Course Description
Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) is a new diagnosis that not only encompasses dysphagia, but also dysfunction in medical, nutritional, psychological, and/or feeding skills domains. Feeding therapy providers are seeing a rise in this population. Outcomes are more successful with the right skills to assess and treat infants with feeding challenges. This course will discuss the comorbidities of PFD, caloric fortification, observations of distress, positioning, and the four domains associated with this diagnosis (nutritional, psychological, medical, and feeding). The instructor will focus on infant feeding safety, effectiveness, and efficiency as well. Participants will gain an understanding of the implications of breast/chest-feeding with PFD in infants. The course material will include assessments and referral processes for PFD. The course will round out with a case study to help bring it all together.
Course Requirements:
- Computer with internet and working speakers/sound are required for this course.
- Course must be completed within 30 days of activation (activate course within 6 months of purchase).
- An online multiple-choice quiz (80% passing score) and submission of an online evaluation form are required for successful completion.
- A certificate of completion will be available to print immediately after course is successfully completed.
- SLPs - ASHA CEUs may be obtained by completing the online ASHA form and checking the "Report to ASHA" box.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Categorize common contributors of Pediatric Feeding Disorders (PFD) in infants within the four different domains.
- Describe the rationale for high calorie or fortification if necessary.
- Identify social determinants of health areas negatively impacted in families with PFD.
- List skilled intervention strategies that can be utilized to support attachment when working with families and infant dyads.
- Evaluate distress cues of infant feeding as well as determine the suck swallow-breath ratio pattern as typical or atypical for infants.
- Describe how positioning change during infant bottle and breast presentations can support safe feeding practices and decrease distress cues.
- Identify skilled intervention strategies that can be made in real-time to improve the efficiency of an infant's feeding.
- Select an appropriate assessment tools or screening measures based on concerns and the infant's age.
Amanda Graves
SLPD, CCC-SLP. CLC
Dr. Amanda Graves, SLPD, CCC-SLP, CLC graduated with a clinical doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology from the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a focus on clinical education and pediatric feeding. She works as a speech clinical manager and feeding clinical mentor for a private pediatric home health agency in Texas. Providing quality education related to pediatric feeding, specifically to therapists with limited access, became Dr. Graves’ passion after moving to a rural part of Texas and experiencing the difference in the care her own premature daughter received and the lack of learning opportunities available. She has 16 years of experience in pediatrics with the last 12 years specifically in pediatric feeding. Dr. Graves guest lectures at Texas Tech University Health Science Center and has presented at multiple local and state conferences.
Financial Disclosure: Amanda Graves receives honoraria from CIAO Seminars for the presentation of this course. Salary from Therapy 2000/Green Apple Therapy- Clinical Manager and Clinical Feeding Specialist. Owner and intellectual property rights of Itty-Bitty Mouths –Feeding SLP.
Non-financial Disclosure: Volunteer for Feeding Matters- Physician Outreach Project. Volunteer ASHA Conference- PFD review board. Volunteer presenter at Texas Tech University of Health Sciences Center
30 Minutes
Overview of PFD and medical domain
30 Minutes
Nutritional Domain
45 Minutes
Psychosocial Domain
45 Minutes
Infant Feeding- Safety
30 Minutes
Infant Feeding - Effectiveness
30 Minutes
Infant Feeding- Efficiency
30 Minutes
Breastfeeding and PFD
30 Minutes
Assessment and Referals for PFD in Infants
45 Minutes
Case study and Q&A
Delivery VIA:
- Online - This course is offered in an online, on demand format.
- Club CIAO - Club CIAO: This course is also part of Club CIAO, our all-you-can-eat buffet of online courses for one low price. Club CIAO Members also receive 25% off of all Live Stream courses!
Contact hours pre-approved for:
- 5 Hours
- CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (0.5 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet submission required
- ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
- This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (5 PDUs)
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- Approved for:
- 6 Hrs. OT/COTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-1255280)
- 5 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for OT/COTAs in AL, AZ, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN
Course meets requirements for:
OT/COTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,
OT/COTAs in NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Introductory Level
0.5 ASHA CEUs
CIAO Automatically reports to CE Broker for Florida Occupational and Physical Therapists and Assistants.
Florida SLPs can either use the ASHA CE Participant Form (Bubble Sheet) or self-submit through CE Broker.
CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)
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