This curriculum integrates knowledge of clinical nutrition and systems of care to improve service delivery to children with special health care needs. Because some information is best learned in a group environment, modules are designed to enable group study leaders to promote improved pediatric nutrition servie delivery.

Each module is designed to deliver approximately 1 hour of inservice/continuing education for nutritionists. A leaders guide, speaker's notes, Powerpoint presentation, participant handouts, resource list, and illustrative video vignettes (streaming video or DVD) are provided for each module, along with a post-test, evaluation form, and certificate of completion form. Suggested group study leaders are nutritionists who are knowledgeable about delivering pediatric nutrition services in their local or state context.

Target audience: RDs who see children with special needs as part of their practices, but have not received training

Materials: Files can be downloaded from this website.

Video vignettes from "Two at the Table" are used for this curriculum. They can be viewed online, but cannot be saved to your hard drive. Video vignettes are best viewed using the most recent version of Microsoft Windows Media Player. To update your viewer, follow the link below. If you will not have access to the Internet during your presentation, or prefer to have a DVD copy of all of the vignettes, contact pwdlearn@u.washington.edu to request a DVD.

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Module 1: Providing Family-Centered Care
Leader's Guide (255 KB)
Speaker's Notes (265 KB)
PowerPoint Presentation (111 KB)
Participant Handouts (459 KB)
Suggested video vignette: Family-centered Care, is available online from the "Two at the Table" video menu

Module 2: Participating in the Interdisciplinary Approach to Feeding Interventions
Leader's Guide (255 KB)
Speaker's Notes (402 KB)
PowerPoint Presentation (277 KB)
Participant Handouts (1.4 MB)
Suggested video vignettes: Angel, Lunch Bunch, Chloe, are available online from the "Two at the Table" video menu

Module 3: State and Local Nutrition Resources
Leader's Guide (30 KB)
Speaker's Notes (296 KB)
PowerPoint Presentation (208 KB)
Participant Handouts (432 KB)
Suggested video vignette: Jesus, is available online from the "Two at the Table" video menu

Module 4: Evaluating Nutrition Care Plans
Leader's Guide (262 KB)
Speaker's Notes (334 KB)
PowerPoint Presentation (373 KB)
Participant Handouts (1.2 MB)
Suggested video vignette: Chloe, is available online from the "Two at the Table" video menu