FEES courses for speech-language pathologists
Hands-on FEES training, taught by Dr. Benigas. Bring a Basic FEES Course to your organization, or join the list for open-enrollment dates.
Choose your FEES course
Basic FEES Course
A foundational, hands-on FEES course brought to your hospital, health system, SNF organization, university, or state association. It’s planned around your team’s setting and size.
- 16 hours of hands-on instruction
- Train a group of SLPs together
- No travel for your team
- Built around your patient population
Upcoming FEES courses
Want to join a scheduled Basic FEES Course as an individual SLP? Join the list and you’ll be the first to hear about new dates and locations.
- 16-hour, hands-on foundational FEES training
- Taught by Dr. Benigas
- First notice of new dates
What you’ll learn in a FEES course
- Endoscopic anatomy and physiology, normal and abnormal
- Equipment, setup, infection control, and safety
- Passing the scope and keeping patients comfortable
- A consistent FEES protocol you can use every time
- Interpreting penetration, aspiration, residue, and secretions
- Rating scales such as the Penetration-Aspiration Scale
- Writing recommendations care teams can follow
Who should take a FEES course
- SLPs starting a new FEES program in a hospital, SNF, or clinic
- Medical SLPs adding instrumental assessment to their skills
- SLPs planning to join or start a mobile FEES service
- Clinicians who want a structured refresher before supervised practice
New to the path? Read FEES training for SLPs: how to build competency.
Why learn FEES from Dr. Benigas
Jeanette Benigas, PhD, SLP, spent more than a decade as a professor preparing future SLPs to evaluate and treat swallowing and other medically complex conditions. She now runs a mobile FEES practice and performs studies herself. She teaches from current clinical work, not just slides, and with a researcher’s focus on getting the interpretation right.
FEES course FAQ
Is there an official FEES certification?
There is no required national FEES certification for SLPs. Competency comes from coursework, hands-on practice, and supervised clinical studies, documented under your employer’s credentialing process and your state’s rules. A course certificate shows you completed training. It doesn’t replace supervised competency.
How long is a FEES course?
The Basic FEES Course is 16 hours of combined lecture and hands-on practice.
Can I take a FEES course online?
You can learn anatomy, protocol, and interpretation online, but passing a scope is a hands-on skill. Look for a course with in-person practice, followed by supervised clinical studies.
Do these FEES courses offer continuing education credit?
Continuing education details depend on the course and the host. Ask when you register or when you plan a hosted course.
Where are the FEES courses held?
The Basic FEES Course can be hosted at your organization anywhere in the United States. To hear about open-enrollment dates, join the course updates list.
Bring a FEES course to your team
Hospitals, universities, SNF organizations, and associations can host a Basic FEES Course anywhere in the U.S.