Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

Catalog description

This is a graduate level course on pediatric feeding and swallowing. It provides students with information pertaining to the anatomy-physiology of pediatric swallowing processes, typical/normal swallowing/feeding development, and strategies for the prevention, assessment, and management of children with difficulties feeding and/or swallowing. Using current literature, common diagnostic and treatment approaches will be reviewed and analyzed in order to effectively implement evidenced based practices. The importance of impact on family and interdisciplinary treatment teams will be studied. The successful completion of this course will allow the student the foundational knowledge and the basic skills required to work with pediatric patients in various settings with feeding and/or swallowing disorders.