Getting Started -- Instructions for routine oral-facial evaluation procedures -- Instructions for discretionary clinical observations -- Suggested adaptations for examinees with special needs -- Interpreting the findings -- Documenting the findings -- Appendix A. Recording forms -- Appendix B. Equipment and supplies -- Appendix C. Optional rapid review of relevant anatomy and physiology -- Appendix D. Summary of relevant cranial nerves
Summary
This book guides speech-language pathologists and SLP students through the process of strategically inspecting the oral-facial region for structural and functional integrity. This manual applies principles of evidence-based practice throughout and includes: a review of relevant anatomy and physiology, instructions for inspection procedures, detailed clinical implications for a large number of structural and functional patterns, strategies for organizing and writing appropriate report sections, and implications that may impact plan of care
