Why TalkTools Launched the Education Partners Program for SLPs
The TalkTools Education Partners program began with a simple question: how can we give more clinicians access to the tools and training that genuinely improve outcomes? TalkTools has always looked for new ways to fulfill its core mission: improving quality of life for children with special needs and their families.
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TalkTools Education Team
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Key Takeaways
TalkTools launched Education Partners to provide an interdisciplinary, on-demand training library for SLPs, OTs, and feeding therapists.
The program builds on a proven track record: 75+ webinar-based CEU courses launched since 2017, with 3,214 professionals trained.
A common thread in conference feedback: clinicians value learning from interdisciplinary teams - so that became the core of Education Partners.
All courses are ASHA and AOTA CEU-approved and designed to be immediately applicable in clinical practice.
Quick Answer
The TalkTools Education Partners program launched to expand the mission of improving quality of life for children with special needs - by training more clinicians, from more disciplines, with more flexibility. Built on a foundation of 75+ CEU courses and feedback from 3,200+ trained professionals, Education Partners brings today's thought leaders directly to SLPs, OTs, and feeding therapists through an on-demand, multidisciplinary training library.
TalkTools has never stood still. Since the company's founding, the goal has been consistent: improve quality of life for children with special needs and their families. That mission has driven every product launch, every course, and every partnership.
The Education Partners program is the next chapter. But to understand why it exists, it helps to trace the path that led here.
A Proven Track Record in Clinical Education
Initially, in 2017, TalkTools launched its Webinar Program - a response to growing demand from SLPs and feeding therapists for flexible, high-quality continuing education. The results exceeded expectations.
75+
New CEU courses launched since 2017
3,214
Professionals trained through webinar and conference programs
60
CEUs offered through the Conference Program
12
E-learning courses developed from webinar content
However, 2020 arrived. As the pandemic disrupted in-person training across the therapy world, as a result, TalkTools launched its Conference Program - and trained over 1,600 professionals in just eighteen months.
What clinicians kept saying: the most valuable part of every conference was learning from an interdisciplinary team. Not just one expert - but a coordinated group of SLPs, OTs, and feeding specialists tackling the same clinical challenges from different angles.
Watch: The Education Partners Story
Moreover, TalkTools shared the vision behind Education Partners in this teaser reel - what the program is, why it matters, and who it was built for.
Why Interdisciplinary Training Matters
In practice, speech-language pathologists rarely work in isolation. A child with a feeding disorder may also have sensory processing differences, motor challenges, and communication needs - all intersecting. When clinicians only train within their own discipline, they're missing half the picture.
TalkTools Mission Statement
"Improving the Quality of Life for Children with Special Needs and Their Families."
Therefore, every training initiative - from our first webinar to the Education Partners program - is an extension of this single commitment. Better-trained clinicians produce better outcomes for children. That is the equation.
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What the TalkTools Education Partners Program Is
Specifically, Education Partners is not a single course or a one-time event. It is a growing, on-demand training library built in collaboration with today's leading clinical thinkers - designed to be:
Multidisciplinary
A team spanning SLP, OT, feeding therapy, lactation, and orofacial myology develops and teaches these courses.
On-Demand
Learn at your own pace. No travel, no scheduling conflicts - access self-study courses when and where they fit your calendar.
CEU-Approved
All courses carry ASHA and AOTA continuing education unit approval - directly applicable to your licensure requirements.
Evidence-Based
Grounded in current research and clinical best practices - techniques you can implement immediately with the families you serve.
Who Education Partners Is For
The program is designed for clinicians who want to grow - whether you're a new graduate building your foundational skill set, or an experienced SLP expanding into feeding therapy, orofacial myology, or interdisciplinary team practice.
Speech-language pathologists seeking ASHA CEUs in oral motor, feeding, and communication
Occupational therapists seeking AOTA CEUs in feeding and sensory-based interventions
Feeding therapists looking to expand into multidisciplinary team frameworks
Clinicians in private practice who want flexible, high-quality professional development through self-study options
Early-career SLPs building confidence in specialty areas like orofacial myology and pediatric dysphagia
The Right Time for This Program
Ultimately, the pandemic clarified something important: the future of professional development for clinicians is flexible, accessible, and interdisciplinary. Education Partners was built for that world. It represents TalkTools' most ambitious educational initiative to date - and its most direct expression of the belief that better-trained clinicians change more lives.
Browse the full roster of TalkTools Education Partners - today's thought leaders in oral motor therapy, feeding, orofacial myology, and multidisciplinary clinical practice.
MYOTools 101 - The Foundations of Orofacial Myology
0.65 ASHA CEUsSelf-StudyOn-Demand
Master the 4 MYODomains framework and learn to identify orofacial myofunctional disorders in your caseload. A foundational course for any SLP working with oral motor or feeding concerns.
TalkTools Education Partners is an on-demand, multidisciplinary clinical training library co-created with leading SLPs, OTs, and feeding therapists. It offers ASHA and AOTA CEU-approved courses in oral motor therapy, feeding, and speech-language pathology. Browse the full course catalog here.
Why did TalkTools launch the Education Partners program?
TalkTools built Education Partners to fulfill its core mission of improving quality of life for children with special needs - by training more clinicians, from more disciplines, with more flexibility. After feedback from 3,200+ conference participants consistently highlighted the value of interdisciplinary team learning, TalkTools made that approach the foundation of the program.
Does TalkTools offer ASHA CEUs through Education Partners?
Yes. All Education Partners courses are ASHA and AOTA CEU-approved. Access your certificates through the TalkTools Learner Portal.
Who are the TalkTools Education Partners speakers?
TalkTools Education Partners features an interdisciplinary roster of leading clinicians across speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, feeding therapy, orofacial myology, and lactation consulting. Visit the Education Partners speaker page to meet the full team.
