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Academic Programs
Academic Programs 3-14yr olds
Our CURRICULUM for students is based on
individual skill level OR is the same as what is offered in traditional public schools; however, the difference is the methodology utilized in the implementation. This is achieved by combining State Standards and guidelines with the methodologies and best practices of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behavior (VB).
For academic/school enrollment information, please contact our office 229-227-1433.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Early Autism Program (3-4 yr olds)
Curriculum: STAR Program or STARFALL
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3
Academy Classes (5-14 yr olds)
Curriculum: Acellus Program
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3
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OUR SERVICES
Speech-Language Therapy Services
Speech-Language Services provided, but are not limited to: evaluation and treatment for child language, learning disabilities, developmental delays, autism, articulation/phonology impairments, apraxia, phonological awareness, brain injury, and fluency disorders.
Speech-Language Pathology Areas of Intervention:
- Receptive and Expressive Language
- Speech Intelligibility (Articulation and Phonological Therapy)
- Auditory processing, discrimination, perception, and memory
- Phonological awareness (Phonics/Reading)
- Pragmatic language Therapy (Social Skills Building)
- Rhythm or fluency (Fluency Therapy)
- Augmentative communication treatment or instruction
Occupational Therapy Services
The job of the pediatric occupational therapist (OT) is to help children do the work of childhood better. That means helping children play, take care of themselves, and participate in their schoolās program as fully as possible. The occupations or ājobsā of children can be broken down into three areas: play, self-care, and learning/school.
Occupational Therapy Areas of Intervention:
- Fine Motor Skills
- Visual Motor Integration
- Gross Motor
- Cognition and perception
Holistic Mental Health & Counseling Services
Our Mental Health Providers (LCSW, LMC) provide assessment and treatment of emotional and behavior problems.
Holistic Mental Health Areas of Intervention:
- Behavioral health assessments/diagnostic evaluations
- Evidenced Based Therapy (CBT, REBT, DBT, ACT etc.)
- Family Therapy
- Counseling Services
- Anger Management Therapy
- Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy
- Community Support/Case Management Services
- Play Therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Services
ABA therapists utilize a behavior analysis method to provide behavioral improvement for Autism sufferers and others with developmental, and behavioral challenges. By observing and responding to different behaviors, ABA therapists provide guidance to patients with the intention of helping to alter those behaviors in an observable way.
ABA Therapy Areas of Intervention:
- To increase on-task behaviors or social interactions
- To maintain behaviors (e.g., self control and self monitoring procedures to maintain and generalize job-related social skills)
- To generalize or to transfer behavior from one situation or response to another
- To restrict or narrow conditions under which interfering behaviors occur (e.g., modifying the learning environment)
- To reduce interfering behaviors (e.g., self injury or stereotypy)
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
SPOT PROGRAM - Speech and Occupational Therapy
SPOT is an interdisciplinary therapy team that focuses on meeting clientsā speech-language, behavioral, and independent functioning needs by following interactive and multi-sensory approaches in small group settings. SPOT addresses clientsā goals/objectives using a collaborative/co-treatment model. Therapists collaborate with parents to promote carryover to home, school, and community settings.
What are some of the benefits of SPOT?
- Building social interaction skills
- Building vocabulary skills
- Building language skills
- Building articulation skills
- Building motor skills
- Building sensory skills
- Building school related self-help skills
- Building self-awareness skills
- Building healthy coping skills
- Building on-task and appropriate behaviors
RWE Program - Reading and Written Expression Program
Learning to READ and WRITE are two of the most important skills children can learn. Our RWE program makes the learning to read and write journey fun, interactive, and highly rewarding.
What is involved in Reading/Reading Comprehension?
Reading difficulties usually begin as early as kindergarten. Children who have not mastered reading skills by third grade will continue to fall behind their peers and probably never catch up without the right interventions. Reading interventions are activities and strategies that help struggling readers develop their ability to read.
Struggling readers can be students who are not able to decode, or break up, words into syllables. Through decoding, students sound out unfamiliar words they encounter while reading. On the other hand, you may have a reader who can decode but cannot comprehend what they're reading. It's also possible to have a reader who can comprehend and decode, but whose oral reading is poor. The reader may orally read very slowly, mispronounce many of the words, or read in monotone without expression. This type of reader has problems with fluency.
Reading Areas of Intervention:
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
- Reading Comprehension
- Fluency
What is involved in Written Expression?
The act of writing involves language, visual skills, and the motor skills needed to form letters. Because of this, a disorder of written expression can include some combination of fine motor problems, language problems, visual-spatial problems, and attention and memory problems. Some children may have difficulty tracing shapes or writing letters; others may be able to form letters well, but they may be very slow; still other children have good penmanship but cannot organize their thoughts well enough to write a well-formed paragraph or story.
Written Expression Areas of Intervention:
Ā· Spelling
Ā· Grammar
Ā· Punctuation
Ā· Clarity
Ā· Organization
TEAM MEMBERS
Tinika Ross Dismuke M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CAS
Tinika Ross Dismuke M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CAS
Tinika Ross Dismuke M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CAS
Clinic Director/School Administrator
Speech-Language Pathologist
Certified Autism Specialist
Shaunta Dismuke, B.S., Accounting/CFO
Tinika Ross Dismuke M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CAS
Tinika Ross Dismuke M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CAS
Co-Owner/Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Rayford Williams B.S., Sociology
Tinika Ross Dismuke M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CAS
Shauna Bell MOT, OTR/L, INHC
Director of Operations and Admissions
Shauna Bell MOT, OTR/L, INHC
Dr. Angelina Maynard Ph.D, LP
Shauna Bell MOT, OTR/L, INHC
Asst Clinic Director
Occupational Therapist
Certified Youth Yoga Instructor
Christine Luzuriaga, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCBA, CAS
Dr. Angelina Maynard Ph.D, LP
Dr. Angelina Maynard Ph.D, LP
ABA Program Director
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Speech-Language Pathologist
Certified Autism Specialist
Dr. Angelina Maynard Ph.D, LP
Dr. Angelina Maynard Ph.D, LP
Dr. Angelina Maynard Ph.D, LP
Mental Health Program Director
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Cindy Warren, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, RBT
DaNeesha Edwards M. Ed., CF-SLP
DaNeesha Edwards M. Ed., CF-SLP
Lead Speech-Language Pathologist/
Registered Behavior Technician
DaNeesha Edwards M. Ed., CF-SLP
DaNeesha Edwards M. Ed., CF-SLP
DaNeesha Edwards M. Ed., CF-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Tennille Ross, LPN
DaNeesha Edwards M. Ed., CF-SLP
Gary Sparrow, Academic Instructor/RBT
Licensed Nurse Practitioner
School Nurse/Special Events Coordinator
Gary Sparrow, Academic Instructor/RBT
Abby King, ABA Program Coordinator/RBT
Gary Sparrow, Academic Instructor/RBT
Academic Instructor
Registered Behavior Technician, Lead
Deena Cole, Academic Instructor/RBT
Abby King, ABA Program Coordinator/RBT
Abby King, ABA Program Coordinator/RBT
Academic Instructor
Registered Behavior Technician
Abby King, ABA Program Coordinator/RBT
Abby King, ABA Program Coordinator/RBT
Abby King, ABA Program Coordinator/RBT
ABA Program Coordinator/
Registered Behavior Technician
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