I practice in Texas and am, admittedly an "old" OT. Most places I work, OT is definitely part of the dysphagia team. In certain settings, OT is much more involved in oral motor and dysphagia than speech. Often it seems that is based on who has the higher comfort level which often depends on your school program and work experience. I have been involved with adults and children in everything from evaluation of aspiration risk, oral motor sensitivity and aversion, delayed swallow, oral motor apraxia to actually being involved in the video swallow studies.
I don't think OT is out of swallowing in any global sense across the board. Mary Alice On Nov 30, 2006, at 7:47 AM, Joan Riches wrote: > "I think speech has taken over." > I wonder why. How long have you been practising, Chris? If not long > do you > know any 'old' OTs that you can ask about this? Was dysphasia > addressed in > your training? Is swallowing a potential issue with any of your > clients? Do > you assess for swallowing problems? Do you have any friends who are > speech > paths? How does swallowing figure in their practice? > Adult speech pathology is in short supply here. The dysphasia team is > Dietician, OT and Speech Pathology. Followup is Dietician for diet > and OT > for positioning, staff and family training. All may do family and > discharge > support. > Joan > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.2/559 - Release Date: > 11/30/2006 > > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > ********************************************************************** > **************** > Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science > for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. > www.otdegree.com/otn > ********************************************************************** > **************** -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
