Feeding Therapy in the Chicago area – Empowering Lives
We’re proud to offer clinicians that are trained and certified in evidence-based feeding therapy to our families in the Chicago area. Our occupational and speech therapists have undergone extensive training in the SOS Feeding Approach. Through this approach, we offer individual feeding sessions to support a child’s growth while exploring and engaging with different foods in a playful and affirming environment.
The child may begin by just working to tolerate nonpreferred food in the same room or in front of them on the plate, then working up to smelling, touching, tasting, and finally supporting consumption of new foods through a graded approach. Skilled feeding therapy supports improving oral motor and sensory-related feeding challenges, teaching the child and their family's skills to enhance their feeding experience and nurture their food expansion and exploration. This specific approach supports all age ranges and abilities with an individualized plan to support a successful mealtime.
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Per the SOS Approach to Feeding website, this approach is “…the only results-driven feeding program with 30 years of proven clinical experience helping children learn the skills they need to eat well… the SOS Approach to Feeding program is an effective way to assess and address problematic feeding behaviors in a variety of settings and populations.”
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We’re proud to say that many of our therapists have received direct training from the founder of the SOS Approach to Feeding, Dr. Kay A. Toomey, PhD. Contact us for a feeding consultation at In2Great!.
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For more information on the SOS Approach to Feeding please follow the attached link for more information: https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/
The below therapists at In2Great! Pediatric Therapy have completed the full training form and receive their certification. Click on their picture to read their individual backgrounds!
