Improving Health Outcomes for Pediatric
100% ONLINE
SELF-PACED
NO COST
6 - 8 hours
Summary
For families with an infant or child with a Pediatric Feeding Disorder, every bite of food can be painful, stressful and sometimes impossible, which can impede nutrition, development, growth and overall health and wellbeing.
Management of Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) requires assessment and treatment methods from an interdisciplinary perspective — bringing together psychologists, nutritionists, physicians, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists. PFD coexists with developmental and organic conditions and can affect children from newborn through school age.
What you'll learn:
This program provides the foundational knowledge and practice-based skills across disciplines to facilitate integrated care of children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder. This course includes an overview of typical development and anatomy needed for healthy feeding and evaluation and treatment methods provided by physicians, Board-Certified Speech-Language Pathologists, Board-Certified Occupational Therapists, Registered Dietitians and Psychologists.
Module and Content:
Supplemental material on lactation and serving children with PFD is available at no additional cost. The lactation module is provided by an IBCLC RN and IBCLC SLP. The focus is lactation and supporting children with PFD.
Learning Objectives:
By completing this certificate, a participant should be able to:
- Identify the fundamental components of feeding development and disorders
- Evaluate feeding skill acquisition in infants and children
- Understand feeding assessment methodologies and treatment options for infants and children
- Describe inter-professional roles and responsibilities for professionals providing feeding services to children
- Understand the role of a pediatric feeding team and what to do if access to a pediatric feeding team is unavailable -Use information from specialty medical, behavioral and nutrition fields to plan and augment current feeding practices.
Who is this certificate designed for:
Participants must:
- Complete Core Modules with 80% accuracy on all assessments.
- Submit a pre-course survey prior to beginning the course.
- Submit a post-course survey upon completion of the final module.
What you'll receive:
Upon finishing this certificate, students will receive an online certificate of completion.
Meet the instructor:
Wendy Darling
Clinical Asst Professor, College of Health Solutions Arizona State University