Feeding Clinic

The Feeding Clinic provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the assessment, treatment and ongoing management of children with oral-motor or feeding skills concerns, nutrition issues (slow weight gain, excessive weight gain) and behavioral issues related to mealtime.

Types of Services Offered

Children usually have a meal at Feeding Clinic. The meal usually includes accepted foods as well as foods, textures that may be difficult. Oral-motor skills, feeding issues, behavioral issues are assessed. The team will work with the family to identify strategies that may be helpful. The team will also provide ongoing support, assessment and management as needed.

CDRC Staff in Clinic

The feeding team consists of a therapist, a registered dietician, a developmental pediatrician and a nurse. Consultants include a social worker and a speech therapist, as needed.

Expanded Services

Modified barium swallow studies, ongoing follow-up with a behavioral specialist and referral to a pediatric gastroenterologist are available, as needed.

Community Services

The CaCoon (Care Coordination) program for children with special health care needs provides a community health nurse for in-home visits: (541) 687-4013
Nutrition for Women, Infants and Children (Oregon WIC Program) (external link): (541) 687-1253
ECCares/Early Intervention: (541) 346-2578
Community Connections Network

Reading List

How to Get Your Kid to Eat ... but Not Too Much
by Ellyn Satter
Publisher: Bull Publishing Company (October 1987)
ISBN: 0915950839

Poor Eaters: Helping Children Who Refuse to Eat
by Joel Macht, Ph.D. Edward Goldson, MD. and Taylor Felber, MD.
Publisher: Perseus Book Group (November 2002)
ISBN: 0738208264