Etiology and Remediation of Drooling

Course Description

One of the most frequently asked questions in oral placement and feeding courses is how to address copious drooling. Understanding the possible challenges which impact a client’s ability to manage their secretions is essential to planning a program.

Talk Tools Instructor and Feeding Expert, Lori Overland, will discuss saliva production, typical drooling, causes for atypical or copious drooling and remediation strategies.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Describe typical drooling in infants
Identify causes of difficulty managing secretions.
Apply at least 3 remediation techniques.

Instructor Bio and Financial Disclosure

Lori Overland

CEUs

Content Disclosure: This presentation will focus on treatment methods related to the use of TalkTools® resources. Other similar treatment approaches will receive limited or no coverage during this lecture.

TalkTools®? is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. Provider #: 7261. This virtual course qualifies for 2 contact hours or 0.2 CEUs in the Category of Occupational Therapy Process. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. Course Level: Intermediate.

E-Learning Details

Schedule (12:00PM - 2:00PM Eastern US)

20 mins: What, When , Why -- Typical drooling infants
30 mins: Atypical drooling: Signs and Symptoms
30 mins: Assessment of typical vs. Atypical drooling
30 mins: Techniques for drooling remediation
10 mins: Q & A

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