists treat.