About this course
All children go through periods of poor oral intake and picky eating; however, severe food refusal and selectivity can negatively impact a child’s health and development. Feeding disorders have a variety of presentations that could include total refusal of oral feeding with complete dependence on gastrostomy tube feedings, or a selective diet including only one or two foods a child may eat. Multiple factors may be related to the onset of a feeding disorder including illness, inability to chew and swallow, and behavioral mismanagement during meals. Due to the multiple causal factors and the interaction between these factors, children with severe food refusal and food selectivity present with a host of challenges to assessment and treatment. An interdisciplinary team involving physicians, nurses, nutritionists, speech and occupational therapists, and psychologists is crucial to successfully assess children with feeding disorders. This course presents an interdisciplinary approach necessary to develop and implement effective interventions for children with pediatric feeding disorders.
Course Specific Approvals and Disclosures
HealthForum Online has been approved by Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board as an Educational provider with programs approved by NBCC, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing as a provider of professional continuing education for health care professionals, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Psychology as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7185. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. HealthForum Online is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
HealthForum Online is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. HealthForum Online maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The presenter and all members of the planning team have disclosed that they have no relevant financial commercial relationships to products or devices related to the content of this educational activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medication have been used. Courses include expert peer reviews of the content where applicable.