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9948 Choosing Functions, Not Favorites! The Basics of the Team Approach [Sponsored Session]


Saturday, July 15, 2017: 10:15 AM-11:30 AM
Room: 102E (Wisconsin Center )
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A multi-disciplinary panel of professionals will answer your questions about how each therapy uses their unique scope to address your family’s ‘big picture’ goals! Balancing your daily routine with interventions that will support your child to their maximum potential can be overwhelming. Come hear about our our out-of-the-box program options.

Learning Objectives:

  • 1. Understand the roles of different disciplines as they relate to providing services to individuals with ASD.
  • 2. Understand how different disciplines and providers can apply their scope of practice to target goals areas.
  • 3. Understand how different disciplines and providers can work together as a team to target common goals areas by applying each knowledge from their discipline to form a cohesive treatment plan.

Track: Life Stage 2 - School Age

Content Area: Communication

Presenters:

Taylor Devalk, DPT
Physical Therapy
CI Pediatric Therapy Centers

Taylor is the Director of Development at CI Pediatric Therapy Centers. As a pediatric physical therapist, he specializes in working with kids of all abilities meet their maximal potential. He is also the coordinator of the Advance Program: Intensive OT/PT Program at CI.

Liz Hedrich, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Therapy
CI Pediatric Therapy Centers

Liz is currently the Director of Speech Therapy at CI Pediatric Therapy Centers in South-central Wisconsin. Prior to becoming a speech therapist she worked as an in-home ABA therapist for kids with autism. Liz is passionate about providing families-centered services that focus on functional goal areas.

Laura Nagel, OTR/L
Occupational Therapy
CI Pediatric Therapy Centers

Laura is an occupational therapist and the Director of Occupational and Physical Therapies at CI. Laura has experience with in-home ABA, sensor processing, executive functioning, handwriting/fine motor skills, praxis, sexuality education, and more. She believes that matching functional activities with client interests is the key to success!