EDPS 36300 Lecture 6: Chapter 8 n2
Chapter #8
Nutrition & Mealtime
Assessment
•Medical and Developmental History
•Feeding History and Current Feeding
•Feeding Skills Evaluation
•Examine the feeding environment
•Communication assessment
•Assessment of tone, strength, range of motion and movement
•Observations of oral-motor skills
•Positioning evaluation
Comprehensive Treatment
•Facilitating Socialization
•Positioning
•Food Selection and Consistency
•Adaptive Feeding Equipment
•Addressing Challenging Behaviors
Facilitating Socialization
•Social interaction