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Comprehensive two day seminar covering assessment and treatment of swallowing/oral-motor/feeding from a problem-solving perspective. Neonates through school age. Current approaches, case studies. Videos to enhance learning. Essential skills for pediatric practice and problem-solving complex cases. Rated “excellent” in feedback received from both highly experienced therapists and new grads! Multiple learning levels. Learning Outcomes: •Delineate normal swallowing (neonate -> adulthood) •Describe the impact of atypical neuro-motor development on oral-motor/feeding/swallowing •Provide current treatment strategies for neonates/medically-fragile infants, babies, CP, sensory issues, feeding aversions, the “minimally” involved, drooling, tube fed, oral-motor •Describe airway, breathing and flow rate issues that impact safety of feeding and intake •Identify key criteria for nipples, bottles, spoons, cups. •Describe a wide variety of intervention and problem-solving techniques, neonate->school-aged •List key indicators to refer for a swallow study, what to expect, how to utilize information
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