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Talk to me about the controversies surrounding non-speech oral exercises?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"In my training program for my Master's degree, my faculty were firm believers in these types of exercises and I was able to witness their effectiveness first-hand with students. Making sounds requires movements and people that are struggling with their speech often need practice and exercise with these movements. Similar to a football player stretching their legs before practice or a game, the non-speech exercise help patients when it comes to their speech therapy."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I remember when the studies came out regarding the ineffectiveness that non-speech exercises have on patients receiving speech therapy. Like any research in our field, I read the documents and developed my own conclusions with my team at the time. I am a believer in these types of exercises if a particular patient's situation requires it. I've seen non-speech oral exercises be effective for both children and adults when they were struggling with phonetics after an injury. In these situations, I don't hesitate to use the exercises."
Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
As a Speech Pathologist, you may choose to perform non-speech and speech oral exercises to treat your patients. Blowing, tongue push-ups, pucker-smile, tongue wags, big smile, tongue-to-nose-to-chin, cheek puffing, blowing kisses, and tongue curling are a few non-speech oral exercises. Tell the interviewer your preference and a success story.
Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
"I feel that this has become less of a controversy over the past few years, and feel that doing non-speech oral exercises have shown to be an effective means of treatment with obvious benefits to the patient or student."
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