Practical Strategies for Treating Complex Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Treating the Whole Child

Education Resources, Inc.

Format(s):   Live Seminars
Discipline(s):   Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy / Speech-Language
Contact Hours:   14
Registration Fee:   $435.00

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: 1. Identify children who are appropriate for oral functional therapy 2. Perform a holistic evaluation for complex feeding problems. 3. Identify the barriers to normal eating patterns and reasonable treatment goals. 4. Develop a holistic treatment approach including determining treatment priorities and the appropriate intensity of therapy (including issues of timing as to when to use resources differently).

Target Audience

Confirmation Notes

CEU INFORMATION: Education Resources applies for continuing education approval, when available, in the state where the course is being presented and sometimes in neighboring states. Education Resources is also an approved provider in many states. Please visit our website for more detailed information http://www.educationresourcesinc.com/index.cfm?event=CEUProvider or call: 800 487 6530 Education Resources, Inc. is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speechlanguage pathology and audiology. This program is offered for 1.4 CEU's (Intermediate Level, Professional area) ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043.The assignment of AOTA CEU's does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA.
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Agenda

DAY ONE: 8:00-8:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:15 Barriers to feeding in the NICU 10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-12:30 Holistic evaluation of feeding issues Prematurity, Structural Issues, Cardiac Issues, Syndromes, GI Issues, Sensory Integration Disorders, Autism, Down syndrome Medical complexities: Cardiac, Respiratory, GI, Structures/function, Endocrine 12:30-1:30 Lunch (on your own) 1:30-2:45 Sensory Issues and Feeding Oral Motor Status, Sensory Status, Hypotonia, Relationship with Food 2:45-3:00 Break 3:00-4:15 Analyzing and Determining the Barriers to Functional Feeding Determining Intensity of Therapy Predicting Success 4:15-4:30 Wrap Up
DAY TWO: 8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:30 Foundations for Feeding the Toddler/Young Child-Prerequisite Physiological Readiness for Treatment Classification System 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-12:00 Incorporating Sensory and Food Play into Therapy. Techniques that Work. 12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own) 1:00-3:00 Treatment Elements and Techniques Clinical Problem-Solving with Case Studies 3:00-3:15 Break 3:15-4:00 Treatment Elements and Techniques continued 4:00-4:30 Outcome Measurements and Documentation

Description

Children with complex feeding aversions/disorders in hospital, school and private practice settings present a challenge for clinicians. In this course, clinicians will learn a successful, comprehensive evaluation of complex problems, including those encountered by children with structural issues, cardiac issues, prematurity, Autism, syndromes, GI issues, sensory integration disorders, and Downs Syndrome. Day two will focus on a holistic treatment approach for common feeding disorders that are characteristic of many of these children, including tube dependency, lack of autonomy, rigid eating patterns, inability to regulate their own hunger/satiety and difficulty transitioning to table foods. In addition to innovative, effective treatment techniques, participants will learn how to determine what intensity of therapy is warranted. Many case studies with videos will be used to illustrate the complex nature of these children.