Jennifer Simon Triandafilou
MA, CCC-SLP
MYO ON THE GO: TAKING SIMON SAYS PROGRAMS ANYWHERE YOU NEED



disclosures
Financial: Jennifer is a licensed Speech-language Pathologist. She is the owner of Simon Says, a company that provides membership to other speech pathologists to use her materials including 3 myofunctional therapy programs Tongue Tips, Tiny Tongue Tips, and Thumbs Up. She has created many materials used in these programs including educational videos, comic books, and board games.  

Non-financial : Jennifer is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. All presenters in this symposium are colleagues that I collaborate with professionally.

about the presentation
As the Simon Says community continues to grow tremendously, an incredibly common FAQ we receive is "But how do I take these programs with me??". Here at Simon Says, our main goal is provide myofunctional programs and tools that are affordable, ACCESSIBLE, and all-inclusive. Whether you do home care with your clients, running office to office, or simply just want a way to pack up the programs - this presentation is for you! We've developed systems for each Simon Says program to allow you to have "Myo on the Go"! 

LEarner outcomes
  • Identify the three Simon Says programs and what is in each kit
  • ​Describe how to create each kit to be "on the go" and where to access the materials in the portal
  • ​List ways how these kits can be implemented into your caseload across the lifespan
meet the presenter
Jennifer Simon Triandafilou, MA, CCC-SLP has worked in the field of speech-language pathology for over 25 years, initially specializing in speech and swallowing disorders with the neurogenic population and later focusing on orofacial myofunctional disorders. She has worked in a variety of settings including acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient centers, and home health. In 2000, she started a private practice, Simon Says Speech located in Rockville, MD. She received training from the IAOM (International Association of Orofacial Myology) and later from the AOMT (Association of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy) which shifted her focus to work as part of an interdisciplinary team providing OMT. In 2015 she began traveling around the country teaching The Simon Says Seminar: an SLP’s approach to Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. It is her passion to teach speech pathologists about this specialization within the field of speech pathology and help them further their clinical and professional development. 

Time ordered agenda
5 min: Introduction
5 mins: Tongue Tips Introduction
15 mins: How to Create the Tongue Tips "On the Go" Kit with Links
10 mins: How to Implement the Tongue Tips Kit into Your Caseload
5 mins: Thumbs Up Introduction
15 mins: How to Create the Thumbs Up "On the Go" Kit with Links
10 mins: How to Implement the Thumbs Up Kit into Your Caseload
5 mins: Tiny Tongue Tips Introduction
15 mins: How to Create the Tiny Tongue Tips "On the Go" Kit with Links
10 mins: How to Implement the Tiny Tongue Tips Kit into Your Caseload

disclosures
Financial: Jennifer is a licensed Speech-language Pathologist. She is the owner of Simon Says, a company that provides membership to other speech pathologists to use her materials including 3 myofunctional therapy programs Tongue Tips, Tiny Tongue Tips, and Thumbs Up. She has created many materials used in these programs including educational videos, comic books, and board games.  

Non-financial : Jennifer is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. All presenters in this symposium are colleagues that I collaborate with professionally.