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The Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S) Approach to Feeding workshop is a trans-disciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems from birth to 18 years. It integrates posture, sensory, motor, behavioral/learning, medical, and nutritional factors to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth problems.
Download a copy of the full course agenda here
Cost
Early-Bird Discounted Tuition $759
Through October 20
Regular Tuition $809
After October 20
If opting to pay by check, payment must be received by November 17, 2021 in order for your registration to be confirmed. If payment is not finalized by November 17, 2021 your registration may be cancelled.
Please make checks payable to STAR Institute and mail to:
STAR Institute
6911 S. Yosemite Street
Centennial, CO 80112
Group Discounts
Register 5 or more participants in a group and automatically receive a discount of 20% off tuition fees!
Use the promotional code SOSCO21 upon checkout to automatically receive the discount on 5 or more registrations.
If participants of the group must pay separately, please:
- Send the names of all participants in your group to Caraly Walker at caraly.walker@sensoryhealth.org by November 29, 2021
- Once at least 5 registrations are received, a partial refund will be issued to each person's credit card for the discount
- If needing to pay by check, participants will be registered administratively and sent an invoice for payment
Groups must be determined and paid in full before the start of the conference.
Attendance Policy
Participants are expected to attend the Conference for the entire length of each day (8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Days 1-3; 8:00 am to 3:15 pm on Day 4) in order to receive their Certificate of Attendance and their full CEU credits. Participants will miss crucial information needed to be able to correctly use the SOS Approach to Feeding program if they come late or leave the conference early. Please make all travel arrangements to ensure you do not arrive late or need to leave early on any day.
COVID-19 Policy
Participants must be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19 (out of the post-shot 2-week window) and
provide proof of vaccination upon arrival on the first day of the
Training OR be tested for COVID-19 1-2 days prior to arrival at the
Training and provide negative test results on the first day of the
training at check-in. Testing will also be required 5 days after arrival
in Colorado for any out-of-state visitors. Participants must also complete and sign the COVID-19 Policy for the SOS Approach to Feeding Main 4-Day Training.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be received in writing no later than October 20, 2021 to receive a refund minus $50 processing fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after October 20, 2021. Registrations may be substituted or deferred to a future conference. Staff must be notified of substitutions at least 24 hours before the start of the event. Registrations cancelled due to a family emergency or other unexpected event or illness will be deferred to a future SOS Approach to Feeding Conference sponsored by STAR Institute.
In the event the program must be cancelled due to illness, fire, strikes, war, acts of God, terrorism or other causes that would prevent the event from taking place, STAR Institute will attempt to reschedule the event. If the event is unable to be rescheduled, STAR Institute will refund all tuition fees paid. Costs incurred for nonrefundable travel arrangements or other related individual expenses will not be refunded by STAR Institute.
Presenters
Dr. Kay A. Toomey is a Pediatric Psychologist who has worked with children who don’t eat for almost 30 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 for six years and SOS Feeding Solutions at STAR Institute for eight years. Dr. Toomey is currently the President of Toomey & Associates, Inc., and acts as a Clinical Consultant to the Feeding Clinic at STAR Institute.
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, 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 at STAR Institute 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.
Intended Audience
Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Registered Dietitians, Special Education Teachers, Psychologists, Physical Therapists, Early Intervention Specialists, Nurses, Physicians, and Mental Health Workers.
If you are an OTA, COTA, SLPA, PTA, or student in training, please contact caraly.walker@sensoryhealth.org prior to registering to receive additional attendance requirements.
Note: Parents/caregivers are not able to attend unless they are accompanied by their child's therapist.
Course Level The SOS Approach to Feeding conference is an Intermediate 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. 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. Learning Objectives
- List the seven areas of human function that need to be examined to provide a comprehensive Feeding Assessment.
- Identify at least five of the oral, sensory, motor, cognitive or emotional developmental milestones key to being able to eat well.
- List three reasons why children won’t eat, as based on learning theory principles.
- Differentiate classical and operant conditioning principles as applied to resolving feeding problems.
- Identify at least four of the necessary components of an SOS Approach to Feeding program for babies, toddlers and young children in either an individual or group therapy session.
- List all three requirements for building a Food Hierarchy.
- Identify at least one play based strategy for progressing a child up each of the 6 major Steps on the Steps to Eating Hierarchy.
Continuing Education
ASHA
Participants requiring ASHA CEUs will be required to complete an electronic ASHA CEU Participant Form at the end of the conference and return it to a specified STAR Institute representative. ASHA CEUs cannot be awarded retroactively.
Intermediate Level; Professional content area 2.85 ASHA CEUs This course will focus on treatment using the SOS Approach to Feeding and will not discuss other similar or related treatments.
AOTA
Other Associations
Please contact your association to inquire as to whether this course will meet the requirements for continuing education credits. We are happy to provide any additional information for submission if requested.
Accommodations Please download our list of local hotel options.
ADA Requests Toomey & Associates, Inc. complies with American Disability Act (ADA) provisions. If you require special accommodations or need assistance, please contact Caraly Walker at caraly.walker@sensoryhealth.org at least two weeks in advance of the conference.
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