168: The One About Providing Holistic Approach to Pediatric Feeding
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In this episode, I am joined by Jaime Perez, she is the founder of Thriving Joy Pediatric Therapy, LLC in Tampa, FL offering mobile therapy services in homes and daycares. She is an ASHA certified Speech Language Pathologist, passionate feeding specialist, and mother of two crazy boys. She is also a Certified Neonatal Therapist, Certified Neonatal Massage Therapist, Certified Lactation Counselor in training, and has been treating medically complex infants and children in hospitals and NICUs for over 10 years.
She loves tiny humans and is a strong patient advocate and supporter of parents. She believes the best care is family centered.
Topics/Questions Asked:
How would you define holistic/family centered care in feeding?
Can you describe the missing pieces in the medical system in treatment of kids with feeding difficulties?
What was it like moving from hospital/NICU SLP to a private practice owner?
What should SLPs know about swallowing/feeding and becoming a NICU SLP/ feeding therapist?
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