When Baby Can't Suck: An Advanced Course for Therapists (July 2022)
Sun, Jul 10
|Live Online Course US Eastern Time
Integrated Treatment of Infants Struggling To Feed An Advanced Course for Therapists
Date and Time
Jul 10, 2022, 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Live Online Course US Eastern Time
About the Course
Newborns and young infants who present with bottle and/or breastfeeding challenges require skilled care for proper differential diagnosis and supportive treatment that works, and caregivers deserve to meet their feeding goals. Â Â In this advanced course for therapists, learn how to problem solve sucking issues in infants. What factors are limiting the development of safe efficient feeding, and how should you navigate the many tools available on the market? Â Identify underlying structural problems and oral-motor/functional disorders and implement treatment strategies for latch, coordination, and feeding endurance, not just compensatory skills for weight gain! Recognize associated patterns of cranial/facial tension, head/neck/body tension and asymmetry, and how to differentially treat these issues through co-treatment and collaborative care with your team. Â
4 1/2-hour course with 15 minute break and Live Q & A after
Presented Live Online (recording not available)
Course Agenda:
- Development of Sucking and Swallowing Skills: Breast and Bottlefeeding, Meeting Parent Goals for Feeding  Their Infant (30 minutes)
- Factors that Limit the Development of Safe Efficient Sucking: Case Studies and Video Examples (90 minutes)
- Break (15 minutes)
- Tools: From Confusion to Clarity in the Nipple Aisle: Product Characteristics and Function (60 minutes)
- More Therapy Strategies to Help Infants Feed Well and Thrive (45 minutes)
- Clinical Problem Solving, Question and Answer (15 min)
Course Objectives:
1. Identify factors that limit the development of safe, efficient sucking skills in infants.
2. Discuss strategies for improving sucking skills in infants.
3. Explain priorities in selecting nipples, bottles, and pacifiers for infants with sucking problems.
Instructor Disclosures:
Financial:
Nina  Ayd Johanson has no relevant financial relationships in the products or  services described, reviewed, evaluated or compared in this  presentation. She receives a speaking fee for presenting this course.
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Non-Financial:
Nina  Ayd Johanson has no relevant nonfinancial relationships in the products  or services described, reviewed, evaluated or compared in this  presentation.
Continuing Education:
4 CE Hours
Target Audience:
SLP, OT (ASHA and AOTA CEUs available through CEU Espresso)
Open to IBCLC/Lactation Consultants (certificate only)
Instructional Level:
Advanced
Course Delivery/Instructional Methods:
Instructor lecture with powerpoint/multimedia presentation, videos, case studies,
participant question and answer/discussion; Course Handouts and Comprehensive Reference List, and Resources available on private course platform for download
Purchase
Regular Registration
Registration closes July 1st (or when sold out)
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