TalkTools® Course — Timed Agenda
Navigating the Feeding Journey (Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach)™
TalkTools® Navigating the Feeding Journey: A Sensory Motor Approach™ · Available as a 1-Day or 2-Day Workshop
1-Day Format
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
15 min break at 10:45 am
- Introduction
- Overview of Therapeutic Feeding
- Chronological Development of Feeding Skills (Birth to 30 months)
- Demonstration of Feeding Techniques
- Assessment
Lunch
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
15 min break at 2:15 pm
- Planning a Program
-
Discussion of Practical Applications of Techniques — Feeding Practicum
- Hierarchy of Feeding Intervention
- Infant Feeding Techniques
- Introduction to Solid Foods
- Cup Drinking
- Straw Drinking
2-Day Format
Day 1
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
15 min break at 10:45 am
- Introduction and Course Overview
-
Therapeutic Feeding
- Components of a Three-Part Oral-Motor Program
- Factors Which Influence Feeding
- Nutritional Concerns
- Overview of Structures and Functions for Feeding
- Chronological Development of Feeding Skills: Birth – 36 months
- Assessment
- Live Demonstration of Feeding Assessment or Taped Assessment*
Lunch
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
15 min break at 2:15 pm · End of Day 1
- Understanding Sensory Processing in the Mouth
- Sensory Practicum
Day 2
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
15 min break at 10:45 am
- Pre-Feeding Considerations / Techniques to Prepare the Oral Mechanism
- Planning a Program
- Live Demonstration of Feeding Techniques*
Lunch
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
15 min break at 2:15 pm · End of Day 2
-
Feeding Practicum / Hands-On Lab
- Infant Feeding Techniques
- Introduction to Spoon Feeding
- Solid Foods
- Cup Drinking
- Straw Drinking
- Discussion / Questions
* If hosting a 2-day in-person workshop, the workshop partner is to provide 2 pediatric feeding clients for the live evaluations.
