Summer Therapy Packages
The Pediatric Place is excited to offer discounted summer therapy packages for dyslexia, handwriting, speech and language services. Click on the links below to learn more!
Dive Into Handwriting!
Start the 2019-2020 school year off with better writing! Our occupational therapists are offering a 5 week summer handwriting program available onsite at Moreland Daycare. A new class is now available at the Pediatric Place! See details here!
Dyslexia Summer Therapy
Basic and Super Summer Packages are available June 3rd-August 9th for significant discounted rate. Your child will participate in a reading skills assessment on the first day of the program. Please also provide child's reading level last reported by your child's teacher. Choose between 10 or 20 summer sessions (30 minutes in length). Sessions are one-on-one with Orton-Gillingham trained speech/language pathologist. Click on the link below for more details.
Speech and Language Summer Therapy
Basic and Super Summer Packages are available June 3rd-August 9th for significant discounted rate. Your child must have an active IEP to jump into these savings. Choose between 10 or 20 summer sessions (30 minutes in length). These packages are great for children that are not receiving summer therapy services through the school district. These packages are also helpful for parents will large health insurance deductibles, families that self pay, and/or for children that just need an extra boost over the summer months to avoid regression. Please click the link below for more information!
Always Growing
Orofacial Myology: Making the Connection
Lauren O'Hare, M.S. SLP-CF is participating in a 24-hour myofunctional training. Orofacial myology disorders are defined below:
"Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD), sometimes called an “oral myofunctional
disorder" and “tongue thrust," are disorders of the face, mouth, lips, or jaw."
https://www.orofacialmyologyconnection.com/
Meet our new staff members!
We are happy to welcome Dana Vanmeter-Patton, Kim Shields, Katelee Miller, and Skyler Borman to our Chatterbox Team! These lovely ladies are speech-language pathologists excited to work with our pediatric population in the clinic and/or through our local schools. Danielle Brooks is new to the Pediatric Place! Danielle is a UCM communication disorders undergraduate student working as our front desk administrator. You will see her smiling face sitting at the front desk working with schedules, new patients, and keeping the therapists organized!
The MNRI® Solution ("Toolbox") for Dyslexia
Jeanni Kanzler, OTR/L, recently attended a 16-hour course focused on reflex integration strategies for dyslexia. The conference was held in the beautiful state of Colorado. We are looking forward use these strategies to promote success in learning!!
https://masgutovamethod.com/the-method/who-can-benefit-from-the-method
Jessi Frencken, MPT
Jessi Frencken, MPT attended a course on therapeutic interventions for toe walking. In this course, Jessi learned the newest evidence-based practice for treating idiopathic toe walking. She now has advanced skills in taping, bracing, and neuromuscular re-education to facilitate improved posture and gait.
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Meet Sterling
Sterling is an 18 month old silver lab who just began his obedience training this week! Sterling belongs to Jessi and has dreams of becoming Child's Play Therapy's next therapy dog.