Get further in your feeding therapy journey by joining our...
Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop - online!
3rd Oct - 27th Nov 2022
Registrations Closed. Join 2023 Waitlist.
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Can you relate...?
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You're new to infant or paediatric feeding, it's hard to get experience and you don't know quite where to start...
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Or you're a more experienced feeding therapist but you need more evidence-based learning about infant oral sensory motor function, tongue ties, infant mental health, and intervention techniques...
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You lack confidence with oral motor examinations and feel unsure about what you're looking for...
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You're short on time and don't have capacity to travel to attend an event or sit all day in a workshop (especially in COVID times!)
Imagine if...
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You felt more confident in the oral sensorimotor foundations of all feeding development and specific areas such as oral motor exams and tongue ties
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You were able to fill the gap in your knowledge to begin to work with babies in your feeding practice, rather than referring them on
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You're working with toddlers, preschoolers and school age children and you understand oral motor development and therapies to support the early stages of chewing
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You had a handle on the evidence base around tongue tie and how to identify and manage tongue ties in young children
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You were able to work at your own pace a time that suits you (for less than one hour per week to complete the course, if you took your time)
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It's possible!
We developed the Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop with you in mind!
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In the online Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop you'll learn:
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Developmental foundations of feeding & oral development
Understand the typical stages of infant oral and feeding development (0-12 months) that underpin feeding and feeding therapy at all ages. You'll learn more about the development of oral structure and function, oral sensory motor development, and psychosocial development of infants.
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Assessment of oral structure, function & feeding skills
Learn how to complete a feeding case history, an in-depth oral motor examination, and the fundamentals of a feeding observation. Example pictures and videos of the various oral structures and functions are provided, as well as some sample assessment forms.
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Evidence-based assessment & management of tongue-tie
We will discuss in-depth the potential impact of tongue and lip ties, current controversies, and the research base for your decision making. Photo and video examples are provided of tongue tie assessment. Management of tongue ties in relation to difficulties with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, solids and oral function is highlighted throughout the course.
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Treatment of breastfeeding & bottle feeding difficulties
Learn more about breastfeeding and bottle feeding in infants, including facilitative and compensatory strategies for improving difficulties in these areas. The importance of working within a team is highlighted.
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Treatment of early solids difficulties, including oral motor skills
Identify treatment principles and techniques for the treatment of early solids difficulties, including oral motor skills for feeding. We will discuss infant mental health approaches to treatment, and review 'stress points' - common referral reasons and corresponding therapeutic strategies.
The details...
- REGISTRATIONS: Registrations only open for a very limited time - Fri 2nd September - Mon 12th September 10pm AEST (Melbourne, Australia time).
- COURSE OPEN: Mon 3rd October 8am - Sun 27th November 10pm AEDT. Available pre-recorded online, on-demand, watch at your own pace. Watch on your browser or through our mobile app.
- LIVE Q&A SESSION: Friday 18th November 9.30am AEDT. Recorded and uploaded to course platform.
- COURSE MANUAL: Posted to the address provided. Manuals to international participants are sent expedited/express post where possible.
- COURSE SUITABLE FOR: Allied health, medical, nursing and complementary health professionals. Participants must be a health professional working in a field related to feeding and/or paediatrics (workshop not for parents). The course caters to therapists with a range of experience (beginner to advanced).
- DISCOUNTS: Early bird discount (registration by 10pm Monday 5th September AEDT), and once early-bird passes, 10% discount off full price for students or teams of 3 or more from same workplace (contact [email protected] for student/team registration as you will need a discount code to apply). AUD$ and USD$ prices.
What's Included
#1- Four recorded video modules (~1.5hrs each)
Secure login to access the course modules for 8 weeks. Watch at your own pace, rewind, replay as much as you want. Watch in your web browser or through our mobile app.
#2- 1hr live Q&A session for your course questions
Interactive Zoom session with our course presenter, Carly, recorded and uploaded to the course platform for the remainder of the course.
#3- Printed workshop manual
100+ page workshop manual of the course slides printed and posted to you. International shipping included in international registrations.
#4- Clinical handouts and sample forms
Samples of a selection of feeding handouts and clinical forms used at Babble & Munch Speech Pathology.
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At the end of the course, the SPs/OTs/DTs in the group will have the opportunity to join the Feeding Therapy Lab, our ongoing, online learning and support program for feeding therapists who have completed the Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop!
Therapists are loving our course...
Christine, Speech Pathologist
Babble and Munch's Infant Feeding Foundations is a must for any feeding therapist. Learn the important why of what we do, how to to do it and importantly, where to find up to date information to guide continued EBP.
Kiara, Speech Pathologist
110% recommend this course. If you are wanting to take on more infants who have feeding concerns on your caseload, this course definitely covers it all. Carly's experience is priceless and invaluable, something you cannot just search like a research article. The online nature of the course allows you to complete at your own pace which I loved for my busy schedule and the workbook provided with all the slides was very helpful to write down all of Carly's wisdom and tips!
Course Modules
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Developmental foundations of feeding and oral development
Infant feeding landscape: Parts making up the whole
Development of typical oral structure and function
Oral sensory motor feeding skill development
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Assessment of oral structure, function and feeding skills
Feeding case histories
Completing an in-depth oral motor examination
Tongue & lip ties: Impact and assessment
Feeding assessment
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Treatment 0-6 months
Breastfeeding management
Bottle feeding management
Intervening with oral function
Management of tongue tie and current evidence
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Treatment 6-12 months
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Infant mental health approach to treatment
Stress points: Common solids feeding difficulties and therapeutic strategies
Management of tongue tie with solids and current evidence
You + this online workshop + the course manual
= Everything you need to get started!
Watch in your own time, at your own pace. You can complete the whole course and Q&A session for less than 1 hour per week.
JOIN WAITLISTSharing the Love...
Simone, Speech Pathologist
This course is worth every cent and minute of your time! Carly explains a complex area so simply and is so easy to listen to. Anyone working in feeding (or any Speech Pathologist at all) will learn something from this course.
Abbie, Speech Pathologist
I feel very fortunate that I was guided to complete this training in my new-graduate year as a speech pathologist. It has provided a fabulous foundation for paediatric feeding anatomical understanding, assessment and management. I now have the confidence to begin building a simple feeding caseload where before I didn't feel I knew enough. The online format was also a great way to self-pace the learning and stop to look over the interesting resources listed. I would highly recommend this to my colleagues.
About Carly...
Carly Veness is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist and International Board Certified Lacatation Consultant (IBCLC) in Melbourne, Australia, working in both clinical & research roles over the past 18+ years. Carly is the Founder & Principal Speech Pathologist at Babble & Munch Feeding Therapy, a private practice focused on infant & child feeding. Carly also holds a casual appointment at the Royal Women’s Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive & Special Care Unit & has a Graduate Diploma of Infant & Parent Mental Health.
Carly has particular interest & experience in working with babies & children with gastrointestinal conditions & allergy, congenital heart disease, prematurity, growth faltering, developmental delay, tongue ties, breastfeeding difficulties, & tube feeding. Carly is active in teaching, training & mentoring other speech pathologists & feeding therapists through Babble & Munch Learning, & regularly runs feeding workshops and training programs for other health professionals around Australia & overseas.
Registrations now closed.
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More Love for Our Workshop...
Sarah, SLP
Do not hesitate to enrol in this course. It will change your perspective on infant feeding.
SLP - South Australia
Thank you so much for creating this course in an online format - It was extremely thorough and easy to navigate. I looked forward to sitting down and working through this! I have already started using a lot of what I have learned in my clinic, thank you!