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Digital Seminar

Developing Feeding Proficiency: Taste, Texture, Tools & Tasks


Speaker:
Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Duration:
2 Hours 06 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Apr 28, 2025
Product Code:
POS065584
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

Many baby food companies and companies that create and sell utensils for infants and children put info re feeding milestones on their packaging – but are they correct? (Hint – sometimes yes, sometimes, no). While developmental milestones can help to identify children who are in need of support, they’re not always reflective of individual, family or cultural differences. This seminar will help clinicians to understand feeding/swallowing development not in the context of prescribed sequences but instead, in the context of readiness signs and opportunities for practice.

When feeding difficulties have been identified, clinicians will be able to dig deeper to find the cause(s) of the difficulties via a thorough family-centric assessment process with a goal of implementing a management plan that includes treatment strategies that are not only based in evidence, but also reflect family needs and preferences.

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Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a speech-language pathologist and board-certified specialist in swallowing disorders with more than 30 years of experience. She is a senior speech-language pathologist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts where she provides evaluation and treatment services for adults and children with dysphagia and is involved in program planning and development including quality improvement initiatives, patient education, and clinical policies and protocols. She is also adjunct faculty at Elms College Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in Chicopee, Massachusetts and a guest lecturer in the Department of Communication Disorders at the University of Massachusetts. Over the course of her career, she has worked in a variety of clinical settings with children and adult populations with a career-long focus on feeding and swallowing disorders. Recently, she authored Let’s Eat!: A Clinical Guide to the Management of Complex Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders. Angela is a recent recipient of the Massachusetts Speech and Hearing Association’s Award for Clinical Excellence and is a sought-after speaker for both live and online continuing education courses as she seamlessly blends current research with clinical experience.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Angela Mansolillo has an employment relationship with Elms College and Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She is a consultant with Dysphagia Services and receives speaking honorarium from ContinuEd, Medbridge, Advantage CE, and Dilgem Continuing Education. Angela Mansolillo receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Angela Mansolillo is a member of ASHA.


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Objectives

  1. Define and describe the acquisition of feeding skills in infants and children.
  2. Identify feeding deficiencies and their causes.
  3. Examine the evidence for sensory and motor based feeding interventions

Outline

Feeding development – Integration of systems
  • Nutritive and non-nutritive suck
  • Respiratory and gastrointestinal development
  • Oral motor development predicts food and utensil use
Feeding difficulties – who and why?
  • Respiratory and GI impairments
  • Oral motor issues
  • Sensory issues
  • Pharyngeal swallow impairments
Building happy, healthy eaters
  • Improving chewing and swallowing
  • Expanding food repertoire
  • Avoiding mealtime misery
  • What we don’t know – limitations of the evidence and future directions
Case discussion

Target Audience

  • Speech Language Pathologists 
  • Speech Language Assistants  
  • Physical Therapists 
  • Physical Therapist Assistants 
  • Occupational Therapists 
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants 
  • Respiratory Therapists

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