I sincerely hope everyone is staying safe during this time. Since many therapists and clinicians are home bound at the moment, I promised a post dedicated to online learning opportunities. I found quite a bit of material available virtually. Except for a few classes where I know the speakers, I am NOT endorsing these sites or the courses. If you are looking for online information, I would recommend doing a little more research into the class to decide if it is right for you and your practice. There might also be opportunities to branch out and learn something new as well.
Finding the courses. I reached out to colleagues in the field and scoured the internet over the last several days and came up with a list of online learning opportunities related to pediatric feeding and pediatric feeding disorders. I tried to list them in alphabetical order. I am sure I missed some so if you have classes or webinars you would like added to the list please comment below the post so we can see them.
Online education includes a variety of parameters:
- Live/Recorded: Workshops may be live allowing for interaction with the speaker (like my class) or workshop may be recorded which allows for extended time to watch and learn and the ability to review the material at your own pace.
- CEU/No CEU’s: Workshop may offer CEU’s in your discipline, some do not but may offer a certificate that your could use toward CEU’s.
- Fee/Free: Online course may have a fee or be free. I have tried to include both free and fee based courses as I know some therapists are currently out of work and would benefit from some free CEU’s. Some sites have free and paid options so look around.
- Discipline specific: I have tried to include information for a variety of disciplines related to pediatric feeding issues.
This is not an exhaustive list but should get you started! You may need to scroll over to see all of the text. I also included a pdf of the chart at the bottom if that is easier. Good luck and happy learning.
| Source | Title/Address |
| AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association | Online Course: Introduction to Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Eating and Feeding Disorders AOTA https://myaota.aota.org/shop_aota/product/OL4980 By Donna Reigstad, MS, OTR |
| ASHA American Speech and Hearing Association | Free Access to ASHA Learning Pass https://www.asha.org/eweb/OLSDynamicPage.aspx?webcode=olsASHALearningPass * Free for ASHA members until 6/30/20 |
| ASPEN The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) | https://aspen.digitellinc.com/aspen/search/0/query?q=child%20feeding Reconceptualizing and Redefining Pediatric Feeding Disorder What’s Taste Got to Do with It? Maximizing Oral Intake across the Lifespan |
| Diane Bahr | The Exceptional Child: Empowered! Global Online TalkTools Conference will be held May 8 – 15, 2020. Integrated Treatment of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Function in Pediatrics; 15-hour course sponsored by Speech Therapy PD Prevention of Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Development Problems: Birth to Age 2; 7-hour course sponsored by Northern Speech Services |
| Krisi Brackett MS SLP/CCC Live Class/not recorded | CAN-EAT: Using Medical, Motor, and Therapeutic Strategies in Pediatric Feeding. https://www.motivationsceu.com/product-page/306-can-eat-approach-using-medical-motor-behavioral-strategies |
| CEU Espresso Jennifer Morris Meyer | https://care-to-collaborate.com/ceu-espresso/ Available Courses: Fundamentals of Feeding Assessment and Treatment (6.0hrs Introductory Level) Pediatric Feeding – The Big Picture (15.0 hrs; Intermediate Level) Tools for Treating Feeding in the Medically-Challenging Child (13.0 hrs Advanced) Feeding and Dysphagia in the Schools: Addressing a Medical Issue in an Educational Setting (8.0 hrs Intermediate Level) NICU – Surviving & Thriving (14.0 hrs Intermediate) Beyond the NICU – Making the Transition Home (8.0 hrs Intermediate) |
| Ciao Seminars | https://www.ciaoseminars.com/home/ * multiple online courses on site |
| Dr. Brown | https://www.drbrownsbaby.com/medical/webinars/ * multiple webinars on site |
| FEEDING MATTERS’ ON-DEMAND WORKSHOPS | https://www.feedingmatters.org/virtual-education/ Office Hours with Susan Agrawal: Embracing Life with a Feeding Tube: From Fear to Health Office Hours with Michelle Mastin, PhD: Intensive Feeding Therapy Food IS Sensory Presented by Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, Med, FAOTA |
| Future Learn | https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/infant-nutrition Infant Nutrition: From Breastfeeding to Baby’s First Solids Presented by Karen Campbell |
| goldlearning.com | https://www.goldlearning.com/ce-library/all-lectures/symposium-tongue-tie-detail Bundled Lectures from different speakers: Breastfeeding improvement following tongue-tie and lip-tie release: A prospective cohort study Gamechangers: New studies that will change the way we think about tongue-tie. Will it hurt? Frenotomy aftercare strategies to optimize healing outcomes for the newborn Aerophagia Induced Reflux Associated With Lip and Tongue Tie in Breastfeeding Infants Tethered Oral Tissues: Beyond Breastfeeding |
| Jessica Hunt, OTRL,Susan L. Roberts, MDiv, OTR/L | Complex Feeding & Mealtime Success: Sensory, Motor, and Behavior Techniques to Promote Food Acceptance https://catalog.pesi.com/sales/rh_001214_complexfeeding_061818_organic-30272 |
| Robyn Merkel Walsh MA CCC SLP/COM®️ | https://talktools.com/products/webinar-structure-motor-and-muscle-part-2-therapeutic-techniques-april-24-2020-3-45pm-5-45pm-eastern https://talktools.com/products/global-online-conference-2020 May8-15. ** Other courses available on site |
| Nestle Nutrition Institute |
https://www.nestlenutrition-institute.org/education/e-learning/pediatric-nutrition-in-practice
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| Northern Speech Services | https://www.northernspeech.com Jennifer Dahms, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S: Developing Critical Thinking Skills In Pediatric Dysphagia: Part 1 – Postural Stability And Oral Motor Feeding Disorders Part 2: Oral sensory Feeding disorders and Mealtime Management Issues Part 3: Swallowing Disorders and Medically Based Feeding Problems James L. Coyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow Relevance of Lab Values in Dysphagia Management Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors The Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile |
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Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP
| Feeding Development: Understanding the Spectrum of Eating in Children. 9.5 hour course https://mymunchbug.com/feeding-development-course/ Discount codes STAYWELL25 (25% off course registration fee. Code expires March 31, 2020) LEARNFROMHOME20 (20% off course registration fee. Code expires April 30, 2020 ** Other courses available on site |
| Ellyn Satter Institute | https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/shop/shop/webinars-1.html Available Courses: Children and food regulation – The research The Feeding Relationship and Eating Competence: Applying Feeding Dynamics Programming to Nutrition Education Feeding Children with Autism Using the Satter Model The Feeding Relationship Gone Awry! and Now What?! Children and food acceptance – The research Making Meals Happen: A Core Tool for Success with the Satter Models Trusting the Trust Model: Foundations for Feeding Well |
| Speech Pathology.com | https://www.speechpathology.com/slp-ceus/search/isAjax:1/term:Pediatric%20feeding/page:2/sort:dateDifference/direction:ASC/ (pay fee for year access to content) |
| Star institute SOS | https://www.spdstar.org/basic/sos-feeding-courses |
Hi Krisi!
I’m looking for an introductory infant feeding and swallowing course that is available online due to the current circumstances with COVID-19. I reviewed the above courses and it appears CIAO has an upcoming livesteam course in May. However, I really need a continuing education course on this sooner. I find majority of the courses in feeding and swallowing are pediatric based. I haven’t been able to find a reliable infant course. Do you recommend a specific course? Thank you in advance!