Treatment

 

Our speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and social workers provide individual and group therapy treating children with a variety of abilities. We use evidence-based practices and developmental, child-centered approaches.  All therapists are fully licensed and certified. 

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Speech and Language Therapy helps children who have trouble with:

 

• Articulation (speech sound) production

• Expressive language (verbal and written language expression )

• Receptive language (comprehension of written and verbal language)

• Pragmatic (social) communication

• Pre-literacy and school readiness skills

• Auditory processing

• Reading comprehension

• Voice quality 

• Stuttering

• Literacy (reading and spelling )

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Occupational Therapy helps children t0 develop:

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• Fine motor skills (i.e. grasping and controlling a pencil, cutting with scissors)

• Gross motor skills (i.e. balance and coordination)

• Hand eye Coordination 

• Self-Regulation

• Attention

• Body awareness 

• Activities of Daily Living (i.e. brushing teeth, buttoning clothing, using a fork)

• Sensory Processing and Response

• Planning and Organization

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Physical Therapy helps children develop:

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• increase ability to participate in various settings by facilitating gross motor skills 

• Flexibility, strength

• Posture, gait

• Balance and coordination 

• Self-Regulation

• Body awareness 

• Activities of Daily Living 

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Behavioral Therapy and Counseling helps children:

• Explore thoughts and feelings

• Regulate emotional responses

• Decrease negative feelings and behaviors 

• Develop coping skills 

• Form healthy relationships with family and friends

• Socialize 

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