Course Details


Course Open: No
Maximum Available Seats: 40
Seats Available: 33
Course Cancelled?: No
D75-19-277: Team based approach to feeding and positioning for children with multiple disabilities
Feeding 2019/2020

Description: This 3-day collaborative workshop is for school-based teams. Teams in attendance should be working within the same 12:1:4 classroom, and participants should include a classroom teacher, paraprofessional, occupational therapist, physical therapist and/or speech therapist; Other team members, such as administrators and cluster teachers, are encouraged to attend as well. This workshop provides a review of the assessment process and treatment strategies for issues related to mealtime for students with multiple disabilities (12:1:4 programs). The components of a school-based feeding program will also be reviewed. Participants will be asked to complete and present a school-based project implementing strategies and techniques learned throughout the course with a target student. This workshop is limited to 10 teams. CEUs will be offered to participants. This course will be presented by the District 75 Feeding Team: Kimberly McInnis, DPT, and Samantha Eletz SLP.

Instructor:
Kimberly Mcinnis & Samantha Eletz
seletz@schools.nyc.gov


Course Date & Location:
01/15/2020, 01/22/2020, 03/04/2020
8:10 am to 3:00 pm
PS 751M 113E 4th St NY, NY 10003