Continuing Education Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing California
Course Description:
Eating is a highly complex process, with great emotional significance for the child, parent(s) and caregivers. This course will illustrate how DIR® (Developmental Individual differences & Relationships) principles are used within feeding intervention for infants and children (6 months-12 yrs.), with a wide range of feeding challenges. Through the use of case examples, we will describe the importance of collaboration with families, as well as how to create individualized treatment plans. This coordinated effort has the goal of supporting the child to feel safe and self-motivated in the eating experience as it unfolds within the culture of the family. Building on a sense of trust within therapeutic relationships, children and parents can develop skills that meet their feeding goals around meals. Along the way, they develop a sense of mutual engagement within their relationships finding satisfaction during feeding and around meal times.
Using the DIR® approach we challenge the child to use all their developmental capacities in the feeding experience. The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, including nutrition, medicine, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and mental health will be illustrated. Participants will gain a better understanding of relationship-based intervention and a set of therapeutic "tools" to guide their practice in the home, clinic and school based setting. Video case studies will be used to illustrate practical solutions to complex feeding disorders. All Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance verifying training hours at the completion of the training.
This intermediate level course is designed for Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Dietitians, Early Interventionists, Psychologists, MFTs, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, Nurses, Educators and any other professionals working with children and families with feeding and mealtime challenges.
Following this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe how the components of the DIR® approach apply to feeding issues.
- Describe the role of different disciplines within the DIR approach to feeding.
- Identify DIR® treatment strategies to advance family and child engagement around feeding.
- Generate treatment strategies to support feeding goals while considering the child's development, pattern of relationships, and individual differences.
- Plan feeding intervention that encourages a health promoting diet for children with consideration of their diagnosis, individual differences, medical concerns and family culture.
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PCDA's Feeding Team provides assessment and ongoing intervention for children with feeding challenges. PCDA utilizes the DIR® approach to make eating pleasurable. This unique model utilizes and integrates the disciplines of occupational therapy, developmental pediatrics, dietetics, speech and language pathology and child-family counseling.
Speakers
Diane Cullinane, MD, is board certified in Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and is Executive Director of PCDA. She has over 35 years' experience specializing in the assessment and treatment of children with developmental delays and disabilities. Dr. Cullinane is a certified DIR® clinician, ICDL board member, and nationally known leader and speaker in the area of special needs and child development.
Anne Davis, MS, CCC-SLP, is the head of Speech and Language Services at PCDA. She has over 20 years experience working with children and adults with communication challenges in a variety of settings. She works collaboratively with parents and other professionals to encourage communication throughout the child's daily life. She is a Hanen certified instructor of parents and has a special interest and expertise in autism, dysphagia, AAC and medically complex children.
Julie Miller, MOT, OTR/L, SWC, is the head of Occupational Therapy and coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Feeding Team at PCDA. Julie specializes in treating children who have feeding challenges and limited diets with a special interest in autism, sensory integration and social emotional development. She has advanced practice in Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation, and Intervention from the California Board of Occupational Therapy and is at the Advanced Level in DIR through ICDL. Julie is an internationally known speaker, consultant, and published author.
Jonae Perez, MPH, RD, is a member of the PCDA interdisciplinary feeding and nutrition team. She completed her undergraduate education at California State University, Long Beach and Master of Public Health and nutrition training at the University of Washington. Her clinical and public health nutrition experiences include work in pediatric and adult trauma and burn hospital units, school wellness, WIC, and the Department of Public Health.
Continuing Education
This program meets the qualifications for 12 hrs. of continuing professional development credit for the following:
This course is offered for 1.2 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level; Professional area)
Licensed psychologists – Professional Child Development Associates, Inc. (PCDA) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PCDA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs – Course meets the qualifications for 12 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Professional Child Development Associates is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs. PCDA maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Provider # 132335
Occupational Therapists – AOTA approved provider of continuing education (#4956). 12.0 CEUs (12 contact hrs)
This program has been approved by the California Board of Occupational Therapy for post-professional education in the advanced practice area of swallowing assessment, evaluation and intervention. (32-S4)
*DIR® is a registered trademark of the Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning.
DISCLOSURES Diane Cullinane, Anne Davis, Julie Miller and Jonae Perez are employees of PCDA. There are no other financial or non financial relationships to disclose.
To obtain the grievance policy, report a grievance or to request accommodation for special needs, please email Anney@pcdateam.org
Source: https://www.pcdateam.org/feedingconferencemay2019/
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