ASHA Learning Pass

This session is designed for school-based SLPs who support children with complex oral feeding and swallowing needs. The speaker discusses the components of a robust assessment—and how that assessment informs decisions surrounding a student’s feeding needs. The session examines effective and realistic goal development to address feeding needs within an IEP.

This course is a recorded session from the 2022 ASHA Schools Connect online conference.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Identify the components necessary to complete a thorough feeding assessment 
• List tools necessary to construct effective feeding support plans for students you serve 
• Develop measurable and effective IEP goals to address feeding needs

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View all courses from the 2022 Schools Connect online conference.

Presenter Information

Marianne E. Gellert-Jones, MA, CCC-SLP, has been working in pediatrics for over 30 years, focusing on providing speech-language, AAC, and feeding/dysphagia services within the pediatric population. She holds positions as both a speech-language pathologist and clinical feeding specialist at HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy. She has presented at numerous conferences and workshops in the areas of feeding, speech/language/AAC, and respiration for interprofessional colleagues and families of children with complex medical needs. She authored a chapter on "Assessment and Treatment of Feeding in Children and Youth with Cerebral Palsy," which was included in Cerebral Palsy (Miller, Bachrach, Lennon & O'Neill, Eds.) published by Springerlink. Ms. Gellert-Jones previously held appointments as a speech-language pathologist at Thomas Jefferson University Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital, and as a dysphagia specialist at the Children’s Seashore House Pediatric Center for Dysphagia and Feeding Management. She completed her training in pediatric neuro-developmental treatment. She is a member of ASHA and a Fellow in the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.

Financial Disclosures:

• Full-time employee of HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• ASHA member

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: July 13–25, 2022
End date: May 29, 2028

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).