Char Boshart 
M.A., CCC-SLP
Don't Overlook the Oral Rest Posture (ORP)



disclosures
Financial Disclosures: Char receives an honorarium for this course, and offers materials though her company Speech Dynamics, Inc. 

Non-Financial Disclosures: None
about the presentation
The Oral Rest Posture (ORP) is often overlooked. It’s not an oral function like speaking or swallowing, but it is a stealth semi-function that can potentially impact, or even impede your client’s therapy success. Learn beneficial connections between the ORP and speech and swallowing, as well as analysis details, how to deal with oral obstacles, and specific therapy techniques for 6+ year old children.

LEarner outcomes
  • Describe the ORP basic positions and state of the lips, tongue, and jaw. 
  • ​List two C-F-O-R obstacles and potential remedies or compensations 
  • ​Describe at least two benefits of lingual lateral bracing 
  • ​Summarize the differences between the two ORP Therapy Phases.
meet the presenter
Char Boshart, M.A., CCC-SLP is a therapist, seminar presenter, president of Speech Dynamics, and a published author of several practical books, including Swalloworks Therapy Program, The Myofunctional Evaluation, The Key to Carryover, Demystify the Tongue Tie, and The Easy R.

She graduated with her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology from Western Michigan University under the tutelage of Dr. Charles Van Riper (the "father" of articulation). Since that time, she’s been an Assistant Professor and Department Chair at Loma Linda University and worked several years in the public schools and in private practice. She started her first myofunctional practice in 1978, then another, Orthocare, in 1985 where she trained and placed therapists throughout southern California. Through the IAOM certification process, Dr. Marv Hanson, a founder of the IAOM, became her mentor and friend.

In addition, she has several CEU videos through SpeechTherapypd.com, is host of the Speech Link podcast, and writes an idea-oriented blog called Therapy Matters. Char has presented hundreds of well-received seminars. Her passion, however, is doing therapy and talking about it.

Time ordered agenda
10 mins: Intro, ORP Positions/Muscles, and Benefits
20 mins: Analysis Procedures
10 mins: C-F-O-R Obstacles, Remedies, and Compensations
20 mins: Therapy for 6+ Year Old Children and Adults
disclosures
Financial Disclosure: I receive an honorarium for this online course and income from products sold through Speech Dynamics, Inc.
Non-Financial Disclosure: None to disclose