FEEDING THERAPY: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH – TIMED AGENDA

DAY 1

8:30AM - 12:00PM (15 MIN. BREAK AT 10:45)

• Introduction and Course Overview
• Therapeutic Feeding
  • Components of a Three-Part Oral-Motor Program
  • Factors Which Influence Feeding
  • Nutritional Concerns
  • Overview of Structures and Functions for Feeding
• Chronological Development of Feeding Skills: Birth - 36 months
• Assessment
• LIVE Demonstration of Feeding Assessment or Taped Assessment

12:00PM - 1:00PM: LUNCH

1:00PM - 4:00PM (15 MIN. BREAK AT 2:15)

• Understanding Sensory Processing in the Mouth
• Sensory Practicum

DAY 2

8:30AM - 12:00PM (15 MIN. BREAK AT 10:45)

• Pre-Feeding Considerations/ Techniques to Prepare the Oral Mechanism
• Planning a Program
• LIVE Demonstration of Feeding Techniques

12:00PM - 1:00PM: LUNCH

1:00PM-4:00PM (15 MIN. BREAK AT 2:15)

• Feeding Practicum/Hands-On Lab
  • Infant Feeding Techniques
  • Introduction to Spoon Feeding
  • Solid Foods
  • Cup Drinking
  • Straw Drinking
• Discussion/Questions