The most evidence-based and evidence informed program available to professionals wishing to become experts in feeding.
There are 267 research studies and scholarly publications that provide the foundational information about feeding development and the unique challenges faced by children with feeding and eating difficulties that are directly discussed in our SOS Training Conference.
There are 130 additional research studies/publications which support the specific techniques and strategies implemented in the SOS Approach to Feeding therapy sessions and general treatment strategies.
We have 14 studies that directly involve the SOS Approach to Feeding Therapy program and which provide evidence for the Program’s effectiveness when used correctly.
Over the years, over 820 research studies and scholarly publications have been included as a part of the SOS Approach to Feeding program development, and in its ongoing evolution which is based on the evidence for best practices in the field.
7:00am to 8:30am
Registration
9:00am to 9:15am
Course Announcements
Course logistics and requirements to pass
9:15am to 11:00am
I. Introduction
II. Feeding Theory & Milestones – How children learn to AND not to eat
A. Myth 1 = Breathing
B. Myth 1 = Posture
C. Oral-Motor Skill Acquisition & Developmental Food Continuum
11:00am to 11:25am
Break
11:25am to 1:15pm
II. Feeding Theory & Milestones (continued)
C. Oral-Motor Skills & Developmental Food Continuum
1:15pm to 2:15pm
Lunch
2:15pm to 4:15pm
II. Feeding Theory & Milestones (continued)
D. Sensory Skill Acquisition
E. Understanding the Role of Sensory Integration
G. Steps to Eating – Overview
4:15pm to 4:40pm
Break
4:40pm to 6:30pm
II. Feeding Theory & Milestones (continued)
H. Cognitive Development – Dr. Toomey
6:30 pm to 6:45pm
End of Day Quiz – open book
7:30am to 8:30am
Registration
9:00am to 11:00am
II. Feeding Theory & Milestones (continued)
Psychological Developmental Stages
III. Treatment/Interventions
A. General Treatment Strategies
1. Social Role Modelling
2. Structure/Routine
11:00am to 11:25am
Break
11:25am to 1:15am
III. Treatment/Interventions (continued)
A. General Treatment Strategies – (continued)
3. The Correct Use of Reinforcement
4. Accessing the Cognitive
1:15am to 2:15pm
Lunch
2:15pm to 4:15pm
III. Treatment/Interventions (continued)
B. Food Jags
IV. Assessment of Feeding Problems
A. Referral Candidates
B. Assessment Process
C. Assessment by Subsystems
4:15pm to 4:40pm
Break
4:40pm to 6:30pm
IV. Assessment of Feeding Problems – (continued)
C. Assessment by Subsystems (continued)
2. What to Observe (continued)
3. Practice Videos (continued)
D. Assessment Vignette 1 – Medically Complicated
E. Assessment Vignette 2 – Family
F. Parents’ Experience
6:30pm to 6:45pm
End of Day Quiz – open book
7:30am to 8:30am
Registration
9:00am to 11:00am
V. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Theoretical Requirements
A. Systematic Desensitization
B. Cues to Eating
C. Language Use
11:00am to 11:25am
Break
11:25am to 1:15pm
VI. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Therapy Sessions – (continued)
A. Therapy Format – Child (continued)
B. Therapy Format – Parent
C. Modifications Across Settings
D. Sensory Based Problem Solving
1:15pm to 2:15pm
Lunch
2:15pm to 4:15pm
VI. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Therapy Sessions – (continued)
E. Progression Across Sessions
F. Graduation Criteria & SOS Data
G. Building a Food Hierarchy
4:15pm to 4:40pm
Break
4:40pm to 6:30pm
VI. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Therapy Sessions – (continued)
G. Building a Food Hierarchy (continued)
6:30pm to 6:45pm
End of Day Quiz – open book
7:00am to 8:00am
Registration
8:30am to 10:20am
VI. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Therapy Sessions (continued)
H. Hierarchy Strategies – Moving Children Up the Steps
10:20am to 10:45am
Break
10:45am to 12:30pm
VI. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Therapy Sessions – (continued)
H. Hierarchy Strategies – Moving Children Up the Steps – (continued)
4. Practicing hierarchy strategies (continued)
I. Hierarchy Strategies – Oral Motor Steps to Eating
1. Practicing hierarchy strategies
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm to 3:20pm
VI. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Therapy Sessions – (continued)
I. Hierarchy Strategies – Oral Motor Steps to Eating – Dr. Ross (continued)
1. Practicing hierarchy strategies (continued)
J. Videos: Progression Within Session (Sessions 1)
3:20pm to 3:45pm
Break
3:45pm to 5:30pm
VI. The SOS Approach to Feeding – Therapy Sessions – (continued)
K. SOS Data
L. Videos: Progression Within Session (Sessions 12)
VII. Managing Other Maladaptive Behaviors
A. Emotion Based Discipline
5:30pm to 5:45pm
End of Day Quiz – open book
15 minutes
Chapter 1: Introduction and Requirements
2 hours, 30 minutes
Chapter 2: Prevalence and Scope of Problem
2 hours, 30 minutes
Chapter 3: SOS Tenets and Top Ten Myths
2 hours
Chapter 4: The Role of Learning in Feeding – How children learn to AND not to eat
1 hour
Chapter 5: Foundations of Feeding Development – Motor and Sensory
1 hour
Chapter 6: Foundations of Feeding Development – Cognitive
This SOS Training Course has a 100% Attendance requirement. Registrants are expected to complete the 9-hour pre-recorded Online Segment of the Training Course (+ 15 minutes Instructions & Requirements) at least two weeks prior to attending the In-Person Segment of the Course. During the In-Person Segment. Registrants are expected to fully participate for the entire length of each day: Days 1-3 from 9:00am to 6:30pm and Day 4 from 8:30am to 5:30pm. Registrants will miss crucial information needed to be able to correctly use the SOS Approach to Feeding program if they come late or leave the Training Course early. Registrants who arrive late or leave early will not receive their Certificate of Attendance or their CEU credits. There will be no partial CE credit awarded for this SOS Training Course. This SOS Training Course has a 100% Attendance requirement. Registrants are expected to complete the 9-hour pre-recorded Online Segment of the Training Course (+ 15 minutes Instructions & Requirements) at least two weeks prior to attending the In-Person Segment of the Course. During the In-Person Segment, Registrants are expected to fully participate for the entire length of each day: Days 1-3 from 9:00am to 6:30pm and Day 4 from 8:30am to 5:30pm. Registrants will miss crucial information needed to be able to correctly use the SOS Approach to Feeding program if they come late or leave the Training Course early. Registrants who arrive late or leave early will not receive their Certificate of Attendance or their CEU credits. There will be no partial CE credit awarded for this SOS Training Course.