Disability Spotlight Podcast
A podcast that SPOTlights the way for allied health professionals working in the disability sector. Topics will be relevant to speech pathologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists working in the disability sector aiming to achieve best practice.
Disability Spotlight Podcast
Supporting Children with Restricted Eating, and doing a PHD with Rene Fraser
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In this episode, Bec Sampson is joined by Rene Fraser, Occupational Therapist and long-time Disability SPOT Executive Committee member, to discuss her PhD research on parent interventions for children with disabilities who are restricted eaters.
Drawing on over 20 years of clinical experience, Rene shares how her work with families inspired her research and why traditional approaches to restricted eating often fall short. Instead of chasing “perfect” mealtimes, she highlights the importance of creating safe, responsive environments that nurture a child’s natural curiosity to explore food.
Listeners will gain insights from Rene’s scoping review and parent interviews, including her decision-making framework for choosing interventions, the value of tailoring supports, and the power of collaboration across disciplines. She also explores how clinicians can reflect on their own practices, embrace family-centred strategies, and apply her findings directly in therapy to better support children and families.
Show Notes:
Get Permission Institute - Meal Times
Meg Farrell - learn play thrive, Podcasts
Deborah alvarez feeding therapy australia
Disability SPOT is run by a dedicated group of volunteer speech pathologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists with the aim of providing best practice professional development and networking opportunities for members.
Membership is cheap.. at $60 per year and provides excellent value for a range of professional development and learning activities.
Consider becoming a member to network, attend our events, tap into webinars, recordings and a range of resources. Such a great way to access your CPD hours.
Our Disability SPOTLIGHT podcast is for members and non-members. Topics relate to supporting our community to achieve best practice in the disability sector.