Children enjoying packed lunches and snacks at a table, engaged in conversation.

Lunchables to Lunch and Variety to Volume

$75.00

This Advanced Workshop helps attendees continue to refine their abilities with regard to creating Food Hierarchies which improve children’s skills with eating “real meals” that include mixed textures. This workshop will also focus on the SOS Approach to Feeding strategies for helping children who have developed good eating skills, but still continue to struggle with taking in adequate volumes to meet their daily calorie goals.

  • Available on demand and online - Register and access the workshop at any time.
  • This workshop has a run time of 1.5 hours.
  • Unlimited access for 90 days from the date of purchase.
⚠️ Purchase Restriction

Completion of the SOS Main Training Course is required before registering for the SOS Advanced Workshop(s).

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  • Organize into a Food Hierarchy, the ingredients of at least one mixed texture food that could be used in an SOS Feeding Therapy session
  • Create a Food Hierarchy that leads to a “mealtime food”
  • Formulate at least two strategies to increase volume and/or calories of foods ingested

  1. Intro and Defining “Lunchables” vs. “Lunch” (16 minutes)
  2. Review of SOS Food Hierarchies (15 minutes)
  3. Creating Complex Food Hierarchies (24 minutes)
  4. Strategies to Increase Oral Volume (36 minutes)

This course has a run time of  1.5 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.

Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Registered Dietitians, Special Education Teachers, Psychologists, Physical Therapists, Early Intervention Specialists, Nurses, Physicians, and Mental Health Workers.  Note: The SOS Approach to Feeding Training programs are created for professionals only.

SOS Advanced Workshop Fee

  • $75.00 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.

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

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Course Level

The SOS Approach to Feeding conference is an advanced level course: Information is geared to practitioners with a general working knowledge of current practice trends and literature related to the subject matter. Focus is on increasing understanding and competent application of the subject matter.

Prerequisite

The Advanced Workshops require learners to have previously completed the SOS Approach to Feeding training program and provide Certificate of Completion from the 3-4 day Main Training Conference (since 2010) prior to registering for the Advanced Workshop.

Content Disclosure

The course content is focused on the SOS Approach to Feeding and there will be limited or no information provided about similar products or services.

ASHA

ASHA CE Approved Provider logo for Toomey & Associates, Advanced Level, offering .15 ASHA CEUs.

This course is offered for .15 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

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Toomey & Associates, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID#: 0000013352. This Independent Distance Learning activity is offered at .15 CEUs. Advanced level, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

**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.

Lunchables to Lunch and Variety to Volume – Dr. Erin Sundseth Ross

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.

Statement of Financial/Non-Financial Relationships for Toomey & Associates, Inc. Speakers

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)

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: lisahake@sosapproach.com or (720) 672-1143.

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