Celebrating over 20 years of quality pediatric therapy
services.
Clinic Happenings
Parent Education Night, Sib-Shop, Personal Best Olympics...
You asked for it!
Therapy in Action is happy to announce our association with
SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATES. Beginning February
15, 2003. Speech, Language and Educational Associates, which
is headed by Helen Sherman-Wade, MA, CCC-SLP, will be leasing
space at our Tarzana site and...
Special Programs
Get Linked, Pencils in Action, Food is Fun, C.O.P.E.
Groups now forming...
Ask the Therapist
I recently was told that an adaptive physical education
(A.P.E.) teacher or a gymnast tics coach is capable of addressing
all of the areas that an occupational therapist does. Is this
true?
They did their personal best…
...and it was a great success! Eight-year-old Joe ran to his
parents excitedly, clutching his trophy. He exclaimed, “This
is the first trophy I’ve received in my entire life!”
Two-year-old Christie toddled up to receive her trophy and proudly
carried it back to her mother. Katy hugged her trophy...
Parent Education Night
Lauri Fitz-Simmons: Imaginative Play, Outside of the
Logical
Dear Therapy In Action,
What a wonderful evening!
I had to take a moment this morning to tell you what a wonderful
evening you provided us via Laurie Fitz-Simmons lecture...
Meet the Therapist
Meet Susan H. Knox, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA who is known all
over the world for her research and expertise on play and sensory
integration. Sue just celebrated 20 years with Therapy In Action
this past December. Sue is also on the clinical faculty at USC.
She was one of Jean Ayres’ research assistants and...
Graduates Corner
Dear Therapy In Action,
Six weeks ago I received a call from my doctor telling me I
had thyroid cancer. My emotional reaction to these words was
akin to hearing my son’s diagnosis of autism. In a millisecond
all the concerns that had seemed...
Meet the Therapist
Meet Kim Read, OTR/L who is spending an increasing amount of
time in the Santa Clarita Valley in school and is helping to
provide stability in the new clinic site in Santa Clarita! Kim
comes to us with a wealth of experience, having worked for over
10 years as an occupational therapist...
We’re Into the Santa Clarita Valley
In addition to our clinic in Tarzana, California. we are definitely
on track for our planned opening in March 2003 . We are excited
to have the opportunity to serve the growing Santa Clarita community.
If you’d like to make an appointment early, Please call
either phone number.