Spring 2022 Newsletter
Clinic Closures
Metro Therapy will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on May 30, 2022
Continuing Education
Becka Haensel, COTA/L and Erin Braaten, COTA/L will be completing a 2-day certification training in February titled Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents
Becka Haensel, COTA/L completed 2-Day Pediatric Course: Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Treatment Interventions
Brittany Ahlskog, MS, CCC-SLP completed the following courses: Teaching Emergent Readers via the Synthetic Phonics Approach; Assessment of Writing Samples; and How Language Affects Reading: What Parents and Professionals Need to Know
Sarah Hetz, MS, CCC-SLP, completed the following courses: How to Prepare for Speech Therapy Using Principles of Motor Learning; How Clinical Phonetics Helps with Target Selection within Speech Sound Therapy; Expository Language 101: Your Crash Course to Expository Language Intervention, Ethical, Easier EBP: How to Save Time and Money While Finding Good Research; and Writing Goals to Foster Autistic Identity
Like and Follow us on Facebook
Did you know Metro Therapy is on Facebook? Like and follow our page for important updates such as weather closures, fun photos of therapy in action, announcements about upcoming events and community activities, and useful information about topics related to speech and occupational therapy.
Review us on Google
Providing high quality service to our clients and families is our highest priority. When new families are looking for services, they often turn to Google. If you have had a positive experience at Metro, leaving a review on Google will help other families find and access our services. Use this link to add your review: https://g.page/r/CXiEOgezRI-pEB8/review . If you follow us on Facebook, you can post your review there too. We greatly appreciate your time and thoughts!
Student Clinicians
Metro Therapy is proud to contribute the education of future therapists by accepting students to complete practicums at our site. This spring we will have two OT students working with us. Student clinicians work alongside and are closely supervised by our therapists to ensure a quality educational experience for the student and continuity of treatment for our clients.
Teletherapy Reminder
If you are unable to attend your in-person therapy session due to COVID exposure quarantine, other illness in the household, weather, or transportation issues, you can still complete it via teletherapy! Call the clinic to let us know you need to complete your session virtually and your therapist will email you a link for the Zoom session. As always, you have the option to reschedule missed sessions in person as well, but teletherapy has worked well for many of our clients as both a long-term and temporary solution.
Our Recommendations for Social Media Accounts to Follow
Social media can be a powerful tool when it comes to connecting with others and finding information. However, when it comes to topic of child development and disability, it can be overwhelming to find helpful information. We all know you can’t believe everything you read on the internet! The following accounts are recommended by are staff and organized by topic. Accounts listed are Instagram accounts, but many can also be found on Facebook and other social media platforms.
Parenting
@biglittlefeelings
@drbeckyatgoodinside
@busytoddler
@dayswithgreyAutism
@cariebertseminars
@jessieginsburg.slp
@the.autisticatsSpeech and Language
@mrsspeechiepFeeding
@feedinglittles
@kids.eat.in.colorOccupational Therapy
@theotbutterfly