News from The Therapy Place - The Parents' Place

This part of The Therapy Place website is produced by clinic staff and has been named "The Parents' Place". This section includes current information and news that may be useful to the clinic's parents and caregivers, as well as those interested in the challenges our children face.

Take a look at the The Parents' Place. Explore our news and tips; sensory activities for kids; recommended readings; community events calendar; and special help with everyday living. You can also download this web-based newsletter as a PDF file for printing.

Current Newsletter (Winter 2006)

Issue 3 (Fall 2004)

Issue 2 (Fall 2003)

Issue 1 (May 2003)


Programs Schedule

Alert Group
The purpose of the ALERT Program is to teach self-regulation skills. The program "How Does Your Engine Run" will be used under the guidance and supervision of an occupational therapist to assist children ages 8-12 to develop awareness of arousal levels and offer strategies for self regulation. By participating in the ALERT Program in a group setting, the children will enhance their self-esteem, coping abilities and self knowledge to regulate their arousal states with minimal adult interventions.

  • Ages: 8-12 years
    Dates: Tues. June 17 & 24, July 1, 15, 22, 29, Aug 5 & 12
    Times: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  • Cost: $375 (due at the time of registration)
    Registration Deadline: June 9th


Core Group
The Core Group is a fun, interactive activity set to music, where your child participates in various exercises and games with peers that are intended to strengthen the core. Core strength is necessary for postural control and strength, motor development and impacts attention and self regulation.
Call for group schedule.

Functional Skills Group
Many types of skills are required today, not only to survive, but also to experience independence and success in everyday living. The purpose of the Functional Skills Group is to develop basic survival skills, personal and community independence, as well as promote getting along with others.
Call for group schedule.

Handwriting Group
Getting it Write is designed to help children whose mild neurological challenges result in difficulty with the skills of handwriting. Getting it Write is structured to make a frustrating but necessary task fun. At The Therapy Place, our hope is that children will develop a more positive attitude toward practicing handwriting, a skill for which many have received little positive feedback.

  • Ages: 6-12 years
    Dates: June 17, 19, 20, 24, 26 & 27
    Time: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

  • Cost: $225
    Registration Deadline: June 6th (Payment is due at time of registration)

ILAUGH Group
The ILAUGH social thinking program explores a variety of areas that contribute to social thinking and related skills. It provides an innovative framework designed to address your child’s social cognitive deficits in a group setting.
Call for group schedule.

Music Therapy
The Therapy Place is continuing a partnership with MacPhail Center for Music to offer music therapy. We are excited to be offering a group for children to assist with language and social development using music, as well as individual music therapy sessions.
Call for group schedule.

Peer Play/Social Groups
The Play Group will include structured play opportunities appropriate for each child in the group. By participating in a play group, your child will experience positive play opportunities that can enhance his or her self-esteem, coping abilities, play exploration, and social development. Emphasis will be on social behavior development including the ability to listen to others, to include others, to express positive and negative feelings and to think of consequences before acting.
  • Ages: 4-6 years
    Dates: Mon. June 16 & 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11
    Times: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  • Ages: 7-8 years
    Dates: Mon. June 16 & 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 & 11
    Times: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
  • Ages: 10-12 years
    Dates: Tues. June 17 & 24, July 1, 15, 22, 29, Aug 5 &12
    Times: 9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Cost: $375 (due at the time of registration)
    Registration Deadline: June 9th

Social/Language Groups
The social group program emphasizes those skills necessary to participate in groups, initiate appropriate social interactions, interpret non-verbal social cues, recognize other’s perspectives and reciprocal social conversation in a small group setting.
Call for group schedule.

Parent/Child Yoga
Through a series of poses yoga can help: build self esteem, build strength, flexibility, balance and concentration, enhance neurological needs, tone internal organs, stimulate nerves and glands and is also calming and grounding. It is also a fun social experience!
Call for group schedule.

Yoga for Children
Through a series of poses yoga can help: build self esteem, build strength, flexibility, balance and concentration, enhance neurological needs, tone internal organs, stimulate nerves and glands and is also calming and grounding. It is also a fun social experience!

  • Ages: 5-8 years
  • Dates: June 17, 19, 20, 24, 26 & 27
    Time: 10:00 am -10:45 am
    Cost: $75
    Registration Deadline: June 6th (Payment is due at time of registration)