{"id":2445,"date":"2025-01-22T08:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=2445"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:04:39","slug":"the-vermont-continence-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/services\/current-cdci-projects\/the-vermont-continence-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vermont Continence Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n                <h2 class=\"h3\">Providing positive, person-centered, science-driven toileting &#038; continence supports for Vermont\u2019s children and youth<\/h2>        <h3>The Vermont Continence Project provide services, training, and resources to improve incontinence care and teaching.<\/h3>\n<p>Project staff work with school teams who support students struggling with toileting issues, as well as consulting on complex cases with healthcare providers. They also offer an online video learning series and parent support group.<\/p>\n<p>Their collaborative team includes an occupational therapy consultant, registered nurse, registered dietitian, and psychologist.<\/p>\n\n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/continence\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Visit the Vermont Continence Project website<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media\">\n        <figure>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two-md size-three-two-md\" alt=\"A small girl with almond skin and dark curly hair sits on a toilet and high-fives a woman who kneels next to her.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-front-page.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vermont Continence Project Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"staff-list\">\n    <li>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/blog\/staff\/tracie-clarke-ms-rdn-cd\/\">\n      <figure>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tracie-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tracie Clarke headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tracie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tracie-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tracie-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tracie-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tracie-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tracie.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>      <\/figure>\n      <div class=\"details\">\n        <h3 class=\"h4\">Tracie Clarke MS RDN CD<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"role\">Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, The Vermont Continence Project<\/p>      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"moreinfo\">More Info<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/li>\n    <li>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/blog\/staff\/chayah-lichtig\/\">\n      <figure>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chayah-Lichtig-800x800-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chayah Lichtig: a white woman in her late thirties with wavy dark hair worn with bangs, in a royal blue shirt, poses for a photo outside\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chayah-Lichtig-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chayah-Lichtig-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chayah-Lichtig-800x800-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chayah-Lichtig-800x800-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chayah-Lichtig-800x800-1.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>      <\/figure>\n      <div class=\"details\">\n        <h3 class=\"h4\">Chayah Lichtig<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"role\">Project Director, Vermont Continence Project<\/p>      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"moreinfo\">More Info<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"info-highlights-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-green\" id=\"Highlights\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 details\">\n                <h2>The Vermont Continence Project Quick Facts<\/h2>              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"info-highlights-grid row\">\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-regular fa-circle-info\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>Quick Facts<\/h3>        <ul>\n<li>Year of origin:2015<\/li>\n<li>Services offered: Consultations and trainings for educators and healthcare professionals, and online learning course, and a parent support group<\/li>\n<li>Age range: This project provides direct services to adults only.<\/li>\n<li>Coverage Area: all over Vermont<\/li>\n<li>Cost: free for anyone in Vermont<\/li>\n<li>Conducts research: No<\/li>\n<li>Funding: The Vermont Continence Projct receives funding from the Vermont Child Health Improvement Projct as well as support from CDCI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-solid fa-video\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>More About the Vermont Continence Project<\/h3>        <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is the Vermont Continence Project?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jGQyJNujDis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-link fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>Website<\/h3>        <p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/continence\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vermont-continence-project-logo.001.png\" alt=\"Vermont Continence Project logo: an icon of a toilet\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vermont Continence Project Staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2463,"menu_order":120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2445","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Vermont Continence Project - UVM Center on Disability 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