Developed by Master SOS Professors, the SOS Certification Program is designed as the highest level of training in the SOS Approach to Feeding program. During this live online course, professionals currently providing SOS Feeding Therapy will refine their clinical skills to become an Expert in the SOS Approach to Feeding program. Upon completion of the 11 weeks of 1.5 hour long classes and passing an examination, successful students will qualify as a Certified SOS Feeding Therapist.
Each SOS Certification Course will consist of 6-8 participants working together and in individual consultation with the SOS Professors to improve each student’s assessment skills, observation and understanding of children’s communication (verbal and non-verbal), clinical reasoning and planning abilities, parent education strategies, and SOS feeding therapy skills to maximize the participants’ effectiveness in utilizing the SOS Approach to Feeding Program.
Students will be asked to select a current Feeding Therapy Client to serve as an ongoing case study throughout the Certification course. Case study presentations, written homework on Food Hierarchies and Play Plans, and observation of two videotaped clinical sessions will be used to document the progress of each student towards SOS expertise. A written final examination will verify the highest level of understanding of SOS principles and techniques. Participants will learn from one another’s videotaped sessions and class discussions with feedback provided by the SOS Professors and the other students. The SOS Professors will also provide each participant with individualized mentoring via written and in-person discussion to elevate each student’s clinical skills to qualify as an SOS Certified Feeding Therapist.
Practitioners successfully completing the SOS Certification Course will:
** Please note you will be required to submit a copy of your Certificate of Completion for all of the required prerequisite requirements as part of the Certification Application Process.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
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.
**Note: Upon full completion of the SOS Certification Course, participants are required to pass a short multiple-choice test with at least 80% accuracy, as well as a course evaluation form in order to receive their Certificate of Completion.
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Toomey & Associates, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. COURSE APPROVAL PENDING. This Interactive Distance Learning activity is offered at 1.8 CEUs. Advanced level, OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
**Note: Upon full completion of the SOS Certification Course, participants are required to pass a short multiple-choice test with at least 80% accuracy, as well as a course evaluation form in order to receive their Certificate of Completion.
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.
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