Courses Offered
Courses (2 & 3 Day) June 2010 - Mealtime Miseries: Management of Complex Feeding Disorders (English Course - 2 days) Toronto
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As of April 15, 2010 - Spots still available for this workshop. Continuing Education Coordinators and Pediatric Professionals please call 416-848-4104 ext. 401 or extension 410 before mailing in registration to confirm attendance.All course participants are issued an official tax receipt as soon as payment is processed and an official certificate of attendance upon completion of the course that can be forwarded to the Allied Health Professional Development Fund for potential full reimbursement. Important update from Allied Health Professional Development Fund regarding new cycle of funding for 2010-2011. Click here or http://www.ahpdf.ca/en/node/81 Mealtime Miseries: Management of Complex Feeding Disorders (Affecting Children) (English Course)
Course Brochure: Click Here Date: June 10-11, 2010 (Thursday, Friday) Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Nurses, Child Psychologists, Special Educators, Child Care Providers / Workers Language: ENGLISH Continuing Education Credits: A certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course for 13 contact hours.
Location:  Toronto Airport www.crowneplaza.com 33 Carlson Court, Toronto, Ontario M9W 6H5 Information & Room Reservations (Hotel): 416-675-1234
The Course: How does feeding, a process so integral to a child's health and well-being, go awry? The focus of this 2 day course is on a transdisciplinary (TR-eat) model integrating oral motor therapy techniques and behavioral management for the treatment of complex feeding problems. TR-eat is a transdisciplinary effective assessment and treatment method. The course will cover innovative strategies, using video case examples, to address oral aversion, food refusal, poor transition onto solid foods, texture grading, learning to chew, self feeding as well as feeding difficulties related to autism and picky eaters.
Instructors: Elizabeth Page Clawson, MS, PhD, LCP, HSPP and Carol Elliott, OTR/L
Elizabeth Page Clawson, MS, PhD, LCP, HSPP is a Clinical Child Psychologist for the Pediatric Feeding Program at St. Mary’s Center for Children in Evansville, Indiana. Dr.Clawson received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/JohnsHopkins University School of Medicine. She previously served for 10 years as the Behavioral Director for a feeding program in Virginia. She has multiple research publications and presentations in the area of pediatrics.
Carol Elliott, OTR/L is a senior clinician for Children’s Feeding Program at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond, VA. She received her degree at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA. She has worked in the area of pediatric Occupational Therapy for 20 years and has specialized in treating children with feeding disorders for 13 years. She has multiple research publications and presentations in the area of pediatric feeding disorders.
Video Links: (Double Click on the dates below to see the videos online) March 15, 2010 Making A Difference, One Bite at a Time (Fox News)(Press play on the video player on the left side of the screen)Feb 11, 2010 Dr. Elizabeth Clawson from St. Mary's joins Kristen Tucker to discuss the St. Mary's article in Evansville Living MagazineJune 12, 2009 Feeding Disorder Services at St. Mary's Center for Children in Evansville, Indiana
What other professionals are saying about this course: Finally a feeding course that looks at all aspects of a child-medical, sensory, motor and behaviour! Great case-study examples with videos to help facilitate understanding of therapy techniques. Fantastic handouts provided in course manual! Thanks! Leslie Bowman, MS, OTR/L Learning Objectives: Following this course, participants will be able to: 1. Identify variables that produce complex pediatric feeding problems.2. Utilize diagnostic and innovative intervention strategies to address feeding problems across developmental stages. 3. Use oral motor facilitation techniques simultaneously administered with behavioral strategies. 4. Learn texture-grading techniques and apply them to the process of making pureed foods for children learning how to chew. 5. Determine treatment interventions for picky eaters, including those with autism, utilizing behavioral interventions. 6. Enhance problem-solving skills through careful analysis to determine the most effective interventions to maximize outcomes. Course Schedule Day One - Thursday June 10th, 2010 8:00-8:30 - Registration and continental breakfast.8:30-10:00 – Review of feeding development birth-24 months (video examples); identification of common etiologies related to feeding problems and challenges; feeding difficulties for the beginning eater – introduction to evaluation/treatment with video examples 10:00-10:15 – Morning refreshment break 10:15 – 12:15 – Cont. of evaluation/treatment intervention for the beginning eater with video case studies (oral-motor interventions, alternatives to bottle feeding, spoon feeding and placement) 12:15-1:15 – Lunch (on your own) 1:15 – 2:30 - Practice spoon placement techniques, squeeze bottle and utilizing smooth pureed table foods in treatment across a variety of ages 2:30-2:45 – Afternoon refreshment break 2:45-4:30 – Introduction & application of behavioral principles, clinical problem solving; video case examples, discussion and questions focusing on behavioral interventions Day Two - Friday June 11th, 2010 8:00-8:30 - Continental breakfast 8:30-9:30 – Cont. application of behavioral principles, video case study 9:30-10:30 – Feeding problems and interventions for the advanced eater (positioning, texture grading – preparation of texture grading pureed/chopped table foods) video case studies 10:30-10:45 – Morning refreshment break 10:45-12:00 – Cont. of interventions for the advanced eater (chewing skills, self feeding, cup drinking, targeting dawdling and packing) video case studies 12:00-1:00 – Lunch (on your own) 1:00-2:30 - Treating feeding difficulties in children with autism, video examples of problems and interventions 2:30-2:45 – Afternoon refreshment break 2:45- 4:30 - Picky eaters (food fading, systematic desensitization, structured mealtimes, reward programs), video case examples, discussion and questions Registration fees: $625.00 per person (includes applicable taxes) *$50.00 discount if you register for both this course and another E.P.A.T. Workshops 2010 course (Toronto, Montreal or Quebec) at the same time. (Excludes Using Unstable Surfaces To Promote Functional Outcomes In The Treatment Of The Pediatric Patient, Oct. 1, 2010, Montréal) Cost with discount: $575 (includes applicable taxes) The cost includes: 1) Parking at the hotel2) Course Manual 3) Continental breakfast both days 4) AM and PM refreshment breaks *No post dated checks accepted. Your registration will not be guaranteed until your payment is processed.
Invoicing: Invoicing service is available. Registration is only guaranteed after payment has been processed and an official receipt has been issued. Group Size: Registration is limited to 65 participants.
A certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course for 13 contact hours. Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be given until March 30, 2010. After March 30, 2010, substitutions will only be accepted. E.P.A.T. Workshops reserves the right to cancel the course and will refund registration fees only.
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