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Live Webinar for Pediatric Feeding Therapists. Earn 15 Contact Hours upon completion.
February 21, 2026
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Feeding challenges in childhood through adulthood can arise from sensory differences, structural differences, a lack of experience with advanced textures, or all the above. Enhance your feeding knowledge with this holistic approach that acknowledges the role of structural differences, retained reflexes, sensory differences, muscle weakness, and abnormal breathing/rest posture/swallow patterns on mealtime participation and eating. Determine how to functionally assess for tongue ties and determine when releases are warranted. Learn and embrace a neurodiversity affirming approach that accounts for individual differences including emotional support and counseling techniques that contribute to positive outcomes for clients and families struggling with feeding.
LEARNING OBJETIVES:
- Identify root cause(s) of pediatric feeding difficulty in infants through adolescents
- Differentiate between sensory-based, structurally based and experience-based feeding difficulties from case history review through assessment to prioritize intervention strategies.
- Recognize the impact of neurodiverse affirming care to foster a positive relationship based on trust and felt safety.
- Determine when and how to best advocate for clients with functional impairments cased by structural differences.
- Apply counseling strategies and active-listening techniques to facilitate caregiver collaboration for supporting children with feeding difficulties.
- Choose a plan of care to achieve optimal progress with safe and enjoyable feeding based on a client’s case history and individual differences.
- Utilize play-based treatment to build sensory-based, structural-based, and/or experienced-based feeding skills.
Danielle Carey, MS, CCC-SLP, COM®, is a board-certified speech-language pathologist (ASHA) and a board-certified orofacial myologist through the International Association of Orofacial Myology. She specializes in myofunctional therapy, pediatric feeding including infant feeding, tethered oral tissues (TOTs Specialty Training), and childhood apraxia of speech. She is certified as a DIR/floor time provider and certified in Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding. A proud member of ASHA, ICAP, and the IAOM.
Danielle is also a dedicated clinical instructor for several continuing education companies helping other clinicians advance their knowledge surrounding tongue ties, pediatric feeding, apraxia, and neurodiverse affirming care.
Financial Disclosures: Danielle Carey receives an honorarium from Education Resources Inc. for this course. She receives a salary from NC Tongue Tie Center as a treating SLP/COM® and receives compensation as a Clinical Instructor for several other continuing education companies.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Published research on OMT and speech and is currently working on 6 research papers in the pre-publication phase, as well as the current conference chair for IAOM 2025 conference.
This one one of my favorite courses that I have recently taken. Danielle was personable and interesting and encouraged participation and conversation throughout the course. She provided lots of great real world examples and videos on how to explain techniques. This was a course that I left feeling like I had evaluation and treatment strategies to use immediately. -Tara A., SLP
I thoroughly enjoyed this course! It provided easy to digest information about pediatric feeding evaluation and treatment. -Madison B., SLP
This was a wonderful course for therapists specializing in feeding. It was helpful to view feeding from all perspectives - structural, sensory, and experiential, all in one course to see how each domain plays off the others. -Laura A., OTR
VENUE ADDRESS
RUSH Kids Pediatric Therapy
3815 E. Main Street, Ste B
St. Charles, IL 60174
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This course meets the criteria for 15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs) Intermediate Level.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 15 contact hours 1.5 CEUs. Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements.
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