Family Speech & Therapy Services is proud to have initiated employer-sponsored, group conference attendance to the Richter Air Symposium.  

At Family Speech & Therapy Services, investment in our therapists is one of our top priorities.  That is why we have partnered with the Richter Air Symposium to develop employer-sponsored, group conference attendance.  As part of our commitment to professional growth and development and our focus on group learning experiences, we will now be offering group conference attendance to all benefit-eligible therapists. Because of our efforts, other employers can choose to offer the same benefits for their staff - benefiting our entire, professional community!

Family Speech & Therapy Services recognizes the Richter Air Symposium as the premier pediatric conference in our area.  We believe that this symposium offers our therapists a unique opportunity to advance their knowledge, improve their clinical skills and gain exciting new treatment ideas alongside their colleagues.

Family Speech & Therapy Services offers outpatient, pediatric, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy and feeding therapy at our 3 clinic locations in Andover, Otsego and Edina. Additionally, we provide contracted services to schools throughout the metro area for both short and long term placements.  You can learn more about our clinic by visiting our website and blog at http://familyspeech.com or by visiting our exhibit table at the RAIR Symposium.

Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI will be presenting on February 25, 2016 at the RAIR SYMPOSIUM. If you would like to get a feel for Diane’s work, here are links to her recent articles for Kids in the House and Dysphagia Café. Click on the links below to see these articles.
 
What Every Parent Needs to Know about Mouth Development from Birth: What Can Go Wrong and Why
Newborn and Early Mouth Development
 
Here are also four recent radio interviews by Diane. Click on the links to read them, print them, or listen to them.
 
Feeding 101: What Baby Food Jars Don’t Tell You (AKA: What do parents need to know when feeding their children from birth to 12-months of age?)

​Sippy Cups, Bottles, and Straws – Oh My! Feeding 201 (AKA: What do parents need to know when feeding their children from 12 to 24-months of age?)

Get That Mouth in Shape: The Scoop on Pacifiers, Thumb-Sucking, & Mouth Toys (AKA: How do you keep your child’s mouth in shape from birth?)

Teething and Drooling: What Every Parent Should Know (AKA: What should every parent know about teething and drooling?)
 

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The 3rd RAIR Symposium has Continuing Education to answer them.

What is a good approach to organizing treatment sessions for children with SPD and/or ADHD? 
Check out Session A: Enhancing SI Perspectives for Assessment and Treatment: The Art of Clinical Reasoning. Instructor Stacey Szklut has vast experience and shares some helpful strategies for "putting it all together" for best outcomes.

If you have lots of experience and background, you may want to attend Session E: The TARGET with Patricia Oetter. Her format allows the clinician to organize and prioritize treatment options.

How does respiration impact function and what can be done about it in treatment?
There are 2 powerful sessions that address various aspects of respiratory function and treatment. Session F: Treating the Head and Neck with Irene Ingram considers the importance of establishing full respiratory function to improve sensory motor development of the head and neck.

Session J with Deanna Wanzek: Air is Good! Deals directly with intervention for dysfunctional respiratory patterns concomitant with a variety of diagnoses.

How can we as OTs help those in the educational system understand how sensory difficulties impact school performance and how occupational therapy can demonstrate improvement in sensory processing?
Session B with Renee Okoye will describe clinical methods for evaluating and documenting sensory performance in the academic setting.

​Session I offers strategies for improving handwriting skills by implementing and synthesizing various sensory and motor interventions.

How can we help parents and others prevent oral motor problems before they disrupt development?
Speech therapist Diane Bahr will be offering a wealth of information to identify the signs of potential oral motor difficulties and ways to intervene to avoid them.

Are there any strategies to develop coordination in students with sensory motor delays? 
Session D with Nikki Rosen will cover a variety of treatment approaches to address gross and fine coordination