Doctoral Capstone Sequential Oral Sensory Feeding Therapy

Name: Doctoral Capstone Sequential Oral Sensory Feeding Therapy
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Learn about a third-year Doctoral Capstone Student's capstone experience involving the Sequential Oral Sensory Approach.

Created bySonya Swenzinski

Last updated 5/2023

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What you'll learn

Explain the background and importance of feeding intervention within the pediatric population, including the unique approach of SOS feeding therapy.
Understand the need for parent and caregiver carryover of SOS feeding intervention strategies at home, as well as the barriers they face.
Identify how this capstone served to contribute to the Occupational Therapy community.
Identify how this capstone served to provide support for children receiving SOS feeding services and their families.

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 33m total length

Introduction & Objectives1:25
Explore the sequential oral sensory approach to pediatric feeding therapy within occupational therapy, emphasize parent and caregiver carryover, barriers to implementation, and the capstone's contributions to the occupational therapy community.
Completed Needs Assessment7:45
Examine the SOS approach to feeding, the steps to eating hierarchy, and the distinction between problem feeding and picky eating, highlighting prevalence in developmental disabilities, parental education, and referral gaps.
Review of Literature2:00
Review literature on parent training and carryover of feeding interventions, including the SOS approach to feeding, into the home to improve feeding outcomes and caregiver confidence, while noting gaps.
Capstone Overview6:44
Expand knowledge and practice of the sos approach to feeding therapy while improving client outcomes by creating caregiver resources and increasing sos referral awareness among local physicians.
Learning Objectives & Activities10:27
Demonstrate evidence-based, occupation-based feeding therapy by developing parent resources, advocating referrals, and refining practice through practicums and sos-focused webinars.
Summary Quiz2:59
Identify feeding challenges in children with developmental delays, outline the six food hierarchy categories: tolerating, interacting, smelling, touching, tasting, eating, and recognize a parent resource packet for home carryover.
References & Acknowledgements1:53
List references used for the capstone and acknowledge the instructors, coders, and key informants who supported the sequential oral sensory feeding therapy project.

Requirements

No prior knowledge of SOS feeding or other types of feeding therapy required.

Description

This course is the dissemination of a third-year Occupational Therapy Doctoral student's final capstone experience. This course involves a specialty area of occupational therapy called the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to feeding. It discusses background information on the topic, information gleaned from a formal needs assessment and critically appraised topic review, and the details and accomplishments of this capstone experience. Please enjoy and take advantage of the free resources included in the contents of this course.

By the end of this course, participants will:

· Be able to explain the background and importance of feeding interventions within the pediatric population, including the unique approach of SOS feeding within the occupational therapy (OT) scope of practice.

· Understand the need for parent and caregiver carryover of SOS feeding intervention strategies at home, as well as the barriers they face surrounding implementation.

· Identify how this capstone served to contribute to the OT community.

· Identify how this capstone served to provide support for children receiving SOS feeding services and their families.

Capstone objectives include:

· Demonstrate the ability to utilize and analyze evidence for occupation-based practice and develop habits of life-long learning.

· Display professionalism, ethical behavior, and advocacy skills to influence positive change with clients, communities, and the profession.

· Student will demonstrate knowledge and mastery of SOS feeding skills with clients under the supervision of their capstone supervisor.

· Student will attend at least two online Webinars pertaining to feeding intervention in OT.

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