228: Perception-Action Approach for the Pediatric SLP

en-usApril 05, 2023

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About this Episode

Guests: Charlene Fregosi, PT, C/PAA-Instructor, and Ilene Sperling, MA, CCC-SLP, C-PAA-Instructor - If you tuned into episode #193, “Pediatric Feeding Disorder and the NICU: Best Practice for Discharge,” then you heard Cuyler Romeo, MOT, OTR/L, SCFES, IBCLC, mention the “Institute for Perception-Action Approach,” (of which she is a founding member). Well, Folks, that’s what this episode is dedicated to, learning about the “Perception-Action Approach" from two of their certified instructors. So, suppose you are interested in learning how to engage in a whole-body assessment and treatment of a little one with a pediatric feeding disorder, how to engage in interprofessional education and practice across allied health members, or in what Isaac Newton has to do with teaching a little one to engage with their body in space. In that case, this is the hour for you! Join Ilene and Charlene as they teach you how to embrace the power of gentle touch for powerfully optimistic pediatric outcomes.

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