OPT (Oral Placement Therapy) for Speech Clarity and Feeding
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This comprehensive text gives speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and other clinicians the theoretical foundation, assessment tools, and hierarchy-based treatment framework needed to implement OPT for clients with speech clarity and feeding disorders. It is required reading for clinicians enrolled in TalkTools OPT training courses and serves as the primary clinical reference for the jaw-lip-tongue hierarchy that underpins the OPT approach. A Spanish edition is available as a separate listing in the TalkTools books and resources collection. Clinic directors building an OPT program library will also find the full OPT textbook range a useful staff development resource, and the oral motor tools collection provides the clinical tools referenced throughout the text. Therapy Goals Provide a comprehensive theoretical and clinical foundation for implementing OPT in speech and feeding therapy Develop skill in using the OPT hierarchy for jaw, lip, and tongue function in both speech and feeding goals Apply assessment frameworks from the text to identify oral motor bases of speech and feeding difficulties Integrate OPT principles with conventional speech and feeding therapy approaches Key Benefits Written by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, developer of the OPT framework Covers speech clarity and feeding applications of OPT in a single comprehensive volume Core reference for SLPs and OTs who have completed TalkTools OPT training Includes assessment tools, goal-writing guidance, and hierarchy-based treatment protocols Referenced in TalkTools professional training curriculum as a required companion text Ideal for: SLPs and OTs trained in or currently learning OPT who want the primary foundational text Feeding therapists using OPT to address both speech and feeding goals concurrently Graduate students and clinical fellows completing OPT training coursework Clinic directors building an OPT program library for staff development What's Included 1 x OPT for Speech Clarity and Feeding textbook (paperback) Product Details Author Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP Format Paperback (verify before publishing) Language English (Spanish edition also available as separate listing) Curriculum use Part of TalkTools OPT professional training curriculum Care Instructions Handle with clean, dry hands Store in a dry location away from moisture and direct sunlight Warning: This textbook is intended for use by qualified clinicians within their professional scope of practice and training. 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