Supporting Continence: A Holistic, Interdisciplinary Approach

Even when toilet training goes well, it can be difficult. There are often questions of the right time to start, or the best methods to use. This workshop series for professionals offers practical, effective, and respectful strategies to support both typical toilet training and continence challenges. The full-day session will provide a basis for effective toilet training through a developmental lens. We will cover traditional approaches to toilet training and their appropriate applications. Content will also discuss where continence and toilet training can go wrong, and how to manage it.

Special topics sessions will cover areas of special interest. Attendance at special topic sessions is dependent on attending the full-day foundations session on January 28th. Special topics sessions are intended as intermediate/advanced content for specific professions, but all participants are welcome with the understanding that content may not be familiar to all professions.

• Monday 2/2 7-8:30* Beyond Constipation: Advanced Causes and Conditions Associated with Incontinence (target profession: school nurse)
• Monday 2/9 11-12:30 Picky Eating, The Microbiome, and The Gut-Brain Axis (target audience: dietitians, nutritionists, OT and SLP feeding therapists)
• Monday 3/9 11-12:30 Parent Collaboration for Behavior Challenges in Toilet Training (target audience: mental health providers)
• Monday 3/16 11-12:30 Disability, Continence, and Toilet Training (target audience: occupational therapists)
• Monday 3/23 7-8:30* Incontinence Management in the School Setting (target audience: school-based professionals)

* Note that some special topics sessions occur during the day, and others are in the evening.

To register: Registration link coming soon! Want to be informed when registration opens? Give us your information on our contact form: https://qualtrics.uvm.edu/jfe/form/SV_eJ7eJEZWuqfiC0u

This workshop is intended for Vermont-based professionals working with children, including: special educators, school nurses, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and mental health providers. We are sorry, but this series is not open to parents, paraprofessionals, behavior technicians, or medical aides.