Occupational Therapists Role in Babes with Tongue Ties

Name: Occupational Therapists Role in Babes with Tongue Ties
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Drake University Doctoral Capstone Experience

Created byMarisa L Milavetz

Last updated 4/2024

English

What you'll learn

Describe my Capstone Project goals
Define the role of occupational therapy in infants who have a tongue tie
Have some ideas about interventions/assessments used in infants who have a tongue tie
How being a Certified Lactation Counselor supports occupational therapists role in breastfeeding

Course content

5 sections • 11 lectures • 34m total length

Introduction1:20
Identify the role of occupational therapists in supporting breastfeeding for infants with tongue ties. Explore evidence-based research on tongue ties and review learning objectives, activities, artifacts, and a question-and-answer session.

Needs Assessment2:52
Identify needs and knowledge gaps around tongue ties and breastfeeding. Apply occupational therapy to support feeding, oral motor development, and positioning, addressing environmental barriers.
Review of Literature5:35
Explores how tongue tie division (frenectomy) improves breastfeeding outcomes in infants. Shows evidence from multiple studies supporting immediate benefits and informs the occupational therapist role.

Capstone Focus, Goals, Contribution, and Guiding Approach3:53
Occupational therapists explore their role in tongue tie and breastfeeding, noting certifications like CLC and Ibclc. The capstone uses the model of human occupations to guide assessment, education, and counseling.
Capstone Connection and Site Information1:26
Investigate how tongue ties influence breastfeeding and the occupational therapist's role within an outpatient pediatric team, emphasizing collaboration, family and provider education, and professional identity in capstone practice.

Objective One1:43
Occupational therapists apply evidence based practice to guide feeding for infants and mothers, using two artifacts: nine infant oral motor exercises and eight comfort strategies for home use after release.
Objective Two6:55
Occupational therapists learn to advocate for breastfeeding outcomes through professional ethics and weekly social media posts covering skin-to-skin, tongue-tie comfort, feeding cues, and orofacial myofunctional therapy.
Objective Three8:42
Explore the occupational therapy role in tongue tie infants, with assessments, intervention strategies, and collaboration with certified lactation counselors to support breastfeeding.
Objective Four0:20
Explore the Certified Lactation Counselor training to enhance clinical practice skills; verify attendance and completion, upload the certification to Core, and submit it to the clinical instructor for capstone.

Requirements

No prerequisite for taking this class. Basic knowledge of what occupational therapy is will assist in understanding the material presenting within this course.

Description

This course is designed to educate viewers about my 14-week Doctoral Capstone Experience, which I completed at ProActive Pediatric Therapy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Participants will learn about the benefits occupational therapy has on feeding quality in infants who have tongue ties. This course will walk through the research I used to complete my needs assessment, critically appraised topic, and my outline for a successful capstone project. You will learn why I chose clinical practice skills for my area of focus and my overarching goal for the capstone project. You will be able to identify the contributions to the profession and the capstone connection to Drake University's occupational therapy department program themes. The course will detail my learning objectives, learning activities, and artifacts that support the completion of each objective. Examples of artifacts within this course include; social media posts to increase awareness about occupational therapy's role in feeding quality, a list of appropriate assessments used, an intervention guide, a resource that provides a list of appropriate and necessary recourses, a document describing how being a Certified Lactation Counselor adds a distinct value to occupational therapy sessions, and my Certified Lactation Counselor certification. This Udemy course includes video lectures with a VoiceOver, various informational social media posts, and educational handouts given to families. At the end of the course, there will be four questions that viewers and participants will be able to answer based on the information provided through this course.

Who this course is for:

Graduate students in occupational therapy
Licensed occupational therapists
Breastfeeding parents
Parents who want to support their babe who has a tongue tie
Certified Lactation Consultants

Occupational Therapists Role in Babes with Tongue Ties

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Needs Assessment and Review of Literature2 lectures • 8min

Capstone Details2 lectures • 5min

Learning Objectives, Activities, and Artifacts4 lectures • 18min

Conclusion2 lectures • 2min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: