Workshops, Training & Professional Development

Lively Eaters provides a range of parent and professional workshops and talks to:

• Childcare centres, Early Learning Centres, Kindergartens, Parent Groups
• Schools – Teachers and Support Staff
• Universities
• Conferences
• Professionals – Dietitians, Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Medical practitioners, Nursing staff, Educators, Support Workers, Respite workers

• Professional Mentoring – personalised one to one or group mentoring
• Messy, Fun Feeding – The Introduction of Solids (60 mins)
• Let’s Talk about Mealtimes – Typical and Fussy Eating Development and How to overcome mealtime challenges (90 mins)
• Speech Pathologists role in Paediatric Feeding (60 mins)
• ‘All Things Mealtimes’ – 1 day workshop for Professionals
• Enteral Tube Weaning – The family journey towards Oral Feeding (2 day workshop for professionals)
• Oral Eating and Drinking / Mealtime Management training for Education, Care Settings and Support & Respite Staff (90 mins) – onsite at your School/Centre
  • Normal and atypical swallowing
  • Why an oral eating and drinking care plan (OEDCP)? How to read an OEDCP
  • Level of support required at mealtimes and why?
  • Strategies for minimising eating and drinking challenges
  • Updating care plans and specific staff training for individual children