Date

August 6, 2021 - August 7, 2021

Description

In this cutting edge continuing education course, participants will learn the E3 model of care for tethered oral tissues.  This includes relevant background information on how tethered oral tissues affect oral function from birth to maturity.  The course format includes lecture, video/photograph examples, case studies, pre and post assessment activities, demonstrations, and hands-on application of techniques in an interactive atmosphere where questions and discussion are welcomed.  This course is a specialty training that is targeted for the oral function professional including  Speech-Language Pathologists and Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Assistants, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists, and Lactation Consultants and Counselors.  However, this training is appropriate for other professionals including Pediatricians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Dental Hygienists, Dentists and Assistants, Dietitians, Physical Therapists and Assistants, Early Intervention Specialists, Osteopaths, Otolaryngologists, Chiropractors, Applied Behavior Analysts, and Psychologists to learn about tethered oral tissues and make appropriate referrals.  Participants who complete the training in its entirety with optional listing on the Chrysalis Orofacial website as a “TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Trained” professional.  Participants who complete the training in its entirety will be granted permission to use and display “TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training” logo, as a designation to the public of their completion of the training.

Location: Chicago, IL

This event is a: Workshop

Contact Name: Zach Henning

Contact Phone: 864-383-8634

Presenters: Autumn R. Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, COM, IBCLC

# of CEU Credits: 1.4

Date

August 21, 2021 - August 22, 2021

Description

Clinicians will learn the necessary components of a comprehensive evaluation and treatment of feeding problems including those encountered by children with oral motor dysfunction, ankyloglossia, oral motor inexperience, oral hypersensitivity, behavioral rigidity, and anxiety as seen in children with cardiac issues, prematurity, ASD, syndromes, and SPD. Participants will leave with a comprehensive therapy toolbox including suggestions for reducing mealtime stress, improving oral competence and thus confidence and ensuring family carryover.

Location: Live Webinar

This event is a: Webinar

Contact Name: Education Resources, Inc.

Contact Phone: 800-487-6530

Presenters: Mary Tarbell-Bickley

# of CEU Credits: Complete Both Sessions for 13.5 Contact Hours (1.35 CEUs)

Date

August 27, 2021 - August 28, 2021

Description

Feeding and swallowing problems in infants and young children are typically complex and result from a combination of factors including issues that can make eating painful or difficult. In order to successfully remediate feeding problems, clinicians must understand how medical and nutritional issues can contribute to feeding disorders and use a comprehensive approach to intervention. The CAN-EAT Approach© is a 2-day workshop focusing on medical, nutritional, and therapeutic strategies for children with pediatric feeding disorders. In the CAN-EAT Approach© “CAN” stands for comfort and nutrition which come first. Day one will focus on strategies to build GI comfort and good growth as well as explore other medical issues that interfere with feeding progression. Day two will focus on therapeutic strategies from a variety of philosophies. “EA” represents establishing acceptance of the spoon or easy textures. Then “T” stands for therapy for skill development and feeding progression. Therapeutic strategies for common feeding problems will be explored in depth through lecture and video demonstration. Information is applicable to infants and children from birth to 21 (class will discuss infants but is not focused on infant feeding issues).

This event is a: Webinar

Contact Phone: 1-800-791-0262 ext 1

Presenters: KRISTEN BRACKETT, MS, SLP/CCC

# of CEU Credits: 16 hours, 1.6 ceu

Date

September 10, 2021 - September 11, 2021

Description

Feeding and swallowing problems in infants and young children are typically complex and result from a combination of factors including issues that can make eating painful or difficult. In order to successfully remediate feeding problems, clinicians must understand how medical and nutritional issues can contribute to feeding disorders and use a comprehensive approach to intervention. The CAN-EAT Approach© is a 2-day workshop focusing on medical, nutritional, and therapeutic strategies for children with pediatric feeding disorders.   In the CAN-EAT Approach© “CAN” stands for comfort and nutrition which come first. Day one will focus on strategies to build GI comfort and good growth as well as explore other medical issues that interfere with feeding progression. Day two will focus on therapeutic strategies from a variety of philosophies. “EA” represents establishing acceptance of the spoon or easy textures. Then “T” stands for therapy for skill development and feeding progression. Therapeutic strategies for common feeding problems will be explored in depth through lecture and video demonstration.

Location: Web Conference

This event is a: Webinar

Contact Name: Scott Boston

Contact Phone: 1-800-791-0262 ext 1

Presenters: KRISTEN BRACKETT, MS, SLP/CCC

# of CEU Credits: 1.6

Date

September 10, 2021 - September 11, 2021

Description

Feeding and swallowing problems in infants and young children are typically complex and result from a combination of factors including issues that can make eating painful or difficult. In order to successfully remediate feeding problems, clinicians must understand how medical and nutritional issues can contribute to feeding disorders and use a comprehensive approach to intervention. The CAN-EAT Approach© is a 2-day workshop focusing on medical, nutritional, and therapeutic strategies for children with pediatric feeding disorders. In the CAN-EAT Approach© “CAN” stands for comfort and nutrition which come first. Day one will focus on strategies to build GI comfort and good growth as well as explore other medical issues that interfere with feeding progression. Day two will focus on therapeutic strategies from a variety of philosophies. “EA” represents establishing acceptance of the spoon or easy textures. Then “T” stands for therapy for skill development and feeding progression. Therapeutic strategies for common feeding problems will be explored in depth through lecture and video demonstration. Information is applicable to infants and children from birth to 21 (class will discuss infants but is not focused on infant feeding issues).

Location: Asheville, NC

This event is a: Conference

Contact Name: Scott Boston

Contact Phone: 1-800-791-0262 ext 1

Presenters: KRISTEN BRACKETT, MS, SLP/CCC

# of CEU Credits: 1.6

Date

September 10, 2021 - September 11, 2021

Description

The focus of this course is on identifying and supporting anxious eaters and their families through the Get Permission Approach. These children may have diagnoses of autism or picky eating, anxiety or sensory eating, or no diagnosis at all. But they all have very narrow diets and worry about change in food presentation. The approach to mealtimes and feeding treatment for these children based on the foundation of trust in a feeding relationship. At its core, it supports child success and parent success. To find success, we look at multiple tiny steps of treatment strategies based on kind systematic desensitization. We will explore ways to cluster evaluation information together to find a starting place for success. We will look at ways to Grade our Ask as we sensitively understand stress and worry at mealtimes. The Circle of Sensitivity will be discussed as a way to carefully approach a child’s worry. Get Permission supports children in finding enjoyment, confidence and internal motivation to eat. There will be lecture, demonstration, videos, case studies and group discussion.

Location: Miller Conference Center, 9750 South 300 West, Sandy, Utah

This event is a: Conference, Webinar

Contact Name: Carrie Greenberg

Contact Phone: 801-599-5869

Presenters: Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, M.Ed., FAOTA

# of CEU Credits: 12

Date

September 17, 2021 - September 18, 2021

Description

In this cutting edge continuing education course, participants will learn the E3 model of care for tethered oral tissues.  This includes relevant background information on how tethered oral tissues affect oral function from birth to maturity.  The course format includes lecture, video/photograph examples, case studies, pre and post assessment activities, demonstrations, and hands-on application of techniques in an interactive atmosphere where questions and discussion are welcomed.  This course is a specialty training that is targeted for the oral function professional including  Speech-Language Pathologists and Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Assistants, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists, and Lactation Consultants and Counselors.  However, this training is appropriate for other professionals including Pediatricians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Dental Hygienists, Dentists and Assistants, Dietitians, Physical Therapists and Assistants, Early Intervention Specialists, Osteopaths, Otolaryngologists, Chiropractors, Applied Behavior Analysts, and Psychologists to learn about tethered oral tissues and make appropriate referrals.  Participants who complete the training in its entirety with optional listing on the Chrysalis Orofacial website as a “TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Trained” professional.  Participants who complete the training in its entirety will be granted permission to use and display “TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training” logo, as a designation to the public of their completion of the training.

Location: Huntington, WV

This event is a: Workshop

Contact Name: Zach Henning

Contact Phone: 864-383-8634

Presenters: Autumn R. Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, COM, IBCLC

# of CEU Credits: 1.4

Date

September 18, 2021 - September 19, 2021

Description

Live Webinar for Pediatric Therapists. Complete Both Sessions for 13.5 Contact Hours (1.35 CEUs) September 18 and 19, 2021 9:40 am EST • 8:40 am CST • 7:40 am MST • 6:40 am PST (US) Clinicians will be taught the necessary components of a comprehensive evaluation of feeding problems including those encountered by children with oral motor dysfunction, oral motor inexperience, oral hypersensitivity, behavioral rigidity and anxiety as seen in children with cardiac issues, prematurity, ASD, syndromes, SPD. Focus will be on a holistic treatment approach for challenging feeding disorders that are characteristically seen with tube dependency, oral inexperience, severe oral hypersensitivity, rigid eating patterns, and difficulty transitioning to table foods. Participants will leave with a comprehensive therapy toolbox including suggestions for reducing mealtime stress and anxiety and ensuring family carryover. Video case analysis will enhance problem-solving in hospital, school, home, and private practice settings.

• Identify children who are appropriate for oral functional therapy.
• Perform a holistic evaluation for complex feeding problems.
• Identify the barriers to normal eating patterns and reasonable treatment goals.
• Develop a holistic treatment approach, including determining treatment priorities and the appropriate intensity of therapy (including issues of timing as to when to use resources differently).

Location: Live Webinar

This event is a: Conference, Webinar

Contact Name: Education Resources, Inc.

Contact Phone: 800-487-6530

Presenters: Mary Tarbell-Bickley

# of CEU Credits: 13.5 Contact Hours (1.35 CEUs)

Date

September 24, 2021 - September 25, 2021

Description

New Live Webinar for Pediatric Therapists. Complete both sessions for 15 Contact Hours (1.5 CEUs) September 24 and 25, 2021 8:40 am EST • 7:40 am CST • 6:40 am MST • 5:40 am PST (US) This intermediate-advanced course will provide a systems-based approach to assess the premature/medically complex infant in the NICU/PICU setting. This course will focus on understanding the co-morbidities associated with prematurity and medically complex infants and increase critical reasoning skills for the clinician to create treatment plans to advance motor and feeding skills for the infant.   It will build on information provided during the “Baby Beats and Breaths” course but can be a stand-alone course for advanced clinicians working with medically complex infants.  This course will provide the clinician with hands-on treatment techniques for positioning/handling infants in the Small Baby unit (infants under 32 weeks gestation), oral motor interventions to support pre-feeding/feeding development, edema management including lymphatic facilitation, post-surgical considerations for infants, trunk facilitation to support cough development, extremity facilitation to support ribcage development, pelvic floor activation for stooling, abdominal facilitation for infants with GI complications, scar assessment/treatment, and feeding techniques for infants with multi-system co-morbidities. Advanced information on reading/interpreting vent settings during interventions for objective assessments for infants that are intubated or have tracheostomy tubes. Expanded lecture/lab section devoted to infants with tracheostomy tubes included oral motor, feeding interventions, postural control, manual cough facilitation, positioning/handling, and durable medical equipment recommendations for infant/family in preparation for home discharge. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to do:

• Discuss anatomical and kinesiological developmental changes for the premature and newborn thoracic and abdominal cavity as related to motor development for oral feeding and postural control.
• Apply positioning/handling interventions for Small babies, with focus on interventions for infants 28 weeks and younger.
• Discuss neurological and gastrointestinal co-morbidities of prematurity (including anatomical changes post-surgical interventions for necrotizing enterocolitis) and its effects on feeding/motor development for the infant.
• Understand the development of the lymphatic system in premature/medically complex infants.
• Assess infant edema within face, extremities, and trunk; and apply treatment strategies with positioning, handling and manual edema mobilization.
• Create individualized care plans for infants with tracheostomy tubes for improved outcomes with oral feeding, cough facilitation, motor control, and phonation.
• Integrate a systems approach to individualized care plans for infants with multiple co-morbidities of premature or medical complications.

Location: Live Webinar

This event is a: Webinar

Contact Name: Catherine Troutman

Contact Phone: 8004876530

Presenters: Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS

# of CEU Credits: Complete both sessions for 15 Contact Hours (1.5 CEUs)

Date

October 2, 2021 - October 3, 2021

Description

Feeding and swallowing problems in infants and young children are typically complex and result from a combination of factors including issues that can make eating painful or difficult. In order to successfully remediate feeding problems, clinicians must understand how medical and nutritional issues can contribute to feeding disorders and use a comprehensive approach to intervention. The CAN-EAT Approach© is a 2-day workshop focusing on medical, nutritional, and therapeutic strategies for children with pediatric feeding disorders.   In the CAN-EAT Approach© “CAN” stands for comfort and nutrition which come first. Day one will focus on strategies to build GI comfort and good growth as well as explore other medical issues that interfere with feeding progression. Day two will focus on therapeutic strategies from a variety of philosophies. “EA” represents establishing acceptance of the spoon or easy textures. Then “T” stands for therapy for skill development and feeding progression. Therapeutic strategies for common feeding problems will be explored in depth through lecture and video demonstration.

Location: Web Conference

This event is a: Webinar

Contact Name: Scott Boston

Contact Phone: 1-800-791-0262 ext 1

Presenters: KRISTEN BRACKETT, MS, SLP/CCC

# of CEU Credits: 1.6