Pediatric Feeding: Systematic Assessment
Presented by Danielle Carey
Nonfinancial: Danielle Carey has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
This course gives you the clinical competence to assess and treat pediatric feeding disorders secondary to structural, sensory-based, and experience-based difficulties. At the completion of this course, you will be able to identify tongue-ties in relation to feeding difficulties and walk your clients through the recovery process. This pediatric feeding disorders course will help you think about each client’s individual differences in order to best serve our clients using neurodiverse-affirming care. This course will review sensory differences in relation to feeding and evidence-based strategies to walk with your client to gain a better introspection surrounding food. Parent education is crucial when working with feeding clients. This course will give you the confidence and knowledge to appropriately guide parents on ways to support feeding progress with their children.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate pediatric feeding to support the client’s progression toward age-appropriate feeding skills
- Hypothesize the impact of parent responses to questions surrounding red flags for sensory, structural, and experience-based feeding differences
- Interpret data from the assessment to form an appropriate, individualized plan of care that considers all of the client’s individual differences
Meet your instructor
Danielle Carey
Danielle Carey has been a practicing speech-language pathologist for the last 12 years. During the early years of her career, Danielle worked in rehabilitation centers and hospitals. For the last nine years, she has worked within the private practice setting. Danielle has created and launched a myofunctional program. While…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Assessment
This chapter will cover the foundational elements of a comprehensive assessment for pediatric feeding. It will also review cases in the form of prerecorded interviews.
2. Form Review/Interview Tips
This chapter will focus on key tools for gathering essential information during assessments. It will include a detailed review of sensory and structural consideration forms, helping the viewer identify important factors that influence feeding behavior.
3. Interpretation
This chapter will guide practitioners in analyzing assessment results to create effective treatment plans. It will cover the process of interpreting data from structural, sensory, and case history evaluations, translating findings into targeted interventions.
More courses in this series
Pediatric Feeding: Foundational Knowledge
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Pediatric Feeding: A Guide to Functional Frenectomy
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Pediatric Feeding: Sensory Knowledge
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Pediatric Feeding: Supporting Caregivers Supports Progress
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Pediatric Feeding: Systematic Assessment
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Pediatric Feeding: Treatment Approach for Multifaceted Feeding Difficulties
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