Go deeper on complex cases, referral decisions, and advanced therapy planning.
You've completed Make The Connection and you're treating patients within your professional scope. Now the cases are getting harder: progress has stalled, airway or structural questions need referral input, or several disciplines are involved and nobody is coordinating the plan.
Advances in Therapy is built for exactly that moment. Over two days, the course addresses advanced technique, complex and co-morbid presentations, and interdisciplinary decision-making.
Review the published course outline below.
Completion of 28 or more hours of introductory orofacial myofunctional coursework. Proof of completion is required.
Up to 1.3 ASHA CEUs (13 contact hours). Advanced level, Professional area.
Practicing myofunctional therapists ready to take on complex cases and lead interdisciplinary care.
ASHA notice: ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Cancellation policy: For cancellations 30 or more days before the course, the published policy applies a $500 fee for course materials and supplies, plus merchant charges. Within 30 days, funds may be credited toward a future FunctionFocus Academy course at the instructors' discretion.
Financial disclosures: Mary Billings is the owner of Billings Speech Pathology Services, LLC and receives compensation as a course instructor. Patricia Fisher receives compensation as a course contributor or instructor.
Nonfinancial disclosures: The published course disclosures identify Mary Billings with the Oral Motor Institute Board of Directors and state that Patricia Fisher has no relevant nonfinancial disclosure.
Accommodations and complaints: Email info@function-focus.com to request an accommodation or describe a concern about purchasing, website use, course quality, or an examination. The published complaint process states that a response will follow within seven days of receipt.
Contact the registrar to ask about future course dates.
MS, CCC-SLP
Founder & Lead Instructor
A speech-language pathologist who has shaped orofacial myology education since 2007. Mary chaired the IAOM's first Mentoring Committee, launched Make The Connection in 2012, and has trained thousands of clinicians across the globe with her interdisciplinary, function-first approach.
MA, CCC-SLP
Co-Instructor
Co-instructor and private-practice owner in Ohio, Pat brings decades of clinical depth in proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and hands-on therapy techniques to every course.
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