Objectives/Agenda
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- List at least five problems that children with ASD have that make feeding especially difficult for them.
- Identify at least two components of the Adaptation of the SOS Approach to Feeding for children with ASD.
- List at least three hierarchy strategies for children with ASD.
AGENDA
- Introduction and Prevalence (18 minutes)
- Unique Challenges When Feeding Children with ASD (60 minutes)
- General Treatment Strategy Adaptations – Family Meals & Food Jags (22 minutes)
- Other Therapies to Consider (21 minutes)
- Adapting the SOS Structure and Food Hierarchies (49 minutes)
- Adapting the SOS Therapy Meal Routine (14 minutes)
- Adapting the SOS Steps to Eating Hierarchy Play Strategies (23 minutes)
This course has a run time of 3.5 hours.
**To ensure Learners successfully achieve the Learning Outcomes above and to satisfy the completion requirements to receive continuing education credits, all Learners are expected to view the online workshop in its entirety. Additionally, all Learners are required to complete a brief exam (receiving a passing score of 75% or higher) and complete a Course Evaluation in order to receive their Certificate of Completion for the program.
Pricing/Cancellations
SOS Advanced Workshop Fee
- $155.00 USD
- Access to the Advanced Workshop is available for 90 days from date of purchase.
Cancellation of Registration by Registrant – Policy
- All sales are final for all SOS Advanced Workshops.
Speakers/Disclosures
Feeding the Child on the Autism Spectrum – Dr. Kay Toomey and Bethany CF Kortsha
Dr. Kay Toomey is a Pediatric Psychologist who has worked with children who don’t eat for over 35 years. She has developed the SOS Approach to Feeding as a family centered program for assessing and treating children with feeding problems. Dr. Toomey speaks nationally and internationally about her approach. Dr. Toomey helped to form The Children’s Hospital – Denver’s Pediatric Oral Feeding Clinic, as well as the Rose Medical Center’s Pediatric Feeding Center. Dr. Toomey co-chaired the Pediatric Therapy Services Department at Rose Medical Center prior to entering private practice. Dr. Toomey acted as the Clinical Director for Toomey & Associates, Inc.’s Feeding Clinic, and then the SOS Feeding Solutions @ STAR before shifting into clinical consultation in order to focus on her teaching. Dr. Toomey is currently the President of Toomey & Associates, Inc. and an Adjunct Research Fellow at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.
Bethany CF Kortsha, MA, OTR/L received her Master of Arts degree in Occupational Therapy from The College of Saint Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota. She completed her Master’s thesis on Autism and feeding challenges using the SOS Approach to Feeding. Bethany currently works as a Pediatric Feeding Specialist at S.O.S. Feeding Solutions at STAR Center (Sensory Therapies and Research Center with Dr. Lucy Jane Miller). She also is the Director of Clinical Mentorship for Toomey & Associates, Inc. Prior to joining STAR Center and Toomey & Associates, Inc., Bethany worked as a member on a multidisciplinary team in a day treatment clinic for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, SPD, emotional/behavioral disorders, and feeding problems. Additionally, Bethany has completed the SPD Foundation’s Intensive Mentorship Program and is a certified DIR Floortime Provider.
Other Toomey & Associates, Inc. Speakers
Erin Sundseth Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 2007, followed by a 2-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Section of Nutrition at the University of Colorado Denver. Her master’s degree is in Speech and Language Pathology, from California State University Stanislaus, which she received in 1988. Dr. Ross is currently an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado and is on faculty at the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. She has authored several book chapters and publications related to feeding preterm infants and infants with medical comorbidities. Dr. Ross provides clinical consultation to several Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICU) within the HealthONE system in Denver, in addition to providing professional education and research consultation through Feeding FUNdamentals, LLC. She created SOFFI®, a training program for caregivers in the NICU and therapists and other professionals working with babies who are having problems breast or bottle feeding at home. She brings 30+ years of experience working with premature infants and infants with medical problems.
Kelly Fitzpatrick, MA, CCC-SLP, CLC received her Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Memphis. She currently works in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic, where she established a feeding clinic. She works with children of all ages, but specializes in children birth to 3 years, and those who are G-tube dependent. Prior to working at the GI clinic, Kelly acted as the Assistant Clinical Director of SOS Feeding Solutions @ STAR with Dr. Kay Toomey and Dr. Lucy Jane Miller. She has also worked in the Early Intervention and Pediatric Outpatient Hospital Settings using the SOS Approach to Feeding program. Kelly has completed the STAR Institute’s Intensive Mentorship Program. She is also a Certified Lactation Counselor and a certified DIR Floortime Provider.
Lindsay Beckerman, MOT, OTR/L received her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Ohio State University. She currently works at Developmental FX, a non-profit clinic supporting children with a wide variety of developmental needs. Prior to this, she worked as a Pediatric Feeding Specialist at SOS Feeding Solutions @ STAR with Dr. Kay Toomey and Dr. Lucy Jane Miller and currently continues to work with Dr. Toomey as an SOS Professor. Lindsay has also worked as a member of a multidisciplinary team with Autism Spectrum Disorders, SPD, emotional/behavioral disorders and feeding problems in a hospital/residential facility. Lindsay has completed the STAR Institute’s Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Intensive Mentorship Programs and is a certified DIR Floortime Provider. She specializes in feeding difficulties in atypical learners, including children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and multisensory processing difficulties. Lindsay also serves as a board member for Charlotte’s Day, a non-profit group that helps to provide posturally supportive chairs to children in feeding therapy.
Amanda Foster, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Massachusetts General Hospital IHP. With over 20 years of experience, she has worked with children with various diagnoses across school, clinic, hospital, and early intervention settings. Her feeding career began in 2005 at Toomey & Associates, Inc., later transitioning to SOS Feeding Solutions @ STAR with Dr. Kay Toomey and Dr. Lucy Jane Miller.
In 2010, Mrs. Foster launched a private practice focused on providing feeding support for families in their homes and community environments. Currently, she works as a consultant to local and statewide feeding therapists and clinics, providing guidance on pediatric feeding, caseload management, clinic development and training. In addition to consulting, she presents at college-level courses, parent and professional seminars, in addition to presenting with the SOS Approach to Feeding.
Susan Kniffen, MS, OTR/L received her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at Shenandoah University (VA). She spent the first two years of her career working with adults in acute care and rehabilitation settings before transferring to working in pediatric settings in 2005. Since 2006, she has been a feeding specialist in addition to working with children who have orthopedic, neurological, and complex medical needs. She is currently an occupational therapist and feeding specialist in the early intervention program for The Resource Exchange. Previously she provided pediatric outpatient feeding and rehabilitation services through Memorial Hospital, Toomey & Associates Inc., and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Educating and empowering parents to be students of their children is her passion.
Deborah Lagerborg, MS, CCC-SLP received her Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. During her graduate studies, she focused on feeding disorders and dysphagia in infants and children. Deborah currently works as a Pediatric Feeding Specialist and Speech Pathologist for Talking Together, Inc. Prior to this position, Deborah worked as a Pediatric Feeding Specialist at SOS Feeding Solutions @STAR with Dr. Kay Toomey and Dr. Lucy Jane Miller. Deborah has also worked in a pediatric outpatient hospital setting, working primarily with infants and children with feeding disorders. She also spent time working in the NICU as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting premature infant development and early feeding experiences. Deborah’s passion is to work with the families, empowering parents to support their own child’s development and success.
Statement of Financial/Non-Financial Relationships for Toomey & Associates, Inc. Speakers
Dr. Kay A. Toomey
- President, Toomey & Associates, Inc. and the Developer of the SOS Approach to Feeding program (paid)
- Adjunct Research Fellow of Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (paid)
- Co-Author, “Behaviorally Based Feeding Problems” in Suiter & Gosa (Eds.) Assessing and Treating Dysphagia: A Lifespan Perspective (2019). New York: Thieme Publishers (unpaid)
- Founding Medical Professional Council Member with Feeding Matters – PFD Alliance Committee Member and Conference Committee Member (unpaid)
Dr. Erin S. Ross
- President and CEO of Feeding FUNdamentals, LLC (paid)
- Faculty at the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (paid)
- Developmental Specialist for HealthONE Hospital Systems (paid)
- Consultant for Nestec/Gerber Baby Foods (paid)
- Gerber Child Advocate/Developmental Panel member (paid)
- Consultant for Intertek (paid)
- Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc. & Feeding FUNdamentals, LLC (paid)
- Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (unpaid)
- Co-Author, “Behaviorally Based Feeding Problems” in Suiter & Gosa (Eds.) Assessing and Treating Dysphagia: A Lifespan Perspective (2019). New York: Thieme Publishers (unpaid)
- PFD Alliance Leadership with Feeding Matters – PFD Alliance Advocacy Chair (unpaid)
- Consensus Committee of the Standards, Competencies, and Best Practices for Infant and Family-Centered Developmental Care in the Intensive Care Unit (unpaid)
Bethany Kortsha
- No relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose
Kelly Fitzpatrick
- Paid Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
Lindsay Beckerman
- Paid Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
- Board Member for Charlotte’s Day (unpaid)
Amanda Foster
- Paid Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
Susan Kniffen
- Paid Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
Deborah Lagerborg
- Paid Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
Attendance & Policies
To ensure Learners successfully achieve the Learning Outcomes above and to satisfy the completion requirements to receive continuing education credits, all Learners are expected to view the online workshop in its entirety. Not viewing the workshop in its entirety will cause the learner to miss crucial information needed to be able to correctly use the specific topic area of the SOS Advanced Workshop.
Upon completion of the online workshop, all Learners are required to complete a brief exam (receiving a passing score of 75% or higher) and complete a Course Evaluation in order to receive their Certificate of Completion for the program.
Prerequisite
The Advanced Workshops require learners to have previously completed the SOS Approach to Feeding Main Training Conference (since 2010) and provide Certificate of Completion from the 3-4 day training prior to registering for the Advanced Workshop.
Complaint Policy & Procedures
Toomey & Associates, Inc. views complaints as an opportunity to learn and improve future programs and resources, as well as a chance to put things right for the person or organization that has made the complaint. Please read the full Complaint Policy and Resolution Procedures.
Continuing Education
ASHA
This course is offered for .35 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Content area). This course will focus on the treatment SOS Approach to Feeding and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. Not available for partial credit.
**To ensure Learners successfully achieve the Learning Outcomes above and to satisfy the completion requirements to receive continuing education credits, all Learners are expected to view the online workshop in its entirety. Additionally, all Learners are required to complete a brief exam (receiving a passing score of 75% or higher) and complete a Course Evaluation in order to receive their Certificate of Completion for the program.
AOTA
Toomey & Associates, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of Continuing Education. This activity is offered at .386 CEUs. Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of a specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.
**To ensure Learners successfully achieve the Learning Outcomes above and to satisfy the completion requirements to receive continuing education credits, all Learners are expected to view the online workshop in its entirety. Additionally, all Learners are required to complete a brief exam (receiving a passing score of 75% or higher) and complete a Course Evaluation in order to receive their Certificate of Completion for the program.
Other Associations
Please contact your association to inquire as to whether this course will meet the requirements for continuing education credits. Upon request, we are happy to provide any additional information for submission to your association.
**To ensure Learners successfully achieve the Learning Outcomes above and to satisfy the completion requirements to receive continuing education credits, all Learners are expected to view the online workshop in its entirety. Additionally, all Learners are required to complete a brief exam (receiving a passing score of 75% or higher) and complete a Course Evaluation in order to receive their Certificate of Completion for the program.
ADA Requests
Toomey & Associates, Inc. complies with ADA provisions. If you require special accommodations or need assistance with the SOS Advanced Workshops, please contact Toomey & Associates within a week of purchasing the workshop. Contact information: [email protected] or (720) 672-1143.
