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Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. PST (Virtual)
Location: ZOOM (link will be sent prior to event)
The Mouth as a System: Oral Motor and Orofacial Function in Pediatric Therapy is a 2-hour interdisciplinary continuing education course designed for occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists working with pediatric populations. This course examines the mouth as an integrated system that supports feeding, communication, breathing, posture, and functional participation in daily occupations.
Participants will explore typical and atypical patterns of oral development, including oral motor, feeding, and taste development milestones across infancy and early childhood. Emphasis is placed on understanding how sensory, motor, and environmental factors influence feeding readiness, oral skill development, and functional engagement in pediatric therapy.
The course also addresses therapeutic strategies that support orofacial function through graded input, postural alignment, and functional movement patterns, as well as approaches that emphasize developmental progression, child-led participation, and positive feeding experiences. The role of orofacial myofunctional therapy is introduced to highlight its impact on oral rest posture, breathing patterns, oral habits, and overall orofacial function.
Throughout the course, interdisciplinary collaboration between occupational therapy and speech-language pathology is emphasized, with a focus on shared clinical reasoning, complementary roles, and cohesive intervention planning to support the pediatric orofacial system.
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. PST (Virtual)
Location: ZOOM (link will be sent prior to event)
The Mouth as a System: Oral Motor and Orofacial Function in Pediatric Therapy is a 2-hour interdisciplinary continuing education course designed for occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists working with pediatric populations. This course examines the mouth as an integrated system that supports feeding, communication, breathing, posture, and functional participation in daily occupations.
Participants will explore typical and atypical patterns of oral development, including oral motor, feeding, and taste development milestones across infancy and early childhood. Emphasis is placed on understanding how sensory, motor, and environmental factors influence feeding readiness, oral skill development, and functional engagement in pediatric therapy.
The course also addresses therapeutic strategies that support orofacial function through graded input, postural alignment, and functional movement patterns, as well as approaches that emphasize developmental progression, child-led participation, and positive feeding experiences. The role of orofacial myofunctional therapy is introduced to highlight its impact on oral rest posture, breathing patterns, oral habits, and overall orofacial function.
Throughout the course, interdisciplinary collaboration between occupational therapy and speech-language pathology is emphasized, with a focus on shared clinical reasoning, complementary roles, and cohesive intervention planning to support the pediatric orofacial system.