One-on-One Learning Options: One-on-One Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders

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In-Person and Zoom Mentoring

In addition to traditional onsite group seminars at locations around the globe, I am now offering private, one-on-one offerings of the Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders training. These private classes are available at my Upstate New York clinic, accessible from the Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC). This option may also be available at your facility for individual or small groups. On-site custom mentoring is also available for individuals or small groups. 

One-on-One Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders Class

The benefit of individualized instruction is you will the full Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders in a compressed format, with all lab sequences taking place as interactions between you and me.Through this back and forth learning you’ll learn the work directly from me, with an opportunity for extended learning and practice in the setting where instant feedback is available. This private tutelage also allows for individual learning style differences and also for you to create a unique experience based on your interest and needs.

Given the nature of the one-on-one approach, the normal 12.5 hours of large group instruction provided in the seminars offered around the world, this class is presented in 7.0 hours of live interaction. You will be required to complete the 2-hour online course prior to coming for the private instruction. You will also be offered access to the full hands-on online course at no additional charge before or after the live private class. The cost of this unique class is $900 (when taken at my Upstate New York clinic). The cost of private classes given on location will be determined on a case-by-case basis. On-location classes are also available for small groups. Contact me for details or questions.

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Course Description
In a combination of online and live settings, the clinician will understand and apply manual therapy to impact issues of voice, swallowing, oral-motor, articulation, and breathing issues. The clinician will utilize the evidence and, through hands-on experiences, learn applicable clinical skills in the context of the diagnoses facing the speech-language pathologist.

Learning Objectives for Pre-Seminar Online Module
After successful completion of this online module, the therapist will:

1. Be able to compare and contrast the traditional “tissue-based” explanatory model of change with neurologically based models with respect to manual therapy.
2. Be able to describe the strengths and limitations of a postural/biomechanical evaluation and treatment-based approach.
3. Be able to describe the variations in explanations for manual therapy effects.
4. Be able to begin applying the work presented in the hands-on portion of the online course.

Learning Objectives for In-Person Workshop:
After successful completion of this online module, the therapist will:

1. Demonstrate the ability to apply an effective patient-directed method of manual therapy evaluation.
2. Describe and demonstrate the various treatment options in a manual therapy session, including cross handed, single handed, compression, gathering/lifting, and traction.
3. Describe options and apply effective treatment for the remediation of a variety of voice/swallowing and related disorders.

Successful completion of the course and associated award of ASHA CEUs (and other CEUs) is contingent upon:

1. Completion of the full 2-hour online course.
2. A passing score on the two written multiple-choice examinations, given at both the completion of the Introductory module (10-question multiple choice examination ) and at end of the Hands-On module (5-question multiple choice examination). A grade of 80% or higher on both examinations is required to pass.
3. Failure to complete the course or pass the quiz will result in being unable to take the live portion of the class.
4. Accurate demonstration of the treatment techniques as observed by the course instructor during the hands-on portions of the live class.
5. As all aspects of the introductory material and hands-on components of this course form the foundations of the approach, no partial ASHA CEUs or other CEUs will be awarded. Full participation in the entire 7.0 contact hours for the live class will be required. If you need to leave the seminar early, fail to meet the 80% grade on either quiz, or fail to meet the expectations in the hands-on performance aspects, you agree to forfeit the CEUs.

Timed Agendas

Pre-seminar online course:

Part One: Introduction
1:00 hours: Introduction to the science and evidence to support this approach
1:00 hours: Interviewing and evaluation methods and quiz
2.0 online instructional hours

Live course:
9:00 – 9:30 (0.50) Introduction and review of online content
9:30 – 10:00 (0.50) Face
10:00 – 10:45 (0.75) Tongue
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 (0.75) Jaw
11:45 – 12:30 (0.75) Sublingual region
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 (0.75) Laryngeal region
2:15 – 3:00 (0.75) Retrolaryngeal region
3:00 – 3:45 (0.75) Neck and sternal region
3:45 – 4:30 (0.75) Diaphragm region
4:30 – 5:15 (0.75) Review and completion

7.0 Live Instructional Hours

9.0 Total Instructional Hours

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. There are no content disclosures and financial/in-kind disclosures may vary and will be stated for each live seminar.

Walt Fritz, PT and Foundations in Manual Therapy does not discriminate, and this seminar is available to all licensed health professionals.

Please refer to the list for complete disclosure 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 and in-person, live hands-on seminar, electronic course syllabus (distributed by email approximately 2-3 weeks prior to 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 have the option to 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 at the time of the class unless you notify us in advance of the class.

Registration payment may be made using the PayPal link from this website, by using check or credit card payment from the registration form available here, or payment by phone using a credit card (585-244-6180). An email confirmation will be sent to you after payment is received to 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 before the seminar with a $50 processing fee. If you need to cancel less than 14 days prior to the seminar you may transfer your registration to another seminar of your choice, otherwise, you will forfeit the full registration fee. Refunds will be processed within 30 days of the refund request and will be made through the payment source from which your payment was originally made. All refunds, no matter the timing, for payments made through PayPal will also be reduced by the actual PayPal Merchant Fees charged to merchants. This fee is not refunded to the merchant by PayPal and is typically 3% of the purchase price. The actual PayPal transaction form, which shows your purchase and the fees paid by the merchant, will be sent to you prior to processing the refund to allow you to view the aforementioned fee.

We reserve the right to cancel any seminar based upon minimum class enrollment requirements or other emergency situation, in which case the tuition fee will be returned in full within 30 days of the cancelled event. Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars is not responsible for any guaranteed/prepaid airline/hotel reservation. Prior to booking your travel you are advised to email or call to assure 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)

Target Audience
Intended for SLPs/Voice Professionals, Registered Dental Hygienists, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists, Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other appropriately licensed health professionals.
This course is offered for 1.45 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area.)
While some approvals are already in place, CEUs for PTs/OTs will be approved on an as-needed basis, please inquire early.
Massage Therapy (NCBTMB and NYS MTs, 14.5 CE Hrs.) are approved.

Evidence to support the Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders Seminars may be found here.

Foundations in Manual Therapy Mentoring Options

1. In-person mentoring is available for those who have taken the introductory or advanced Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders class (or other Foundations in-person or online class) and wish to supplant their knowledge with private mentoring. This option is for those who have seen the benefit of using manual therapy and wish to refine their skillset. You will be working one-on-one with me when working through this mentoring model and can be taken separately or combined with the private Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders. This program runs for 7 hours over one day at a cost of $900. No ASHA CEUs are offered for mentoring programs. The learner has the option of customizing the day to meet their individual needs, including those of the massage/occupational/physical therapist. Contact me for details.
2. Zoom mentoring is a second option. With your specific needs known, you can book a hour-long Zoom-based mentoring session to fine tune your approach or deepen the information learned in a full format class. Hour-long Zoom mentoring sessions are $120. Contact me through the menu link for more details and scheduling. Longer sessions are available.
3. On-site custom mentoring is also available for individuals or small groups. This options can be for those who’ve completed the class and wish to refine the principles, or for those interested in the work. 

Walt Fritz, PT

 

Walt Fritz is a physical therapist from Upstate New York, USA. Since beginning work as a manual therapy educator in the mid-1990s, he has more recently evolved into teaching a unique interpretation of manual therapy for speech-language pathologists, voice professionals, and related communities. This approach advances views of causation and impact from historical tissue-specific models into a multifactorial narrative, leaning heavily on biopsychosocial influences. Using a model of evaluation and intervention that incorporates shared decision-making rather than clinician-as-expert, his principles apply to a broad spectrum of intervention models. Unlike traditional laryngeal manipulation, Walt offers the clinician and patient a more subtle approach, aligning well with newer models and allowing the patient to frame the intervention from their preferences. Seeing the utility of manual therapy not as a standalone treatment but as an integral part of clinicians’ more extensive body of work, Walt makes his approach easily assimilated into those treatment protocols.

Walt teaches internationally to speech-language pathologists, voice professionals, massage therapists, physical therapists, and other clinicians through his Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars, www.WaltFritz.com. He maintains a physical therapy practice in Lima, NY. He is the author of “Manual therapy in voice and swallowing: A person-centered approach and a contributing author to the Oxford Handbook of Voice Pedagogy (2024).

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