Join Mary (Polly) Tarbell-Bickley for ERI’s New Webinar “Assessment and Treatment of Complex Feeding Disorders: Assessing and Treating the Whole Child”

“Assessment and Treatment of Complex Feeding Disorders: Assessing and Treating the Whole Child”

Practical Strategies for Treating Complex Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Treating the Whole ChildWith her dynamic presentation style and deep expertise gained over 20 years as a speech-language pathologist specializing in pediatric feeding disorders, Mary (Polly) Tarbell-Bickley CCC-SLP, M.Ed’s continuing education courses are extremely popular with OTs and SLPs across the nation. Now is your chance to learn from Polly directly  from the comfort of your home with ERI’s new LIVE Webinar “Assessment and Treatment of Complex Feeding Disorders: Assessing and Treating the Whole Child.” The course will take place Saturday, July 25 from 10:00 am – 6:15 pm EST, and Sunday, July 26 from 10:00 am – 5:45 pm EST.

Polly will teach clinicians 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 and 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 gain 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.

  • After completing this course, participants will be able to:
  • 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).

The two-day live webinar takes place July 25-26, 2020 and meets the criteria for 13.5 contact hours (1.35 CEUs). Please know that registration is limited so register today for: “Assessment and Treatment of Complex Feeding Disorders: Assessing and Treating the Whole Child”.

Join Dr. Kay Toomey for ERI’s New Webinar “When Children Won’t Eat: Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders Assessment and Treatment Using the SOS Approach to Feeding”

Have you always wanted to learn from Dr. Kay Toomey but never had the opportunity to attend one of her extremely popular and often sold-out conferences? ERI is pleased to bring Dr. Toomey directly to you through our new LIVE webinar “When Children Won’t Eat: Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders Assessment and Treatment Using the S.O.S Approach to Feeding.” Join Dr. Toomey and her colleagues Deborah Lagerborg CCC-SLP, and Susan Kniffen MS ORT/L, Thursday July 16, through Sunday July 19, and learn the Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S) Approach to Feeding, a transdisciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems from birth to 18 years.ERI Feeding Course

The SOS Approach is a results-driven feeding program that utilizes 30 years of proven clinical experience helping children learn the skills they need to eat well. Dr. Toomey and her team train professionals in the field about feeding challenges and how to best utilize the S.O.S approach in their practices. Through this webinar, therapists and feeding professionals will expand their practice, learn new strategies, change the way they view assessment, and improve their impact on parents and caregivers.

Course participants will learn to:

1. Identify oral, sensory, motor, cognitive and emotional developmental milestones key to feeding

2. Recognize and describe the major reasons why children won’t eat, as based on learning theory principles

3. Identify physical, behavioral, motor, oral-motor, and sensory factors as a part of a feeding assessment

4. Apply behavioral and social learning principles, and systematic desensitization, to feeding problems

5. Create and implement a S.O.S feeding program for toddlers and young children, in group and individual treatment formats

The four-day course takes place July 16 through 19 from 8am-5pm CST (9am-6pm EST, 7am-4pm MST, and 6am-3pm PST) and meets the criteria for 28.5 contact hours. Registration is extremely limited and open to the first 130 registrants. Click HERE today to register for ERI’s LIVE Webinar “When Children Won’t Eat: Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders Assessment and Treatment Using the S.O.S Approach to Feeding.”

Join Suzanne Davis Bombria for ERI’s NEW Live Webinar “Posture, Movement & Function: Beyond the Basics – An Integrated Approach”

Suzanne Davis Bombria, PT, C/NDT, is an internationally recognized therapist and speaker and NDT Coordinator-Instructor for the intensive NDTA™ Certification course in pediatrics for physical, occupational & speech therapists – and now is you chance to learn directly from her though our new LIVE webinar “Posture, Movement & Function: Beyond the Basics – An Integrated Approach.”

The four part webinar will takes place:
 Tuesday, June 9, 6 pm  – 9 pm EST
 Thursday, June 11, 6 pm -9:30 pm EST
Tuesday, June 16, 6 pm – 9 pm EST
Thursday, June 18, 6 pm to 9 pm EST

Please know that space is limited for this webinar and is expected to fill quickly. Join Suzanne as she answers many neuromotor dysfunction questions commonly asked by pediatric therapists including: “Where do I start?”  “How do I prioritize in therapy?”  “What is the most effective way to reach the functional goal?” “How do I work with children with complex issues for best outcomes?” 

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Determine the differences between function & participation and why therapists need to go beyond milestones 
  • Apply the components of the ICF model & the NDT perspective using patient examples
  • Utilize the Assessment & Treatment Strategy Worksheet that incorporates the ICF Model, evaluate a child on video 
  • Identify the components of therapy Intervention using principles of Neuroplasticity and Motor Learning 
  • Write meaningful goals that have a life impact 
  • Measure the degree of progress/outcome using the GAS (Goal Attainment Scale)  

Complete all four sessions for 11.5 Hours 1.15 (CEUs). Register for exceptional, accredited webinars that count towards live continuing education requirements.

Enrollment for this webinar is limited so click HERE today to register for ERI’s LIVE Webinar.

Join Holly Schifsky for ERI’s NEW Live Webinar “Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise”

Are you a pediatric therapist who always wanted to learn from ERI’s esteemed faculty member Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS? Now you can! ERI and Holly Schifsky are bringing the highly acclaimed continuing education course “Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise” directly to you in a new LIVE webinar. The two-part webinar will take place on Saturday, June 6 from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm EST, and Sunday, June 7 from 10:00 am to 6:30 EST pm. Complete both sessions for 14.5 contact hours, (1.45 CEUs).

Holly who is well-known for her exceptional work in the level IV NICUs will teach this intermediate-advanced course that focuses on the cardiopulmonary implications for the premature or medically-complex infant as related to physiological stability, evolving motor control, sensory stability, and transition to oral motor skills that support feeding.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Integrate chest wall movement assessment and treatment strategies to maximize infant outcomes
  • Utilize developmental positioning and handling interventions to reduce chest wall deformities
  • Assess the effects of invasive and non-invasive pulmonary support to the facial and oral structures as related to non-nutritive sucking and oral feeding progression
  • Incorporate postural support with positioning and handling of infants for improved chest wall mobility during oral feeding
  • Integrate a systems approach to individualized care plan for the infant with cardiopulmonary compromise

Enrollment for this webinar is limited so click HERE today to register for ERI’s LIVE Webinar “Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise”

Join Richard Clendaniel for ERI’s NEW Live Webinar ” Vestibular Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Management of Individuals with Dizziness and Balance Disorders”

Were you previously unable to travel to hear Dr. Richard Clendaniel PT, Ph.D., speak, or disappointed that you missed his previous dates? ERI is excited to bring Dr. Clendaniel directly to you through the new LIVE and convenient webinar, “Vestibular Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Management of Individuals with Dizziness and Balance Disorders”. The two-part webinar will take place on Saturday, June 13  from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday, June 14 from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. Dr. Clendaniel, a renowned international clinical expert, and instructor in vestibular rehabilitation will teach participants to assess and treat patients with vertigo and disequilibrium from vestibular causes.

The information presented in this course is applicable to a large patient popular including geriatric patients and individuals with CNS lesions such as multiple sclerosis, CVA, and head injuries. Specific emphasis will be placed on the assessment and treatment of unilateral and bilateral vestibular hypofunction, benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo (BPPV), central vestibular disorders, and motion sensitivity and multisensory dizziness. With the use of video case analysis participants will identify normal and abnormal eye movements, using the oculomotor exam.

Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be well-positioned to take Richard’s online course “Advanced BPPV” and Gaye Cronin’s “Vestibular Rehabilitation: Treatment Intensive Online Series.” Both online courses were recorded at previous live in-person conferences and can be taken at a participant’s convenience. Register for these additional courses and use promo code ERICARES* to receive $50 off registration.

Enrollment for this webinar is limited so click HERE today to register for ERI’s LIVE Webinar “Vestibular Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Management of Individuals with Dizziness and Balance Disorders”

What Others Are Saying About Dr. Richard Clendaniel PT, Ph.D.

‘Excellent speaker! Bright, approachable and with a sense of humor. Dr. Clendaniel presented difficult material and made it understandable.”

-D. Weiner, class participant

“Richards’s clinical expertise is undeniable. He really came to life through his actual, clinic examples both verbally and via video. He skillfully, clearly and concisely presented often complex and usually confusing information.”

-K. Parker, class participant

“Richard is a credit to the profession; he is knowledgeable, well-spoken, and an extremely pleasant presenter. The content of the material covered was detailed and well organized.”

-F. Kramer, class participant

 

*Promo code ERICARES valid through May 18, 2020, on previously recorded online course series.