SOS Approach to Feeding Course Learning Outcomes,
Presenters Bio's and Disclosures
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. List the seven areas of human function that need to be examined to provide a comprehensive Feeding Assessment.
2. Identify at least five of the oral, sensory, motor, cognitive or emotional developmental milestones key to being able to eat well.
3. List three reasons why children won't eat based on learning theory principles.
4. Differentiate classical and operant conditioning principles as applied to resolving feeding problems.
5. 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.
6. List all three requirements for building a Food Hierarchy.
7. Identify at least one play based strategy for progressing a child up each of the 6 major Steps on the Steps to Eating Hierarchy.
** To ensure Learners successfully achieve the Learning Outcomes above and to satisfy the completion requirements for the SOS Approach to Feeding conference and continuing education credits, all attendees are expected to attend the course for the entire duration of each day (7:30 am – 5:00 pm, Days 1-3 and 7:30 am – 3:00 pm, Day 4). Additionally, all attendees are required to complete a test at the end of each day and an evaluation form at the end of the conference in order to receive their certificate of attendance.
PRESENTERS:
Kay A. Toomey, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist; President of Toomey & Associates, Inc.;
Clinical Consultant to the Feeding Clinic at STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder
Lindsay Beckerman, MOT, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist; Pediatric Feeding Specialist
Kelly Fitzpatrick, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech Pathologist; Pediatric Feeding Specialist
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Dr. Kay A. Toomey:
Kay A. Toomey, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist; President of Toomey & Associates, Inc.;
Clinical Consultant to the Feeding Clinic at STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder
Lindsay Beckerman, MOT, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist; Pediatric Feeding Specialist
Kelly Fitzpatrick, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech Pathologist; Pediatric Feeding Specialist
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Dr. Kay A. Toomey:
- President, Toomey & Associates, Inc. and the Developer of the SOS Approach to Feeding program (paid)
- Co-Author, “Behaviorally Based Feeding Problems” in Suiter & Gosa (Eds.) Assessing and Treating Dysphagia: A Lifespan Perspective (2019). New York: Thieme Publishers (unpaid)
- Founding Medical Professional Council Member with Feeding Matters - PFD Alliance Committee Member and Conference Committee Member (unpaid)
- Paid Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
- Board Member for Charlotte’s Day (unpaid)
- Paid Speaker for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
BIOLOGICAL STATEMENTS
Dr. Kay A. Toomey is a Pediatric Psychologist who has worked with children who don’t eat for almost 35 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, and then the SOS Feeding Solutions @ STAR before shifting into clinical consultation in order to focus on her teaching. Dr. Toomey is currently the President of Toomey & Associates, Inc.
Lindsay Beckerman, MOT, OTR/L - received her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Ohio State University. She currently works in a private practice with children, teens, and adults with feeding challenges in their home and community as well as Developmental FX, a non-profit clinic supporting children with a wide variety of developmental needs. Prior to this, she worked as a Pediatric Feeding Specialist at SOS Feeding Solutions @ STAR with Dr. Kay Toomey and Dr. Lucy Jane Miller. Lindsay has also worked as a member of a multidisciplinary team with Autism Spectrum Disorders, SPD, emotional/behavioral disorders and feeding problems at a residential facility. Lindsay has completed the STAR Institute’s Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Intensive Mentorship Programs and is a certified DIR Floortime Provider. She specializes in feeding difficulties in atypical learners, including children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and multisensory processing difficulties. Lindsay also serves as a board member for Charlotte’s Day, a non-profit group that helps to provide posturally supportive chairs to children in feeding therapy.
Kelly Fitzpatrick, CCC-SLP received her Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Memphis. She currently works as a Pediatric Specialist and Speech Pathologist for Rocky Mountain Human Services. She specializes in feeding difficulties in children 0-5 years old and those who are G-tube dependent. Prior to her position with RMHS, Kelly acted as the Assistant Clinical Director of SOS Feeding Solutions @ STAR with Dr. Kay Toomey and Dr. Lucy Jane Miller. Kelly began her career in a pediatric outpatient hospital setting using the SOS Approach to Feeding program. Kelly has also completed the STAR Institute’s Intensive Mentorship Program and is a certified DIR Floortime Provider.