Diabetes Prevention
USING THE SATTER MODEL WHEN FEEDING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Do you work with children on the autism spectrum and their families? Are you often asked about how to help these children eat a wider variety of food and enjoy family meals? Using the Satter Model when Feeding Children with Autism addresses best practices around feeding children and helps provide clarity and guidance. We will explore how to best support families to implement the Satter division of responsibility model with their children with autism.
Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:
  • Have a better understanding of why children with autism often struggle with eating.


  • Understand what the “gold standard” of feeding children and how to guide families towards that track.


  • Have a clear understanding of the Satter DOR and how it can be applied to children with autism.


  • Understand eating competency and how this is the lifelong goal being strived for not just have a focus on what the child eats.


  • Understand how to provide guidance to families who are being given lots of conflicting advice decide what information to take and keep and utilize to help their children and families have loving enjoyable meals.
Live Event Date: Feb 13, 2020
Learning Need Codes (LNC): 1010, 3050, 5180
Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 3.2.2, 8.3.1, 8.3.6
Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, Health Professionals
Number of Credits: 1.0
Level(s): 1, 2
Total Cost: $18 ($18.00 per credit)
About the Presenters
Ellyn Satter Institute Webinars,
Ellyn Satter Institute Webinars
Michelle Segovias, MOT, OTR/L
Michelle Segovias

Michelle Segovias, MOT, OTR/L is an occupational therapist who works with children whose families have described them as picky eaters and who are struggling to learn to eat family foods. Michelle helps families implement the Satter division of responsibility in feeding and reestablish family mealtimes. Working with children with autism, developmental delays, and medical complications, Michelle strives to show families the value in mealtimes even if they aren’t perfect.

Peggy Crum, MA, RD
Peggy Crum

Peggy Crum, MA, RD, is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in health and risk communication. Her early career was in pediatrics, first at St. Paul Children's Hospital, then in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University where she guided families of children with special needs with the help of Satter's feeding dynamics model. Currently Peggy is a nutritionist for MSU's health promotion and student health education programs where Satter's eating competence model informs her writing, program development, and counseling. Peggy trained with Ellyn Satter in Treating the Dieting Casualty in 2007 offering How To Eat to individuals and groups since then.

Other Webinars by this Presenter/Organization:
The Feeding Relationship and Eating Competence

The Feeding Relationship and Eating Competence: Applying Feeding Dynamics Programming to Nutrition Education

On Demand
Live Date: (Dec 15,2020)
Expiration Date: (Dec 14,2023)

Rating: 4.90 out of 5

Instructor(s): Cristen Harris, PhD, RDN, CSSD, CD, CEP, FAND , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1 hour

Experiential Eating: A Personal Roadmap to Thriving with Diabetes

Experiential Eating: A Personal Roadmap to Thriving with Diabetes

On Demand
Live Date: (Oct 06,2020)
Expiration Date: (Oct 05,2023)

Rating: 4.52 out of 5

Instructor(s): Anny Ha, MS, RD, CEDRD, CDCES, BC-AMD , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1 hour

Body Positive Tools To Support Eating Competence

The Body Positive Dietitian: Clinical Tools for Working with Eating Disorders and Weight-Related Illness

On Demand
Live Date: (Sep 21,2020)
Expiration Date: (Sep 20,2023)

Rating: 4.73 out of 5

Instructor(s): Elizabeth Jackson, MS, RDN, LDN , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1.5 hours

Ellyn Satter Institute Webinar

Eating Competence and Family Meals: Bridging Theory to Practice

On Demand
Live Date: (Jun 18,2020)
Expiration Date: (Jun 17,2023)

Rating: 4.73 out of 5

Instructor(s): Jennifer Harris, RDN, LD, CEDRD , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1.5 hours

Parent Eating Competence: Considerations in Eating Disorder Treatment

Parent Eating Competence: Considerations in Eating Disorder Treatment

On Demand
Live Date: (May 29,2020)
Expiration Date: (May 28,2023)

Rating: 4.55 out of 5

Instructor(s): Jennifer Harris, RDN, LD, CEDRD , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1 hour

Adults with Food Allergies

Are More Adults Developing A Food Allergy?

On Demand
Live Date: (Sep 24,2019)
Expiration Date: (Sep 23,2022)

Rating: 4.68 out of 5

Instructor(s): Alexia Beauregard, MS, RD, CSP, LD , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1 hour

Ellyn Satter Eating Disorder Recovery

Implementing the Satter Models in Eating Disorder Recovery: Part II

On Demand
Live Date: (Oct 23,2018)
Expiration Date: (Oct 22,2021)

Rating: 4.68 out of 5

Instructor(s): Cristen Harris, PhD, RDN, CSSD, CD, CEP, FAND , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1 hour

Childhood Antecedents of Eating Disorders

Childhood Antecedents of Eating Disorders: Part 1

On Demand
Live Date: (Oct 09,2018)
Expiration Date: (Oct 08,2021)

Rating: 4.85 out of 5

Instructor(s): Cristen Harris, PhD, RDN, CSSD, CD, CEP, FAND , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1 hour

Extreme Picky Eating Treatment

Extreme Picky Eating Part II: Responsive Feeding Support & Treatment Approach

On Demand
Live Date: (May 08,2018)
Expiration Date: (May 07,2021)

Rating: 4.75 out of 5

Instructor(s): Katja Rowell, MD , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1.5 hours

Extreme Picky Eating

Extreme Picky Eating Part I: Characteristics & Contributing Factors Through a Relational Lens

On Demand
Live Date: (Apr 24,2018)
Expiration Date: (Apr 23,2021)

Rating: 4.75 out of 5

Instructor(s): Katja Rowell, MD , Peggy Crum, MA, RD

Duration: 1.5 hours

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