The TalkTools® Education Partners library is home to multidisciplinary SLP OT CEU courses that bridge speech-language pathology and occupational therapy — offering continuing education that covers feeding, oral motor development, and orofacial myofunctional therapy in one place.
In other words, that's the principle behind the TalkTools® Education Partners library: a curated collection of continuing education courses designed to serve clinicians across the disciplines that come together around feeding, communication, and oral motor development.
Who Benefits from Multidisciplinary SLP OT CEU Courses?
The TalkTools® Education Partners library is designed for clinicians whose work touches feeding, oral motor development, communication, or orofacial function. This includes:
Why Multidisciplinary CEU Learning Matters
Continuing education that's siloed within a single profession misses the reality of how complex cases are managed. When an SLP and OT share a client with a feeding disorder, clinical outcomes are better when both clinicians approach the case with a shared framework understanding each other's scope, terminology, and evidence base.
As a result, when SLPs and OTs train together or train with shared materials they develop a common clinical vocabulary. They know how to hand off a client meaningfully, how to build on each other's goals, and how to avoid inadvertently working at cross-purposes. That's multidisciplinary education in practice.
In fact, TalkTools® has worked at the intersection of SLP and OT practice for decades and the Education Partners library reflects that. Courses on oral placement therapy, sensory feeding, and orofacial myology are built to serve both professions with depth and clinical precision.
Course Topics in the Education Partners Library
The multidisciplinary scope of TalkTools® Education Partners is built around the clinical intersections of speech, feeding, and motor development. Key topic areas include:
Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
Specifically, TalkTools® originated the oral placement therapy approach, developed by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson. OPT courses train clinicians to use tactile input and hierarchical tool sequences to build oral motor skills for speech sound production and feeding. Clinical tools including horns, straws, Jigglers®, and the Sensi™ Oral-Motor Tools collection are used directly alongside OPT coursework. These courses are foundational for SLPs and valuable context for OTs working in oral sensory integration.
Pediatric Feeding Therapy
Furthermore, feeding courses cover the full arc of pediatric feeding intervention from early infant feeding and bottle-to-cup transitions through texture progression, food refusal, and medical feeding complexities including tube dependency. Tools like the Honey Bear collection, TalkTools® spoons, and self-feeding supports are referenced throughout these courses. Both SLPs and OTs will find clinically relevant content, with many courses offering CEUs for both professions.
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
Moreover, the MYOTools™ course series introduces clinicians to the evaluation and treatment of orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) including tongue posture, mouth breathing, restricted lingual frenula, and related concerns. These courses are particularly relevant for SLPs adding OMT to their scope, and for OTs working in collaborative feeding and airway programs.
Sensory Approaches to Feeding
Notably, sensory-based feeding challenges sit squarely at the SLP-OT intersection. Courses in this area address the sensory underpinnings of food refusal, texture hypersensitivity, and oral defensiveness with clinical strategies applicable across both disciplines.
SLP vs. OT: How TalkTools® Courses Serve Both
| Topic Area | Relevant for SLPs | Relevant for OTs | Dual CEU Approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) | ✓ Primary focus | ✓ Oral sensory context | Select courses |
| Pediatric Feeding Therapy | ✓ Oral-pharyngeal | ✓ Sensory-motor | ✓ Many courses |
| Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy | ✓ Primary scope | Context / referral | Select courses |
| Sensory Feeding | ✓ Feeding refusal | ✓ Primary focus | ✓ Many courses |
| Levels OPT™ Specialist Training | ✓ Full program | ✓ Applicable levels | Yes |
How to Access the Education Partners Library
Therefore, the TalkTools® Education Partners library is available directly through the TalkTools® website. You can browse by topic, format (self-study or live), or CEU type and filter to find courses approved for ASHA or AOTA credit specifically.
- Browse the full Education Partners library: talktools.com/pages/education-partners-landing
- View all self-study courses: talktools.com/collections/online-courses
- Save with course bundles combining multiple disciplines at a reduced cost
- Explore Levels OPT™ Specialist Training: talktools.com/pages/levels-opt-specialist-training
