Comprehensive ARFID and Feeding Evaluation (CAFE) clinic

CAFE clinic specializes in helping children 3-18 years with either a pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) and/or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) get evaluated for more intensive-based services and care. 

Our well-rounded team includes a pediatric gastroenterologist, a behavioral health specialist, pediatric speech and occupational therapists and a dietitian.  Our comprehensive approach ensures that each patient receives the best possible treatment tailored to their unique needs.

Conditions for evaluation:

• Trauma-based food avoidance
• Tube dependency and hope for tube weaning
• Stagnation of progress through outpatient feeding therapy 
• Narrow or restrictive solid food intake (<5-10 total foods). 
• Liquid calorie dependency

To make an appointment with CAFE clinic, please ensure your child has met the following requirements:  

• Has had a Clinical Feeding Evaluation by an outpatient therapist (either through Intermountain PCH pediatric rehab services or a private evaluation) and 1-2 follow up outpatient practice visits.
• Referred through pediatrician or family physician.
• Call our schedulers at 801-662-1644, option 2, to receive a secure online intake form to complete. Once reviewed, our clinic will reach out to schedule. 

For those that qualify through CAFE clinic, patients may enter an intensive multi-weekly co-treatment sessions with a behavioral health specialist and feeding therapists directed toward PFD and ARFID patients to help overcome their disorder. 

This is a hybrid session with in-person therapy and virtual behavioral health guidance by our psychologist that works to intensify therapies and coach families toward a more normalized and healthy approach to mealtimes and snacks.  To enter co-treatment, your child must be evaluated and deemed appropriate through CAFE clinic.

Co-treatment approaches:

• Personalized therapy treatments based on your child's needs
• Coaching sessions with a behavioral health specialist to give advice and tips for at-home approaches and coping skills to use at mealtimes in order to normalize feeding
• Close communication with your primary care team to ensure a healthy nutritional and developmental future for your child.
• Return visit to CAFE Clinic after co-treatment sessions to ensure adequate nutrition and health status.