Training & Support
We train professionals working with children and caregivers on nutrition, feeding, and disability.
SPOON trains and mentors local in-country service providers on feeding and nutrition for children vulnerable to malnutrition.
Service providers-often community health and rehabilitation workers, physicians, nurses and social workers–typically work at early childhood intervention centers, residential care institutions, community health clinics and facilities, and rehabilitation centers service families of children with disabilities.
Our approach combines in-person activities with online courses, webinars, and tutorials. Our training and ongoing support equips service providers to address the most critical areas of children’s health and to conduct developmental screenings for early identification of disabilities.
Training in the US
We also offer courses in the US on trauma-informed feeding and nutrition care for at-risk children, such as foster children.
SPOON’s curriculum is available in-person, remote, or a combination. It is translated into Hindi, French, Russian, and Croatian, and can be translated into other languages if needed. It covers 15 topics, such as:
- Developmental Feeding Skills
- Foods for Healthy Growth
- About Iron-deficiency Anemia
- Best Practices for Mealtime
- Screening for Feeding Difficulties
- Feeding & Nutrition Counseling
- Skills for Mealtime & Specialized Feeding Techniques
- Strategies for Feeding Infants
- Measuring & Interpreting Growth