Episode 91: Team Approach to Cleft Palate and 22q with Raquel Garcia, SLPD, CCC-SLP, CNT, BCS-S
This course covers risk factors, feeding issues, and speech deficits in children and infants with cleft palate and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Special emphasis will be given to the SLP’s role on the cleft palate team and the scope of the team’s role in providing care.
topics covered:
Define risk factors for cleft palate and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Differentiate types of orofacial and craniofacial differences
Describe feeding and speech deficits experienced by this population.
Review role and scope of care of designated cleft palate team.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
Leader’s Project: highly recommended by Raquel for their abundance of materials addressing therapy specific to the needs of patients with cleft palate.
ASHA’s Special Interest Group 5, Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders: SIG 5 facilitates the highest level of knowledge and professional practice in the provision of care to individuals with craniofacial anomalies/cleft palate and velopharyngeal disorders.
ACPA - American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association: don’t miss out on their ASHA CEU webinars! Raquel also highly recommends attending their virtual conference (April 28 - May 1, 2021).
Raquel Garcia is a trained craniofacial speech-language pathologist who is a core member of the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Craniofacial team. She works in the acute care setting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. She graduated with her M.S. in communication disorders from Nova Southeastern University and her doctorate of speech-language pathology from Northwestern University. Her clinical interests include velopharyngeal dysfunction, upper airway disorders, infant feeding, neonatal care, neuroanatomy, and dysphagia.
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