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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. List the seven areas of human function that need to be examined to provide a comprehensive Feeding Assessment. 2. Identify at least five of the oral, sensory, motor, cognitive or emotional developmental milestones key to being able to eat well. 3. List 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. Identify 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. List all three requirements for building a Food Hierarchy. 7. Identify at least one play based strategy for progressing a child up each of the 6 major Steps on the Steps to Eating Hierarchy.
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