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Course Description

Drooling is a swallowing problem that can have significant consequences on quality of life as well as overall health and well-being. A speech pathologist has a vital role on the multidisciplinary team to assess saliva management and provide appropriate and functional intervention as well oral and non-oral intake recommendations. This intermediate level course will address the role of saliva, drooling as a swallowing problem, methods to measure severity and frequency, and medical and therapeutic intervention. Case studies and pertinent research will be discussed.

Course Requirements:
  • Computer with internet and working speakers/sound are required for this course.
  • Course must be completed within 30 days of activation (activate course within 6 months of purchase).
  • An online multiple-choice quiz (80% passing score) and submission of an online evaluation form are required for successful completion.
  • A certificate of completion will be available to print immediately after course is successfully completed.
  • SLPs - ASHA CEUs may be obtained by completing the online ASHA form and checking the "Report to ASHA" box.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define the role of saliva and the impact of decreased saliva management.
  • Identify methods for assessing severity and frequency of drooling.
  • Evaluate medical management and referral options.
  • Distinguish the predictors and causes of decreased saliva management.
  • Select appropriate intervention recommendations.

Allison Brown

MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Allison Tidwell Brown, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a Speech Language Pathologist and Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. Her clinical focus is with infant feeding, GI, saliva management, and instrumental assessment of the swallow including VFSS. She has helped develop several programs and clinics including a multidisciplinary saliva management program. She is a lead outpatient feeding therapist for Children's Health in Dallas, TX. Allison also teaches a graduate course in Pediatric Dysphagia at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Financial Disclosure: Allison receives an honorarium from CIAO for the presentation of her live courses. She also receives royalties for the sale of her online courses.
Non-Financial Disclosure: no relevant disclosures.

5 Minutes
Introduction and objectives
25 Minutes
Impact and prevalence of drooling
30 Minutes
Instrumental and clinical assessment
30 Minutes
Multidisciplinary medical management and therapeutic intervention
20 Minutes
Case studies; research
10 Minutes
Review/Wrap up
2.0 Hours
Total

Delivery VIA:

  • Online - This course is offered in an online, on demand format.
  • Club CIAO - Club CIAO: This course is also part of Club CIAO, our all-you-can-eat buffet of online courses for one low price. Club CIAO Members also receive 25% off of all Live Stream courses!

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 2.0 Hours
  • CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (0.2 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet required
  • ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
  • As an IACET Authorized Provider, CIAO offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard
  • CIAO is authorized by IACET to offer 0.2 CEUs for this program

Intermediate Level
0.2 ASHA CEUs


Reviews

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- Royal Palm Beach, FL / Nov 2022

Fantastic presentation and information.

- Kuna, ID / Feb 2022

This course was highly informative and will help me in my career significantly. I plan to share the information with my coworkers and colleagues.

- Henderson, NV / Apr 2020

great course

- deer park, NY / Mar 2020

I was expecting more information for adults.

- Enterprise, AL / Dec 2019

The forms (assessment, tracker, home program, etc) are great! Great CEU. Learned a lot.

- Goddard, KS / Nov 2019

Great class! Tons of useful information!

- Dallas, TX / Jul 2019

There were some visuals which were very helpful (views of the salivary glands, etc), I would recommend more use of visuals throughout the course.

- Campbell, CA / Jun 2019

Consider adding adult and geri references as well as documentation assistance for medical necessity.

- Bowling Green, KY / Feb 2019

very thorough, would like more mention of adult drooling in neurological disorders

- Cape Canaveral, FL / Jan 2019

Excellent presenter and course re: an often overlooked area of swallowing/dysphagia....thanks for sharing your experiences and skilled forms with us!

- Montgomery City, MO / Dec 2018

Love this presenter's courses. Excellent delivery and content.

- Reno, NV / Dec 2018

Great info. I have a child with Down's Syndrome and this info will help with his drooling issue. I work with adults and have a new patient with drooling issues so this info will help.

- Hickory, NC / Sep 2018

This was an excellent course and instructor. Very much needed for a swallowing program.

- Macon, GA / Aug 2018

great course

- Abbeville, LA / Jun 2018

Thank you so much for this topic!

- Chesapeake, VA / Mar 2018