Course locations may be found at the bottom of this page.
Join me in this small group class, where we delve deeper into the hands-on work and methods of patient interaction learned in the Introductory course. You’ll have the opportunity to work one-on-one with Walt throughout the class, receiving and providing intervention with ample direct mentoring. Working directly with Walt ensures you leave the class confident in your abilities. As the Advanced course comprises clinicians who’ve put the basic information into practice, we will discuss the strengths and struggles we’ve all faced. New material is introduced, and existing techniques from the Introductory class are enriched with options and practice.
Not completed the Introductory class?
If you have not taken the Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing class and wish to jump in at the Advanced class, you can complete the Online version of the Introductory class, completing the necessary prerequisite. This Bundled Option is available below, offering a $100 savings.
Prerequisite
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders Seminar (in-person or online). You qualify if you’ve taken the Introductory class in the in-person or online format. Special discounts are available for those who wish to bundle the Online Introductory class with the in-person Advanced class. Please contact me from the link in the menu for details.
Course Description
The advanced manual therapy course is intended to refine and deepen the learner’s ability to apply the information presented in the introductory Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders seminar. Sequences previously taught will be expanded with new material, emphasizing patient-clinician dialogue to maximize shared decision-making.
Learning Outcome
After completing this seminar, the Learner will demonstrate the ability to apply advanced reasoning and skill in using manual therapy (MT) and application of patient-centered interactions to appropriate voice disorders, swallowing, breathing, oral motor dysfunction, articulation, and related issues.
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of this workshop, the Learner will:
Using existing skills learned from the Introductory seminar, with the addition of modifications provided in this Advanced seminar, participants demonstrate the ability to adapt hands-on sequences to better connect with their patients’ problems.
Using perspectives of shared decision-making (SDM) demonstrates the ability to utilize dialogue to narrow interventions to those views that are felt as relevant by the patient.
Demonstrate a higher level of comfort and ease applying the blended approach of MT and SDM as observed by the instructor.
Be able to proficiently replicate familiar aspects of the patient’s complaints to develop a treatment plan.
Be able to move beyond formulaic, introductory intervention strategies toward a more spontaneous method of intervention.
Instructional Methods
There is a quiz after the 14.0-hour live course, which the Learner must pass with a grade of 80% or higher. Learners will be observed and assessed during the hands-on lab portion of the class, and their participation and understanding will be monitored during the lecture/demonstration portion to determine whether the stated objectives have been successfully met. Learners will be required to demonstrate proficiency in both the hands-on and verbal interactive components of the labs by performing each sequence under the guidance of an instructor or teaching assistant.
Registration Fees
$600 when registering three weeks or more before the class.
$700 when registering during the final three weeks before the class.
Bundled Rate:
If you have not taken the Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing class and wish to jump in at the Advanced class, you can complete the Online version of the Introductory class, completing the necessary prerequisite. The Bundled Package includes the Online Introductory class and the In-Person Advanced class.
$700 when registering three weeks or more before the class.
$800 when registering during the final three weeks before the class.
Time-Ordered Agenda
Day 1
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 10:15 (1.25) Introduction and discussion points
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 (1.25) 1. Oral, buccal, and lip regions
11:45 – 12:45 (1.0) 2. Jaw region
12:45 – 1:45 Lunch
1:45 – 2:45 (1.0) 3. Sublingual, submental, and suprahyoid regions
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:15 (1.25) 4. Tongue region
4:15 – 5:30 (1.25) 5. Lateral face, neck, and shoulder region
End Day 1 (7.0 Instructional hours)
Day 2
9:00 – 10:30 (1.30) 6. Anterior cervical region
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:00 (1.25) 7. Laryngeal region
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 (1.0) 8. Cervical-occipital lift
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:15 (1.0) 9. Anterior and posterior neck-to-shoulder approaches
3:15 – 4:15 (1.0) 10. Upper thoracic and shoulder regions
4:15 – 5:30 (1.25) 11. Lower thoracic and diaphragm region
End Day 2 (7.0 Instructional hours)
14.0 Total Instructional hours
This course is offered for 1.40 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level; Professional Area).
Approved by NCBTMB and New York Sponsored for 14.0 Live CEs.
Disclosures
Walt Fritz has the following relevant financial relationship to disclose: He receives royalties from similar course content delivered through Medbridge Massage and Talk Tools. He has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Please refer to the list linked here for complete disclosure of information on teaching assistants who may be involved with individual seminars.
Registration Details and Cancellation Policy
Enrollment at all seminars is limited. The registration fee includes the mandatory 2-hour pre-seminar online module, the in-person, live hands-on seminar, and the PDF of the course syllabus (distributed by email approximately 3 weeks before the class date). No meals, lodging, transportation, or parking are included in the registration fee. For syllabus usage at the live, in-person seminar, you can download the syllabus to an electronic reader, laptop, iPad, etc., or print it out for use in the seminar. You will not be provided a hard copy unless you notify us beforehand.
Registration payment can be made in several ways: through the payment link on the individual class location page listed below, by submitting a check or credit card payment via the registration form available here, or by phone using a credit card (585-244-6180). An email confirmation will be sent to you after payment is received at our office. The attached registration form must be completed in its entirety, or you will forfeit your seat in the class.
You may cancel your registration up to 14 days prior to the seminar, subject to a $50 processing fee. If you need to cancel less than 14 days before the seminar, you may transfer your registration to another workshop of your choice. Otherwise, you will forfeit the full registration fee. Refunds will be processed within 30 days of receiving your refund request and will be made through the original payment source. No matter the timing, all refunds for payments made by credit cards will also be reduced by the actual Merchant Fees charged to merchants. The credit card processing company does not refund this fee to the merchant, and it is typically 3% of the purchase price. The actual transaction form, which shows your purchase and the fees paid by the merchant, will be sent to you before processing the refund to allow you to view the fee above.
We reserve the right to cancel any seminar based upon minimum class enrollment requirements or another emergency, in which case the tuition fee will be returned in full within 30 days of the canceled event. Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars is not responsible for any guaranteed/prepaid airline/hotel reservations. Before booking your travel, you are advised to email or call to ensure the class is confirmed.
Any grievances or concerns regarding Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars should be made to:
Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars
PO Box 548
Lima, NY 14485
585-244-6180
(fax: 1-866-413-9019)
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If you have concerns or complaints, please email us using the “Contact” link in the top menu bar. Please include the best way to contact you and we will reply within one week. Our goal is to provide quality continuing education to all, and your concerns will be addressed, and a solution will be made towards that end. Once a complaint is received and rectified to your satisfaction, we will ensure that gaps noted in our programs are addressed, with modifications made to ensure the issue does not reoccur.
Target Audience
Intended for SLPs/Voice Professionals, SLPAs, Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other appropriately licensed health professionals.
This course is offered for 1.40 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area.)
While some approvals are already in place, CEUs for PTs/OTs will be approved as needed; please inquire early. NOTE: If you will be requesting PT or OT CEUs, you must do so early or risk the CEUs not being approved.
Massage Therapy CEs (NCBTMB and NYS MTs, 14.0 CE Hrs) are approved.
Current Foundations in Manual Therapy: Advanced Voice and Swallowing Disorders Seminar locations. Walt Fritz teaches all Foundations Seminars.
Evidence to support the Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders seminars may be found here.
Prerequisite
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders Seminar (in-person or online). You qualify if you’ve taken the Introductory class in person or online. Special discounts are available for those who wish to bundle the Online Introductory class with the in-person Advanced class. Please contact me using the link in the menu for more details.
