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Starting with her earliest explorations with lightweight, flexible, and dynamic bracing in the 1980’s, to her work with seamstress and fellow SPIO co-inventor, Cheryl Allen, Children’s Therapy Center’s co-founder Nancy Hylton has always demonstrated creativity and innovation. If the tool she needed to help her patient didn’t already exist, Nancy would create it herself or…
by Emma Franke, CTC Volunteer Therapists at Children’s Therapy Center have reported that virtual appointments are helping parents and caregivers see strong results at home. Occupational Therapist Allison Payton, who works with children ages 3 and older in our center-based program, had no idea how much things would change when she accepted a new job…
Article by Emma Franke, CTC Volunteer We’ve been sharing music videos on our Facebook page, which can be a great way to engage your child in a new way during quarantine. Check out Music Mondays on Facebook! “Therapy looks a lot like play,” says Katie Schripsema, occupational therapist at Children’s Therapy Center. While helping a…
When the COVID pandemic hit, we had to adapt our program almost overnight to make sure no child missed a single critical session. We’re now providing all our therapy sessions to families via Zoom videoconference until we can see them in person once again. It’s been a huge challenge for everyone – the parents and…
By M’Liss Buckles, OTR/L Occupational therapists help others become more independent with their meaningful, purposeful daily activities or “occupations.” OTs are supportive, creative problem-solvers who work in hospitals, clinics, schools, mental health programs and early intervention programs, to name a few. At CTC, our OTs serve children ages 0-3 in our Early Intervention Home-Based program,…
Volunteers contribute hours of time to CTC each year, helping to strengthen our programs for children and provide additional support for families. We’re celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Month by highlighting just a few of our remarkable volunteers. They are such an integral part of CTC’s team! Volunteer Spotlight: Nhi Nhi joined our team in January as…
Speech-language pathologist Larisa recently shared this video of a tele-intervention session. “Today, we were playing with rubber bands!” she says. “They are great for practicing all sorts of skills. As you can see from this video, I worked with his mom just like we would during an in-person session. Her child put rubber bands on…
Occupational therapist Allison Payton shares how tele-intervention is a fun and safe way to continue therapy services and keep children reaching their goals! What are the benefits of tele-intervention? Tele-intervention is great for helping families learn and use therapy strategies in more functional environments, like in the home. For children enrolled in Early Intervention,…
Volunteers are part of the heart and mission of CTC.
This group of teens and pre-teens demonstrate why fitness matters!