Cheri’s Complete How-To DO Food Chaining Therapy: Fun and Functional Therapy
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This one is all about how I do my therapy. I talk you through what you would see if you observed my sessions. I describe in detail how to triage feeding disorders, what to say and do as you start your treatment program, how to troubleshoot problems and avoid shut down. I describe what to say when as you start Chaining. I describe how to correctly design a Food Chain. Food education, surprise foods and anchor foods matter. Use the rating scales the right way. I also share with you all the how to’s I have developed in my 37 years as a therapist. Food Chaining techniques work when implemented correctly. Learn how to support and lead a child through sensory exploration in your therapy sessions. Learn how to comfort and encourage them in creative ways that allow them to open up and put fear and aversion down. I talk about how to easily bring new foods to them. I also talk family care and I discuss trauma and fear and the wounds parents carry when their child struggles to eat.
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