Fearless Feeding: Psychological Techniques for Interdisciplinary Treatment of Pediatric Feeding matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in home routines, treatment sessions, interdisciplinary consultation, and health-related skill support. In Fearless Feeding: Psychological Techniques for Interdisciplinary Treatment of Pediatric Feeding, for this course, the practical stakes show up in safe, humane intervention that respects health variables and daily-life feasibility, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Feeding therapy, conducted by any discipline, can be implemented more effectively through incorporation of psychological principles. Feeding therapy that focuses on skill deficits has shown that maladaptive behaviors can persist following even effective treatment that remediates skill deficits. Caregiver stress is also not typically addressed in this treatment but can be a significant maintaining factor of feeding problem behaviors. Additionally, anxiety often accompanies skill deficits in feeding, which can make feeding therapy more challenging to implement and can be a significant barrier to child participation in therapy. Inclusion of psychological principles in feeding therapy can increase child participation making therapy more effective and increase the likelihood of generalization of improvements. This includes an understanding of the impact of anxiety on the implementation of feeding therapy, factors that maintain anxiety, basic exposure treatment principles, and how to incorporate exposure treatment principles into feeding therapy.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Dr. Ruth Bernstein is a licensed clinical psychologist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami, where she specialized in pediatric psychology. She currently serves as the Director of Psychological Services at Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center, overseeing diagnostic services and supporting interdisciplinary clinical teams. Dr. Bernstein is passionate about advancing evidence-based practices for children with developmental and behavioral needs.
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