2026 RSOI Feeding Seminar

We would like to welcome and thank all participants, and do a little housekeeping before getting started. Grab your coffee, tea, macha and let's see some smiling faces! We are glad you are here!

Session Description:

Rachel presents her lived experience growing up with a feeding disorder to her professional experience as an SLP and discovering herself along the way. She will share with us the struggle, revelations and insights along her journey, as well as the unique empathy that comes with working with others like herself.

This keynote presentation will be recorded and made available for 30 days.

Kristen M. West. Ed.D. CCC-SLP

Session Description:

School-based feeding services often require teams to navigate overlapping professional roles, ethical responsibilities, legal requirements, practical barriers, and the individualized needs of students and families. This session will explore the ethical and practical considerations that guide decision-making throughout the school-based feeding service process, including defining team roles and responsibilities, determining educational relevance and eligibility, collaborating with and training families and school personnel, selecting appropriate service-delivery approaches, and planning transitions. Participants will consider how an ethical decision-making framework can support collaborative, student-centered decisions while identifying practical barriers and constraints and exploring potential solutions.

This session will be recorded and made avaialble for 30 Days.

Dr. Karen B. Howarth OTD, MS, OTR/L

Session Description:

This session will take a deep dive into why mealtime participation is important; the use of a multidisciplinary approach in the school setting, including discussion and sharing of processes, roles, and responsibilities within an educational model; and the influences or factors that support or inhibit mealtime participation among students.

Next, you will be introduced to the recently developed Mealtime Screening for Schools (MEALSS), including how to score and interpret it, using a video case study. Lastly, this session will discuss strategies and resources to help enable optimal mealtime participation for the students you work with.

This session will be recorded and made avaialble for 30 Days.

Brief houskeeping and reminders before we jump into day two.

Elisa Thurman and Dr. Lily Glasgo

Description: The International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) is a well-known and utilized method of guaranteeing consistent textures for individuals with dysphagia. However, school-based practitioners may not have been taught the IDDSI guidelines and may be implementing outdated or inconsistent methods of texture modifications in their Safe Eating Plans. During this session, participants will learn the benefits of using the IDDSI guidelines, how to make decisions about choosing safe and least restrictive textures, and how to implement IDDSI guidelines with common school foods. This will be a didactic session with demonstration.

Learning Objectives:

○ Participants will understand the need for utilizing the IDDSI framework within the school setting.

○ Participants will learn how to choose appropriate textures based on the presenting needs of the child in the school setting.

○ Participants will be able to describe how to modify common school food to address student safety while guaranteeing the least restrictive environment.

Elisa Thurman and Dr. Lily Glasgo

Description: During this session, participants will be guided through an interactive discussion based on case studies inspired by real students in Oregon school districts. Participants will engage in collaborative problem-solving and be provided supportive feedback about how to navigate challenging, multidisciplinary cases. Participants are expected to be engaged during this session; we highly recommend having cameras on and being ready to take notes and discuss perspectives, as we will be assigning participants to small groups.

Audience: Intermediate, SLP, OT, Dieticians, RNs

Learning Objectives:

○ Participants will practice reading observation reports from school staff in order to identify pertinent information for evaluation

○ Participants will use provided forms to complete a mock feeding evaluation

○ Participants will demonstrate using clear communication to families, teachers, and paraprofessionals to ensure consistent understanding of the student’s needs

○ Participants will adapt their plans based on presented information in alignment with student changes.

Participants have the opportunity to submit their case study and/or questions for this interactive session.

All participants who submit a case study will be entered into a random drawing for a prize. Two winners will be chosen.

We are giving away (1) complimentary 2027 Feeding Seminar registration and (1) free 30-minute consultation with The Feeding Link!

Regional and Statewide Services for Students with Orthopedic Impairments

1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Suite 110

Roseburg, OR 97470

(541)440-4791