Eligible Participants: The training will benefit ABA Professionals (BCBA’s, BC’s, RBT’s), Psychologists, Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Graduate Students, Interns, School-Based Staff (Pre-K Thru 12), Health Care and other providers who support children and adolescents to acquire healthy eating behaviors. Parents and Guardians are also encouraged to attend.
Date/Time: Thursday, November 13, 2025; 1- 3 pm
Method: Live Instruction via Zoom (Link will be provided prior to training)
Cost:
Professionals: $35 per person
Parents/Guardians & Students: $10 per person
Refund Policy: Please submit requests for cancellations to continuing-education@cgrc.org. Please alllow 5 – 10 days for the refund to return to your payment method.
- Full Refund if provider cancels the course
- Full Refund: Cancellation more than 7 days prior to course date
- No Refund: Cancellation 7 days or less prior to course date
CE Credits: Eligible participants will receive 2 BCBA, APA, NBCC, PA SW/LPC/MFT, and/or ACT 48 & PQAS Credits upon completion of course requirements.
Child Guidance Resource Centers (CGRC) is approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., the American Psychological Association, Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors, the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (ACT 48 & PQAS) to award continuing education credits to eligible participants.
Description: Picky eating and food refusal can create significant challenges for children, adolescents, and their families—impacting nutrition, family relationships, and social participation. This training provides practical, evidence-based strategies to address food selectivity and reduce mealtime stress. Participants will explore the behavioral, sensory, and emotional factors that influence eating patterns and learn step-by-step approaches for helping children expand their diets in a positive, sustainable way. Through the use of structured routines, reinforcement, shaping, and gradual exposure techniques, this session equips caregivers and professionals with tools to promote calmer mealtimes, increase food acceptance, and support healthy, enjoyable eating experiences across home, school, and community settings.
Course Format: This 2-hour course will be held on-line via Zoom. The course will include a PowerPoint presentation, case studies, and practical strategies for clinicians, behavioral specialists and caregivers to help children and adolescents acquire better eating behaviors.
Course Objectives: This course is intended to enable participants to:
1. Identify common factors contributing to food refusal and selectivity—including behavioral, sensory, and emotional influences.
2. Develop structured mealtime routines that increase predictability, reduce stress, and foster positive eating experiences.
3. Apply evidence-based strategies such as reinforcement, shaping, and gradual exposure to expand food acceptance and address challenges like brand selectivity, limited diets, and sensory sensitivities.
4. Support parents and caregivers in managing behavioral challenges and promoting consistency across settings (home, school, community).
5. Promote strategies to reduce food-related anxiety and build long-term healthy eating habits that support physical and social well-being, and quality of life.