Assessment and Evaluation
laying the groundwork for treatment |
Telephone Screening - OPTIONAL, if needed – to determine whether differences in development are sufficient to warrant an Intake Evaluation
Intake Evaluation – to review developmental history, presenting problems, and previous assessments
Comprehensive assessment – to obtain test and other data needed to develop an individual treatment plan
Multidisciplinary evaluation – to evaluate sensory, medical, cognitive, and psychosocial characteristics
Assessment feedback – to provide feedback from assessment or evaluation and identify family priorities for treatment
Post-testing – to determine how much change has resulted from treatment |
| Treatment Services – intervention for clients and their families |
Occupational therapy – OT with a sensory integration approach (OT/SI)
Combination therapy – occupational therapy in combination with one or more other therapies
Intensive treatment – therapies for clients coming from out of town
Feeding therapy – the SOS Approach to Feeding Program (see below)
Listening therapy – utilizing the integrated Listening systems (iLs) program
Psychosocial services – skill-building to enhance development and emotional well-being of either/both children and family members
Speech-language therapy – evaluation, consultation, and/or direct therapy in verbal communication
Nutrition consultation
Home and school consultation – on-site observation at home, school, or elsewhere
Parent education – coaching for family members both during and independent of therapy sessions
Goal attainment scaling – monitoring of measurable goals for treatment and monitoring of their attainment
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| SOS Feeding Solutions – for feeding and weight/growth difficulties |
Transdisciplinary feeding assessments – 2-hour comprehensive evaluation by an integrated team of 5 specialists and 2 hours of parent feedback/education
Condensed evaluations – 1-hour assessment with 1-2 members of the evaluation team followed by 30-minute discussion with parents
Individual feeding therapy – Food School for a single child and his/her parent(s)
Group feeding therapy – Food School for groups of 4-6 children and their parents
Parent workshops and physician in-services – Coming in 2010
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| Education and Research
– reinforcing and expanding knowledge of SPD |
Education at STAR Center
- Family-centered treatment – in which parent education is a keystone
- In-service for physicians – currently scheduling for 2010
- Parent workshops – currently scheduling for 2010
Education with the SPD Foundation
- International Symposiums – annually in March and October
- Intensive Mentorships – 8-10 times each year for professionals
- E-Learning – continuously online
- Informational webinars – coming soon
Participation in research projects – in partnership with the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
- Sensory Processing Scales – to help standardize new assessments
- Pre- and post-treatment outcome studies – laboratory testing to validate the effectiveness of intervention
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