More than Picky: Take the Fight out of Food with …

1 October 16 & 17, 2008 Markham, (Toronto) OntarioMore than picky : Takethe Fight out of Foodwith food chaining A Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach to Treating Feeding Aversion For Infants and ChildrenWHEN & WHERE? Oct. 16 & 17, 2008 Markham, OntarioHoliday Inn Hotel & Suites Toronto-Markham7095 Woodbine AvenuePARKING complimentar yDIRECTIONS go online EDUCATIONRECOGNITIONEach participant will receive a certificatedocumenting attendance and the awardingof CEU s/contact course offers CEU s or 14 ACCOMMODATIONSH oliday Inn Hotel & Suites Toronto-Markham7095 Woodbine AvenueMarkham, Ontario905-474-0444 or 1-800-387-3303 FOR RESERVATIONSR ates: Single or Double $115 Cutoff on rooms September 26, 2008 HOTEL AMENITIES Lovely suburban hotelwith pool and fitness center.

2 Dining withinwalking distance. Go online to When reserving a hotel room, identify yourself with Children s Treatment Network - Simcoe York to obtain these BY:Sibyl Cox, MS, RD, LD, CLCC heri Fraker, MS, CCC/SLP-L, CLCL aura Walbert,MS, CCC/SLP-L, CLCCOST:$419US includes an extensive course syllabus, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and Certificate of AttendanceREGISTRATION DEADLINE:October 7, 2008 COURSE OVERVIEWThis course will be presented by the authors of the book, food chaining : TheProven Six Step Solution to Stop picky Eating, Solve Feeding Problems andExpand Your Child s Diet. This course will focus on multidisciplinar y therapystrategies to develop Pre- and food chaining programs for treatment of chil-dren with severe feeding disorders.

3 Fraker, Walbert, and Cox s therapy pro-grams have been presented as effective therapy techniques at The WorldCongress of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The North AmericanSociety for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The American SpeechLanguage and Hearing Convention, The UCLA/MCH Nutrition LeadershipConference and The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and OBJECTIVESBy the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to: discuss nutritional status and readiness for inter vention; demonstrate knowledge of the complexity of pediatric feeding disorders and the need for multidisciplinar y assessment programs; develop complex, multidisciplinar y treatment programs for children with diagnoses of autism, prematurity, cerebral palsy, feeding aversion, food allergies, behavioral and/or sensor y-based feeding disorders.

4 Demonstrate knowledge of the techniques of food chaining : analysis of the core diet, the techniques of flavor mapping and flavor masking, use of transitional flavors, and the rating scales for identifying food progression and monitoring WILL BENEFIT Speech/Language Patholgists,Occupational and Physical Therapists, EI Specialists, Dietitians and others who are working with Feeding TO BE ADDRESSED:DAY ONE (Thursday)TIMETOPIC7:30-8:00 amRegistration /Continental Breakfast8:00-9:00 Understanding GI DisordersInterpretation of Medical and Feeding Histor y9:00-10:00 Nutrition EvaluationInfant FormulasCaloric SupplementsFood AllergiesFailure to ThriveAnalysis of Growth ChartsReadiness for Inter vention10:00-10:15 Break10:15-NoonPre- chaining :- Precautionar y Care Programs for Medically Fragile - Infants, Non-Oral Feeders, Treatment of AspirationNoon-1:15 Lunch PROVIDED1:15-3:00 Six Steps of food ChainingAnalysis of the Core DietFlavor MappingIndividualized Eating ProfileUse of the Rating Scales Using food chaining in Treatment3:00-3:30 Diagnosis and Treatment of Sensor y and Behavioral-based Feeding Disorders3:30-3:45 Break3:45-5:15 Using food chaining in TreatmentDAY TWO (Friday)7:30-8:00 amContinental Breakfast8:00-10:00 food chaining Programs.

5 - Meal Time Preparation- Initial food Chains- Tips for Introducing food - Anchor Foods- Social Stories, - Teaching about food - food chaining Programs for Children - with Autistic Spectrum Disorder- Gluten Casein Diet10:00-10:15 Break10:15-NoonFood chaining Programs for Children with Cerebral PalsyVision and Hearing ImpairmentGI disorders and food AllergiesMeeting a Child s Nutritional NeedsTube Feeding ProgramsPositioning ProgramsFeeding Program DevelopmentWriting food ChainsNoon-1:30 Practicum Group case studies writing food Chains1:30-2:00 Questions and discussion / DismissalADDITIONAL INFORMATIONA dditional Information, please contact either:Bonnie Pomeroy Arenes, SLPF eeding Assessment & Consultation Ser vicesc/o Children's Treatment Network, Oak Ridges, OntarioTelephone - Toll Free 877-464-9675 Ext.

6 2318E-Mail - S. Neilson, PhDContinuing Education Prorgams of AmericaE-Mail - - 309-263-0310On-line details/registration available @