Feeding in Early Intervention 102: A Step-by-Step Treatment Guide

Once you know how to assess feeding challenges in infants and toddlers, it’s time to take action.

About The Course

This 2-hour course focuses on treatment strategies for Pediatric Feeding Disorders (PFD) within Early Intervention, including building trust with families, introducing oral-motor and sensory strategies, and setting realistic feeding goals.

Highly recommended:

Completion of the “Feeding First: Evaluating PFD in EI” course prior to attending this training.

Price: $129

Learning Objectives

Identify

Identify evidence-based intervention strategies for sensory, oral-motor, and behavioral feeding issues.

Describe

Describe foundational treatment approaches for pediatric feeding disorders in the EI population.

Evaluate

Evaluate treatment effectiveness and caregiver collaboration through functional progress and caregiver-reported outcomes.

Course Agenda

10 Min
Welcome & Recap of PFD Evaluation Principles
30 Min
Creating a Plan: Prioritizing Treatment Goals in EI
30 Min
Feeding Strategies That Work: Sensory, Oral-Motor & Routine-Based Interventions
30 Min
Coaching Caregivers for Carryover & Progress
25 Min
Real Case Applications
5 Min
Q&A and Wrap-Up

What's inside the course?

  • Step-by-step treatment planning that fits the EI model.
  • Strategies for oral-motor, sensory, and mealtime routine challenges.
  • Tips for empowering caregivers and tracking real progress.
  • Case examples with practical application and adaptations.
  • What to do when no progress is observed.

Resources to take with you:

  • Feeding Goal Bank (Functional & Family-Centered).
  • Research-Based Oral-Motor and Sensory Strategy Guide.
  • Home Practice Handouts for Caregivers.
  • Progress Monitoring.

Detailed Course Information:

Content Level:

Intermediate

Target Audience:

SLPs, CF-SLPs, grad students, OTs, and special instructors working in early intervention who want to confidently treat pediatric feeding disorders in infants and toddlers, especially after completing a foundational PFD assessment course.

Course Completion:

This course is offered for .2 ASHA CEUs Intermediate level, Professional area. Participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Successful completion of this course requires:

  • Attendance for the entire course (attendance will be tracked automatically),
  • Completing the quiz and program evaluation form.

No partial hours will be awarded.

Special Accommodations/Accessibility:

KuzminSLP welcomes participants with disabilities. Please contact Alex at info@kuzminslp.com to discuss disability accommodations needed to participate fully in this event.

Refund/Cancellation Policy:

Full Tuition will be refunded if written notification is received by KuzminSLP and less than 30min of the course has been watched. If more than 30min of the course was completed, no refund would be awarded.

Complaint Policy:

We respect your input, for concerns or complaints during the registration process, during the event, or after the course please contact us at info@kuzminslp.com

Margaryta Kuzmin

MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE
BCS-S Candidate
Certified Childhood Educator

About Instructor

Margaryta is a bilingual pediatric speech-language pathologist and child educator who specializes in feeding and swallowing disorders, as well as augmentative and alternative communication. With over 10 years of experience, she has serviced hundreds of mild to severely delayed and medically complex children in early intervention.

Financial Disclosure
  • Employed by Early Intervention Agency Prospect Kids LLC
  • The speaker is the CEO/President of KuzminSLP
Non-financial Disclosure

No relevant disclosures

I love how practical the course was. I have taken other feeding courses before and for the first time I feel like I am actually walking away confident to do feeding therapy. 

- Jessica Cuevas, MS, CCC-SLP

Margaryta was engaging and knowledgeable in feeding therapy and especially in providing videos of children that she has worked with. 

- Antonina Vorobeychik, MS, CCC-SLP

This course was educational and helpful. I learned about tools and strategies.

- Julia Manikas, BCBA

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