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The Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S) Approach to Feeding is a trans-disciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems from birth to 18 years. It integrates posture, sensory, motor, behavioral/learning, medical, and nutritional factors to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth problems. Objectives: 1. Examine the seven areas of human function that need to be evaluated to provide a comprehensive Feeding Assessment. 2. Investigate at least five of the key oral, sensory, motor, cognitive and psychosocial milestones which need to be achieved in order to be able to eat well. 3. Evaluate three reasons why children won’t eat, as based on learning theory principles. 4. Differentiate classical and operant conditioning principles as applied to resolving feeding problems. 5. Distinguish at least four of the necessary components of an SOS Approach to Feeding program for babies, toddlers and young children in either an individual or group therapy session. 6. Apply all three requirements in building a Food Hierarchy. 7. Demonstrate at least one play-based strategy for progressing a child up each of the 6 major Steps on the Steps to Eating Hierarchy. This Hybrid SOS Training Course (5 Days) has a 100% Attendance requirement. Registrants are expected to complete the 9-hour, pre-recorded Online Segment of the Training Course at least one week prior to attending the In-Person Segment of the Course. During the In-Person Segment of the Training Course, Registrants are expected to fully participate for the entire length of each day: Days 1, 2 & 3 from 8:00am to 5:00pm and on Day 4 from 8:00am to 3:15pm. Registrants will miss crucial information needed to be able to correctly use the SOS Approach to Feeding program if they come late or leave the Training Course early. Registrants who arrive late or leave early will not receive their Certificate of Attendance or their CEU credits. There will be no partial CE credit awarded for this SOS Training Course.
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