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$65.00
This 2-hour course provides pediatric therapists with an evidence-based overview of sensory-based feeding disorders. Participants will explore the prevalence of feeding challenges in children and identify common populations who may experience sensory-related feeding difficulties, including children with sensory processing differences and neurodevelopmental conditions.
The course reviews the underlying sensory mechanisms that influence feeding behaviors and food selectivity. Participants will learn practical, sensory-based strategies to support children who present with aversions to textures, tastes, smells, and other sensory aspects of food. Emphasis is placed on understanding a child’s sensory profile and using this information to guide therapeutic intervention.
Evidence-based feeding therapy approaches will be discussed, including strategies to support gradual food exposure, promote positive feeding interactions, and expand a child’s diet in a developmentally appropriate manner. Through case examples, clinical demonstrations, and caregiver coaching techniques, participants will gain practical tools to help families implement supportive feeding strategies at home. By the end of the course, therapists will be equipped with sensory-based intervention strategies that support improved participation in mealtime occupations while fostering positive, low-pressure feeding experiences for children and their families.
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Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development (#8215). PD activity approval ID# 15773. This distance learning, independent activity is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Introductory level, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition. |
McKenzie Hoffman, MA, CCC-SLP, started her career as a feeding therapist and has been practicing since 2012, working in various settings. She began her career at a pediatric outpatient clinic, where she started a feeding program and built a feeding team. Later, she moved to an outpatient setting in a children’s hospital providing NICU follow-up services for babies and their families. Currently, she works in an inpatient setting at the same hospital working with families in the NICU and with pediatric inpatients. McKenzie strongly believes in collaboration, working alongside PTs and OTs using an early intervention team approach to help resolve feeding issues.
She is a mom of three and runs a small business and Instagram account @playingatyourplate, where she shares tips and ideas that she uses with her children to encourage positive experiences with foods and mealtimes.
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