Becoming a Tongue Therapist

This course is so much more than your typical myofunctional therapy introductory course. Learn what to expect and what makes "Becoming a Tongue Therapist" different than the rest!

I want to know who you are and why you're joining the course so that I can help you as much as possible! I can't wait to get to know you more.

This course has professionals across many time zones with different work schedules. This will help us pick the best live meeting times that work for the most amount of people.

This course has the most comprehensive training kit of any current course. You will have everything you need to help understand the current education and tools on the market so you can confidently help future clients.

Video answers through the December 2024 Course

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of December 4th, 2024.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Review the muscles and structures of the head and neck.

Understanding the key principles of proper oral function and the role of myofunctional therapy in achieving proper function.

Identifying the goals of myofunctional therapy.

Understanding possible implications of achieving the 5 goals of myofunctional therapy.

Review the many conditions that are often seen with clients that have poor oral function.

Understand how myofunctional work can affect those conditions, and what conditions might need treatment in order to be successful with myofunctional therapy.

Review the oral function guidebook that is included with this course.

To prepare for your partner myofunctional evaluation practice, take your evaluation photos of yourself and fill out your symptoms and history intake information.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of December 9th, 2024.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Discuss the varying degrees of sleep disordered breathing along with the possible symptoms and implications for clients.

Learn how to interpret sleep studies to get more information on their sleep patterns aside from the sleep diagnosis.

Understand home sleep monitoring options and identify when they might be beneficial.

Identify what background information is beneficial to the myofunctional evaluation.

Understand what photos and videos are helpful for a myofunctional evaluation and what tools will be necessary for getting those photos and videos.

Discuss the process and flow of a myofunctional evaluation appointment. Learn how to identify key symptoms of oral dysfunction, how to assess function of the orofacial muscles and educate clients on their level of function.

Learn about the possible interventions that can complement myofunctional work and identify when to refer or implement other modalities along with myofunctional work.

Watch the full recorded appointment of a myofunctional evaluation.

Send your evaluation materials from last week to your evaluation partner. Schedule a time to meet before week 4.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of December 16th, 2024.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Identifying different types of myofunctional exercises, their different purposes and why to implement each.

Review example exercises for each category and get access to full exercise library

Understand which myofunctional exercises to implement based on a client's specific needs and how to progress through exercises.

Meet with your evaluation partner for your practice evaluations.

Link to our weekly meeting, one for our regular class and one for live client evaluation practice

Week of November December 30th, 2024.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Review any questions or findings from partner practice evaluations.

Examine evaluation materials as a group for three clients- an adult, a teen, and a child

Go through the evaluation process with a live client as a group.

Review findings from the evaluation appointment and identify recommendations for the client.

Review findings from real client evaluation and practice programming exercises.

Refresh on real client evaluation materials before the next two evaluations.

Link to our weekly meeting

Week of January 6th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Go through the evaluation process with a live client as a group.

Review findings from the evaluation appointment and identify recommendations for the client.

Review findings from the two real client evaluation and practice programming exercises.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of March 10th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of January 13th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Review findings from live client evaluations, identify needs and recommendations for care, program potential exercise plans.

Watch full functional frenuloplasty procedure.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of January 20th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Review dental anatomy if needed. Look through guidebook breakdown on different types of orthodontic interventions, appliances and jaw surgeries.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of January 27th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Practice the exercises outlined in your Buteyko Breathing Handbook yourself, then coach a friend or family member through some of the exercises.

Link to our weekly meeting. One for our regular meeting, one for a breathwork session.

Week of January 27th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

The only assignment this week is to attend the second live meeting to participate in a full breathwork session.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of February 3rd, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Practice vagus nerve activation exercises and take notes of any effects that you notice.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of February 10th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Begin working on your Client Report. Find a family member, friend or someone else to evaluate. Over the next few weeks, you will:

• Complete your evaluation

• Record your findings from the evaluation and write up your recommendations.

• Program a potential exercise plan for their needs

• Locate provider options for your client for any other services that may be needed- Releases, Ortho, Bodywork, etc.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of February 17th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Continue working on your client report:

• Complete your evaluation

• Record your findings from the evaluation and write up your recommendations.

• Program a potential exercise plan for their needs

• Locate provider options for your client for any other services that may be needed- Releases, Ortho, Bodywork, etc.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of February 24th, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Continue working on your client report:

• Complete your evaluation

• Record your findings from the evaluation and write up your recommendations.

• Program a potential exercise plan for their needs

• Locate provider options for your client for any other services that may be needed- Releases, Ortho, Bodywork, etc.

Link to our weekly meeting.

Week of March 3rd, 2025.

Exact day of live meetings to be determined based on cohort voting.

Submit your final Client Report