When Children Won’t Eat: Picky Eaters versus Problem Feeders Assessment and Treatment Using the SOS Approach to Feeding - LIVE WEBINAR

Education Resources, Inc.

Format(s):   Live Webinar
Discipline(s):   Occupational Therapy / Speech-Language
Contact Hours:   28.5
Registration Fee:   $759.00

Objectives

Participants will be able to: 1. Identify oral, sensory, motor, cognitive and emotional developmental milestones key to feeding 2. Recognize and describe the major reasons why children won’t eat, as based on learning theory principles 3. Identify physical, behavioral, motor, oral-motor, and sensory factors as a part of a feeding assessment 4. Apply behavioral and social learning principles, and systematic desensitization, to feeding problems 5. Create and implement a S.O.S feeding program for toddlers and young children, in group and individual treatment formats

Target Audience

Confirmation Notes

This course meets the criteria for 28.5 contact hours (2.85 CEUs). This course is offered for up to 2.85 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional area) Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 28.5 contact hours – Intermediate. Level Occupational Therapy Process: assessment, intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. NBCOT Professional development provider 28.5 PDUs Education Resources inc. 266 Main St. Medfield MA 02052

Agenda

Description

NEW LIVE WEBINAR! – 4 FULL DAYS Times for Each Day* 8:00am – 5:00pm – CST 9:00am – 6:00pm – EST 7:00am – 4:00pm – MST 6:00am – 3:00pm – PST *Check-in by 7:30am CENTRAL time on Day 1 is required to make sure your system is working correctly with the broadcasting platform, as well as to hear important Course instructions for expected participation in the conference and for meeting CEU requirments. This 4 Day virtual conference is limited to the first 130 registrants. Please note: Due to the requirements for the participation of this online, live training conference, we strongly advise that potential registrants located in an area more than 6 hours ahead or 2 hours prior to the Central Standard Time, participate in alternative dates/locations for SOS Approach to Feeding training. The SOS Approach to Feeding is a Transdisciplinary Program for assessing and treating children with feeding and weight/growth difficulties. It has been developed over the course of 30 years through the clinical work of Dr. Kay Toomey, in conjunction with colleagues from several different disciplines including: Pediatricians, Occupational Therapists, Registered Dieticians, and Speech Pathologists/Therapists. This program integrates sensory, motor, oral, behavioral/learning, medical and nutritional factors and approaches in order to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth problems. It is based on, and grounded philosophically in, the normal developmental steps, stages and skills of feeding found in typically developing children. The treatment component of the program utilizes these typical developmental steps towards feeding to create a systematic desensitization hierarchy of skills/behaviors necessary for children to progress with eating various textures, and with growing at an appropriate rate for them. The assessment component of the program makes sure that all physical reasons for atypical feeding development are examined and appropriately treated medically. In addition, the SOS Approach works to identify any nutritional deficits and to develop recommendations as appropriate to each individual child’s growth parameters and needs. Skills across all developmental areas are also assessed with regards to feeding, as well as an examination of learning capabilities with regards to using the SOS program.