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OT Success Story Things Are Heating Up! continued from page 1
Sophia P. was seen for occupational therapy from November Dallas/Fort Worth area, to hear company therapists give an
of 2009 to April of 2010 for delayed development of overall interesting and enlightening presentation on ethics, which
milestones. She also had expressive language delay. Sophia is an important part of our company. Then, just weeks later,
has a twin sister, and they were born five weeks prematurely. KidsCare Therapy hosted a two-day CEU on feeding, which
is also an integral component of KidsCare Therapy’s service.
Although her sister is developing on target, Sophia has
been delayed along the way. Sophia has a diagnosis of In addition, May brought Better Speech and Hearing Month,
hypothyroidism-- at 12 months of age she sustained a a chance to thank all of the fabulous speech therapists that
subdural hemorrhage due to a fall from balance deficits and are a part of the KidsCare Therapy team! Their hard work
underwent a craniotomy. She received physical therapy from and dedication to improving the lives of kids in the Dallas/
ECI, before I joined to provide occupational therapy. Initial Fort Worth area does not go unnoticed– we feel so lucky to
testing revealed delayed fine motor skills and ADLs, balance have them and are honored that they represent KidsCare
deficits and tactile sensory processing deficits. Sophia did
Therapy in the community! National Nurses Week, also in
May, let us recognize and honor these integral parts of our
not initiate play or utilize bilateral coordination, nor did she
company– I don’t know what we’d do without their hard
speak.
work and knowledge!
Sophia’s tactile processing was diminished compared to her
As the weather is heating up so are things at KidsCare Thera-
peers, so I utilized as variety of techniques, including deep
py! A number of new therapists will be joining our team in the
pressure and joint compression input, during therapeutic
upcoming months and our schedule is full of exciting events.
activities. She was also a bit tactile defensive, so I used the
We can’t wait to have our best and busiest summer yet!
brushing protocol and educated mom on how to perform
on Sophia in order to decrease her sensitivity, thereby
improving her initiation of play or ADL’s through touch. She
had balance deficits, so I utilized a variety of sensorimotor
Continued Education a Priority
activities including a scooter board, therapy ball and balance at KidsCare Therapy
board while performing some type of eye/hand coordination KidsCare Therapy recently hosted two continuing educa-
task: i.e. bubbles, balloons, etc. Last of all, for her fine motor tion programs (CEU) for area therapists. The first, entitled
deficits, she played with a variety of fine motor manipulatives, “Ethics: What does it mean to me?” drew nearly 200 Speech,
including craft activities, play dough, peg/board, stringing Physical and Occupational therapists from all over the Dallas/
beads, etc. Sophia initially required hand over hand assist, Fort Worth area to Maggiano’s Little Italy for a delicious meal
before ultimately working her way to independence of skills and informative presentation given by three KCT therapists.
for her age. Stephanie Hill, Shannon Smith and Heather Anderson covered
the Code of Ethics and
Her mom was very involved in each treatment session, and
highlighted the most
often went above and beyond when it came to following
important parts of the
through on sensory diet activities and home program.
Texas Administrative
Sophia, twin sister Olivia (both 1 1/2-year-olds) and
Code for each disci-
Joey (3 year-old cousin) were all present during treatment
pline. Ethical scenarios
sessions, as Sophia received OT services from “Miss Sue.” were also discussed in
Over the five months of “playing”, Sophia made steady groups.
gains. She was recently reevaluated and found to be age
The second, a CEU
appropriate in all areas. She had blossomed into a happy girl
entitled “NICU and EI
who could express her own needs, play appropriately with
Feeding for Medically Fragile Children,” was designed for those
her peers, and had become functionally independent for her
who work with infants in, or just discharged from, a NICU.
age. Sophia was a joy to treat. Although it was often times to
Therapists gained more knowledge about factors that impact
me like treating the whole “daycare” with sibling and cousin
successful oral feeding with a strong focus on bottle feeding.
also present, Sophia was always happy to see me. Sophia
In addition, information on preterm and ill-term infants and
was recently discharged. It was my pleasure to help this
strategies to facilitate infant abilities was emphasized.
sweet little girl!!
Check our website for future CEUs.
— Sue Khammar, Occupational Therapist
www.KidsCareTherapy.com
Children and Pregnant Women Program May 5
Cinco de Mayo Community
KidsCare Therapy is proud to announce their new “Chil-
Health Fair
dren and Pregnant Women” (CPW) program, led by our Fort Worth, TX
social workers, Anamaria Castellanos and Victoria
Glasgow. The CPW program provides case management GLSEPTSA Special Needs Activities
services to children with a health condition/health risk, and Resource Fair
birth through 20 years of age, and to high-risk pregnant Lewisville, TX
women of all ages in order to encourage the use of cost-
effective health and health-related care. Together, the May 5- 12
case manager and family assess the medical, social, National Nurses Week
educational and other medically necessary service
May 14- 15
needs of the eligible recipient.
Feeding CEU
At this time, KidsCare is only taking inner agency referrals, which means that you may Richland Hills, TX
refer any client KidsCare is currently serving to CPW program. The unique thing about this
program is that a family needs assessment is completed during a home visit, which not May 28
only addresses why the client was referred, but also any other concerns or issues the fam- Dallas Happy Hour
ily has regarding this client and/or any other household member. Once a referral is sent to Dallas, TX
the social work department, the social workers will decide if the referral is appropriate for
June 4
the CPW program. If so, the social worker will offer this service to the client/family upon
Fort Worth Happy Hour
consent. According to the CPW policy, the social workers have seven days to contact the Fort Worth, TX
KidsCare Events
family once the referral is received and then submit for prior authorization to Medicaid.
Upon approval from Medicaid (within three days), a family needs assessment must be June 12
completed within seven days. A service plan is created on the same day in which goals and Anthem Strong Families Fiesta
all other timeframes are decided and agreed upon between the social worker and the Dallas, TX
parents/caregivers.
June 25
For more information, please contact Anamaria at acastellanos@kidscaretherapy.com,
Therapist Mandatory Meeting
Victoria at vglasgow@kidscaretherapy.com, or call (214) 575-2999.
July 7-10
Autism Society National
New Hires: February Debra Lantz, OT
Anita Walker, HR Manager Conference and Expo
Tiffany Daniels, SLP
Dallas, TX
January Darby Felder, SLP May
Haley Kemp, CF Veronica Montiel, SLP Staci Henderson, SLP August 5-6
Miriam Reyes, Bilingual STA Christina Zito, SLP Sarah James, SLP Fort Worth Office “Open House”
Ava Shahparasti, SLP
April Toby Treul, Staffing Coordinator Fort Worth, TX
Amy Taylor, Event
Jana VanLeer, Recruiter
Coordinator Kristin Ferris, SLP
Eileen White, SLP
Natalie Torres, Processing Nancy Glaze, SLP
Jennifer Worden, PT
Refer a Friend! into the drawing for a two night stay at your choice of
either the Great Wolfe Lodge or the Gaylord Texan.
Congratulations to Kathleen Frye,
winner of the KidsCare Therapy To submit a name and phone number please contact:
“Refer a Friend” Cancun trip pro-
motion. Kathleen will be enjoying careers@kidscaretherapy.com
free airfare, a $500 gift card and an
Contest ends September 3rd.
all-inclusive stay at a sunny resort
thanks to her referral. KidsCare Therapy is currently accepting
referrals for another promotion. Send us the name of a certified SLP,
OT or PT to come in for an interview only and your name will be put