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Course Description | Do you have a patient that is “stuck” on a particular area of feeding? This course will examine how adding in sensory motor techniques can help break through a plateau in feeding therapy. Vanessa will outline various techniques to encourage straw drinking, cup drinking, puree consumption, transitioning from purees to solids, and encouraging adequate mastication for solid foods. Lastly, Vanessa will teach the participants how to address a goal for pill swallowing in therapy.
Learning Outcomes | Participants will be able to:
- Identify why a child is orally defensive and how to work through it in a playful healthy
manner. - Describe 5 various treatment techniques in feeding therapy.
- Describe 3 positive play based techniques to encourage the child to work through
various difficulties.
Self-Study Details | Instructor Details and Financial Disclosure
Registration Fees:
- ONLINE - 0.15 CE Course, digital handout & certificate of completion for 1 learner
- GROUP RATE - 5 Users - 0.15 CE Course, digital handout & certificate of completion for 5 learners
Schedule:
Timed Agenda
- 15 minutes: Overview
- 15 minutes: Oral aversion
- 30 minutes: Straw drinking, cup drinking
- 30 minutes: Introduction of purees, progression to solids and proper mastication
- 15 minutes: Teaching how to swallow pills
- 10 minutes: Conclusion/Q&A
CEUs | 
Content Disclosure: This presentation will focus on treatment methods related to the use of TalkTools® resources. Other similar treatment approaches will receive limited or no coverage during this lecture.
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