Therapeutic Strategies

Strategies used in feeding therapy to get a client eating a proper variety, amount, and method of food intake.

• Swallowing disorders - Having trouble swallowing (dysphagia) is a symptom that accompanies a number of neurological disorders. The problem can occur at any stage of the normal swallowing process as food and liquid move from the mouth, down the back of the throat, through the esophagus and into the stomach.

• Jospeh will increase overall awareness in the oral cavity through vibration, so as to increase willingness to accept feeding and swallowing experiences 3 times a session over consecutive sessions as measured by clinician data and observation. 2

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  Food Explorer's Guide to the Foodie-Verse

  Gabriella Cousino, M.S., CF-SLP

  The "Food Explorer's Guide to the Foodie-verse" resource was designed for feeding therapists as a tool to increase food awareness. This resource can be used to... • Increase food awareness • Educat...

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  Green Light, Yellow Light, Red Light

  Haley Simpson

  Visual resource for feeding therapy to categorize current foods in a child's diet and achieve full inventory list of accepted or non-preferred foods.

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