Therapy Programs

The therapy department at Step Together is committed to provide therapy and care for our students under the teamwork of multidisciplinary specialists. We work closely with families to address their needs and incorporate therapy goals in the daily life activities and academic programs to give our students the best opportunity to succeed.

The services provided in our community are:

Social Action And Parental Support

The social action of Step Together reflects our mission in giving support and assisting families having a child with disabilities in order to help them regain their balance and independence. The social action program is implemented under the supervision of our social worker who works with the families to support, inform and involve them in the care of their child.

Counseling And Psychotherapy

Counseling and psychotherapy services at Step Together are offered to the students and their families. It aims to increase the individual’s sense of his/her own wellbeing, as well as regulating mood and behavior. It involves therapeutic approaches that provide individualized follow up.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy is part of the students’ educational program that helps with posture, as well as with balanced and safe independent mobility. The goal is to enable students to reach their maximum potential and experience movement. Students are seen on a consultative basis, whereby the therapist works with the teachers and staff to ensure movement and muscle strengthening exercises as part of the pupils’ daily routine. Some students are also seen individually in more concentrated sessions to work on range of motion, strength, coordination and mobility.

Occupational Therapy/Therapeutic Intervention

Occupational therapy services address skill development in an activity-based setting. Children Students are seen individually or in small groups outside or in the classroom setting . Therapeutic intervention is used to enhance the school curriculum to develop those underlying skills important for learning. Such skills include, but are not limited to:

  • Sensory processing skills
  •  Eye hand coordination and Visual skills
  •  Bimanual and Fine motor coordination
  •  Cognitive and Executive skills
  • Writing and computer skills
  •  Self-help and independence skills
  • Environmental adaptation

Consultation with teachers and staff is provided to further integrate therapeutic goals into the students’ daily program.

Speech Therapy

Speech and Language Pathologists provide screening, assessment, counselling and treatment of children and adults regarding:

 

  •      Speech sound production
  •      Fluency
  •      Language (comprehension and expression)
  •      Pre-literacy and literacy
  •      Cognitive communication including social skills
  •      Feeding and swallowing
  •      Alternative and augmentative communication

Anthroposophical Therapies

Therapeutic Baths: Therapeutic baths address the body’s largest perceptive organ, the skin, and enable the possibility of stepping out of the daily demands of life into a warm, gentle, and protective environment.

Massage: Rhythmical Massage is a gentle, harmonizing massage that helps awaken the self-healing forces within each individual. This massage is especially beneficial for helping individuals feel centered and well in their bodies.

Therapeutic Eurhythmy: Eurhythmy is an art of expressive movement that can be described as visible speech and song. It enlarges and transforms movements into a coherent language performed by the whole body, especially the arms and legs. For artistic eurhythmy to become therapeutic, the gestures are modified and intensified. Repeated practice stimulates healing life forces, restores balance and can correct structural problems.