Summary: World renowned feeding expert, Kay A. Toomey, PhD, Psychologist and Director of feeding program at STAR Center will discuss why children struggle with eating well at school, especially children who are “picky eaters”. The characteristics of “picky eating” will be outlined along with how these difficulties cause eating at school to be more challenging. Simple strategies that families and school staff can use to improve children’s eating at school will then be presented.
Level: Introductory
Intended Audience: Parents, caregivers, clinicians, teachers, mental health and medical professionals
Prerequisite: None
Presenter: Kay Toomey, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist who has worked for nearly 30 years, with children who don’t eat. She is the developer of the highly effective, family-centered SOS Approach to Feeding in successful use worldwide to assess and treat children with feeding problems. In addition to directing SOS Feeding Solutions at STAR Institute, Dr. Toomey speaks nationally and internationally about her approach.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the characteristics of a “picky eater”
- Learn what challenges the “picky eater” at school experiences
- Learn strategies for improving the “picky eater’s” nutrition at school, and their experience of eating at school
Continuing Education: This course is offered for .1 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Professional content area). This course will delineate special concepts and treatment variations for specific feeding problems.
Continuing Education: STAR Institute for SPD is an AOTA Approved Provider of Continuing Education. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Upon full completion of the course video, participants must complete and pass a quiz with at least 80% accuracy to receive a certificate of completion. For participants who opt to receive ASHA CEUs, an ASHA CEU Participant Form will be provided for download and must be completed and returned to STAR Institute at education@spdstar.org within 30 days. STAR Institute submits ASHA CEU Participant Forms to ASHA on a quarterly basis.
Disclosures: S.O.S. Approach to Feeding Faculty Disclosures
This workshop provides training on the SOS Approach to Feeding and will not include information or training on other approaches.