Occupational Therapy
House Calls Aren't Just a Thing of the Past
CHEMPI Occupational Therapists help kids learn how to overcome their disabilities so they can better adapt to society.
Through individual home instruction, the goal for all children in the program is to become as independent and self-sufficient as they can. Our occupational therapists, working with parents, teach children the basics—from feeding and dressing skills to addressing sensory integration challenges.
Sammy & Judy – Cerebral Palsy
Thanks to the Elks, a child can now sit down at their preschool table for snack time with the other children. They can drink milk with a straw and eat graham crackers. They are able to use their hands to manipulate toys and crayons. Their mother is nearly in tears to see how independent they are!
It wasn't always that way. Born prematurely, weighing less than three pounds, their early months were spent in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, hooked up to every "high tech" device and monitor imaginable. IV tubes were inserted through their tiny veins for nutrition and medications.
Home at last, long months of therapy lay ahead, provided by an Elks Major Project Occupational Therapist. Not knowing how to suck or swallow because of early tube feeding, this little one had to be guided, stimulated, and taught how to perform these very basic steps by an Occupational Therapist. Assisting the mother with follow-through between therapy appointments, an Occupational Therapist is more than a therapist: they became a lifeline for that mother and a friend.
A town away, the same Occupational Therapist provides help to yet another child and family. This child's problems with Sensory Integration and Attention Deficit Disorder are interfering with their ability to succeed in school. The teacher and parents alike are looking for guidance. Through the expertise and unlimited patience of the Occupational Therapist, the child, the parents, and the teacher are all learning and succeeding. Thus, fulfilling the promise of this child's potential.
Through individual home care and instruction, the goal for all children in the program is to become as independent and self-sufficient as they can. Once accomplished, this opens the door for them to contribute to the world around them on a level that's less based on disability and more on ability.
So How Can You Help?
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