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An Introductory Overview of Infant Feeding and Swallowing for SLPs

September 2, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course is designed to give the speech-language pathologist (SLP) an overview of infant feeding and swallowing for acute and outpatient settings. Many SLPs graduate with little to no knowledge of pediatric dysphagia. Following the completion of this course, the learner will enter a pediatric dysphagia setting with skills to assess and treat our youngest […]
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The Speech Language Pathologist’s Role in Breastfeeding

July 8, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course is designed to help support clinicians working with breastfed infants. It will address the SLP’s scope of practice, assessment, benefits of breastfeeding, and the counseling aspect of supporting this population and their families.
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Texture Consumption Patterns of 8- to 12- Month-Old Infants: A Reflection of Typical Feeding Development (2021)

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Advancement of oral feeding skills is an important and desirable developmental ability that many caregivers and providers watch for. To date, there are very few normative data which describe typical consumption patterns of infants in detail. This study aims to more accurately describe age-appropriate expectations for the acquisition of feeding skills and consumption of textured […]
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Feeding Aversion: Meeting Caloric Needs

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource is for parents, guardians, and clinicians who are seeking tips to help children meet their caloric needs when adequacy of nutritional intake is challenged by feeding aversion.
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Planting the Seeds: An Introduction to Neonatal Therapy Practice

June 5, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
As the field of neonatal therapy grows, therapists of any discipline may find themselves entering or trying to enter the fast-paced and intense environment of the neonatal intensive care unit with minimal guidance of how to learn, find information, and grow their skills. This presentation explores common ways to begin learning and developing skills as […]
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FEES in the NICU/Inpatient Pediatric Setting

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides a broad outline for how to implement a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and/or pediatric inpatient setting.
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