This week on the Untethered Podcast, Hallie chats with Samy DeBellis, a Feed The Peds®-trained therapist on the path to becoming a Certified Pediatric Feeding Therapist™ (CPFT™).
Samy shares her journey into feeding therapy and her passion for making mealtimes safer, more enjoyable, and empowering for families. They dive into the importance of certification, strategies for engaging children, and the role of parent involvement in therapy.
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In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Samy’s Journey into Feeding Therapy
- The Importance of Certification in Pediatric Feeding
- Creating a Comprehensive Curriculum for Feeding Therapy
- Short-term and Long-term Success in Feeding Therapy
- Strategies for Engaging Children in Feeding Therapy
- Parent Involvement and Carryover in Feeding Therapy
- The Fun and Challenges of Working with Kids
- Building Rapport Through Play
- The Importance of Trust in Therapy
- Understanding Past Experiences
- Creating a Safe Environment for Exploration
- Strategies for Effective Feeding Therapy
LINKS
Connect with Samy on Instagram and at https://speechlanguageplace.com/
Join FREE 3-day Training on April 28-30 now! http://www.feedthepeds.com/training
Grab Your Free Pediatric Feeding Screening Packet www.feedthepeds.com/Pediatric-Feeding-Screening-Packet
Get on the waitlist for Feed The Peds® https://www.feedthepeds.com
Apply For CPFT™ Certification [Certified Pediatric Feeding Therapist™] today! Doors close April 21st at 11:59 ET >>> www.feedthepeds.com/cpft-certification
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Join the Tongue Tie Bootcamp https://www.feedthepeds.com/tongue-tie-bootcamp
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Join Hallie for the 3-Day FREE Training April 28-30, 2025 and get 4 hours on a certificate of completion: feedthepeds.com/training
Download your Free Screening Packet here: pedfeedingscreening.com
Pediatric feeding screenings are critical! All pediatric SLPs & OTs should know how to screen, even if you don’t work in ped feeding!
If a child has a speech sound disorder and/or sensory feeding challenges there’s likely an oral motor deficit at play. We need to screen all of our pediatric patients to know if further evaluation is needed. Afterall, if additional services are needed, it’s our job to provide them and help our littlest patients function optimally!
If you’re an SLP or OT (students welcome, too!), join Hallie and thousands of your SLP & OT colleagues for a FREE 3-day training and screen your first pediatric feeding patient. Over 31,170+ SLPs & OTs have already completed this free training. Now it’s YOUR TURN!
Here’s what you’ll get:
- Free training April 28-30, 2025: Hallie will bring the patients!
- 4 Hours on a certificate of completion to count toward your renewal hours.
- Opportunity to earn 1 of 3 Full Scholarships [needs based included] to the 12-week Feed The Peds® course
- A free pediatric feeding screening packet.
Inside the free screening packet, you’ll find:
- A pediatric development chart from birth to 36 months of age
- A checklist with the 50 most common symptoms
- A chart to easily organize findings & determine if further assessment is needed
- A referral form to easily refer patients to other specialists, when needed
Doors to Feed The Peds® [the 12-week course] will open May 5-9, 2025
Bonus: enroll in the 12 week course and you’ll get the 5 hours from the free training for official ASHA and AOTA CEUs!
I like the food helpers…..
love,
Zahida