Private Therapy

P.G. Chambers School provides individual private therapy open to all children with disabilities.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy services include evaluation, consultation, and individualized treatment programs to enhance a child’s ability to access the curriculum, develop life skills, and manage the physical environment.

Occupational therapy services include:

• Tasks that facilitate developmental progression of fine motor skills
• Family, teacher and community based programs to address sensory integrative dysfunction
• Adaptive equipment to promote independence in dressing, self-feeding, and computer access
• Home and school environmental assessment and recommendations

Specialized services offered by the occupational therapy department include:

• Sensory Integrative Evaluation/Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT)
• Handwriting without Tears
• Brain Gym
• Fine and Visual Motor Interventions

For more information, contact Dawn Hearne, Director of Occupational Therapy
hearned@chambersschool.org

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy services include evaluation, consultation, and individualized treatment programs to enhance a child’s motor development and provide families with the tools to help their child.

Physical therapy includes:

• Activities to facilitate a developmental progression of gross motor skills
• Individualized programs to promote the development of mobility skills
• Therapeutic exercises to improve strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility
• Use of adapted equipment, orthoses, and assistive technology to facilitate independence and mobility
• Family and child support, as well as education for management of physical disabilities
• Instruction in skills important for lifelong fitness and participation in play and recreational activities
• Promotion of health and wellness

Specialized services offered by the physical therapy department at P.G. Chambers School include:

• Equipment Clinic to help families address adapted equipment and assistive technology needs
• Orthotics Clinic to provide assessment, consultation, and guidance regarding the use of orthoses, braces, and therapeutic taping
• Aquatic physical therapy program using the unique environment of the pool to help children achieve their therapy goals

For more information, contact Maria Smith, Director of Physical Therapy
smithm@chambersschool.org

Speech

Private speech therapy is designed to meet a child’s individual needs. In addition, the speech-language pathologists provide evaluations and assistive communication and technology services.

P.G. Chambers School speech-language pathologists are expert in helping children with the following conditions or difficulties.

• Developmental receptive and/or expressive language delays
• Oral motor and feeding challenges
• Apraxia and dyspraxia
• Auditory processing challenges
• Phonology and articulation challenges
• Stuttering
• Augmentative and Assistive Communication (AAC) Evaluations

For more information, contact Mindy Porcelan,
Director of Speech and Communication
porcelan@chambersschool.org

 See our 2017-2018 Fee Schedule for general cost information.