Beckman Oral Motor

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Oral motor impairment presents a variety of challenges for both the individual affected, and for the care team providing intervention. Often the individual experiencing oral motor difficulties is not able to follow commands. The person may not be eating or taking fluids orally, which reduces the opportunities for observation of oral movement patterns. The majority of baseline protocols currently available require at least minimal direction-following skills. The protocol developed by Beckman uses mechanical muscle responses, which are not mediated cognitively, to baseline the response to pressure and movement, range of movement, variety of movement, strength of movement and control of movement for the lips, cheeks, jaw, and tongue. In this two day course (16 contact hours or 1.6 CEUs), participants will actively participate in hands-on practice for compensatory handling techniques for the following concerns: tonic bite, tonic bite on a utensil, slow oral transit, tongue thrust, cough, gag and vomit. The participants will complete an oral motor protocol with each other, analyze the results, and discuss data tracking. The participants will also complete hands-on practice for specific oral motor interventions to address the deficit areas discovered during baseline assessment. Additional topics of discussion may include: goal writing, diet texture progression, tube to oral issues, adaptive mealtime utensils, oral hygiene issues, medication administration issues, oral function for individuals with trachs, facilitating improved articulation through oral motor techniques, research issues, videofluroscopy issues for motorically involved individuals, and additional topics of importance as determined by the participants. The information and techniques presented are inclusive, and should augment the skills and knowledge base of each participant.

09/01/2026

Join me on YouTubeDebra Beckman on Thursday September 3rd at 9pm Florida time for Post Conference follow up!

08/14/2026

Going live on my YouTube channel
At 10 pm eastern time tonight!

07/31/2026

It was an honor to present at the Florida Speech Language Hearing Association regarding the MOMBEST for babies with poor nursing.

New dates for California: October 24-25, 2026. Let your colleagues know!
07/30/2026

New dates for California: October 24-25, 2026. Let your colleagues know!

Hard work leaves a track!
07/29/2026

Hard work leaves a track!

07/06/2026

Your hardest patient may not need more motivation. They may need a better assessment. And you may need a bigger clinical toolbox.
That child who can’t follow commands.
That client who has made little progress despite months of therapy.
That feeding case that makes you wonder, “What am I missing?”
Here’s the problem:
More prompts aren’t always the answer.
More practice isn’t always the answer.
Another random technique isn’t always the answer.
You need to know what the oral motor system can—and cannot—do.
The Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention Course gives licensed SLPs and OTs hands-on learning to help you:
✨ Identify specific movement deficits
✨ Quantify oral motor skills
✨ Connect assessment findings directly to intervention
✨ Work with clients who cannot follow commands
✨ Expand treatment options across ages and diagnoses
✨ Approach complex cases with greater clinical clarity
Stop guessing. Start assessing. Then treat what you find. Let your brain bloom with new information, new clinical insights, and new treatment possibilities for your caseload.
Your toughest case may be waiting for you to see what others have missed.
Register for a Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention Course. www.beckmanoralmotor.com

Your hardest patient may not need more motivation. They may need a better assessment. And you may need a bigger clinical...
07/06/2026

Your hardest patient may not need more motivation. They may need a better assessment. And you may need a bigger clinical toolbox.
That child who can’t follow commands.
That client who has made little progress despite months of therapy.
That feeding case that makes you wonder, “What am I missing?”
Here’s the problem:
More prompts aren’t always the answer.
More practice isn’t always the answer.
Another random technique isn’t always the answer.
You need to know what the oral motor system can—and cannot—do.
The Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention Course gives licensed SLPs and OTs hands-on learning to help you:
✨ Identify specific movement deficits
✨ Quantify oral motor skills
✨ Connect assessment findings directly to intervention
✨ Work with clients who cannot follow commands
✨ Expand treatment options across ages and diagnoses
✨ Approach complex cases with greater clinical clarity
Stop guessing. Start assessing. Then treat what you find. Let your brain bloom with new information, new clinical insights, and new treatment possibilities for your caseload.
Your toughest case may be waiting for you to see what others have missed.
Register for a Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention Course. www.beckmanoralmotor.com

Father’s Day desserts- chocolate delight and key lime pies!
06/21/2026

Father’s Day desserts- chocolate delight and key lime pies!

06/20/2026

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