SAHK – 1-day “Beckman Oro-facial Deep Tissue Release” (CA-16A-02)

Participants should have completed the “Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention”

Participants will:

• practice specific deep tissue release for the upper and lower lips, upper and lower cheeks, midface, jaw, and tongue. These interventions focus on increased range of movement for these structures
• have the opportunity to review techniques acquired from the 2-day workshop
• be invited to bring videotaped case studies for discussion and problem solving.

Core Course Contents:

• intervention options for mobility of the lips, cheeks, midface, jaw, and tongue
• problem solve issues regarding client specific oral motor and mealtime concerns
• oral motor assessment & intervention techniques as determined by the participants.

Instructor:

Ms. Debra Beckman has worked in the field of communicative disorders since 1975, specializing in motor speech disorders. She has worked in a variety of settings, including schools, hospitals, universities, home-bound and nursing homes. She has served as a court appointed witness regarding services for the developmentally disabled. Ms. Beckman has published articles in professional books, journals, monographs; and in Exceptional Parent magazine. She has been awarded a US patent for a therapeutic oral probe.

Target Participants:

• speech therapists
• occupational therapists

Early bird (before 29 Feb 2016) price: $3800HKD