What is Occupational Therapy?

What types of therapy do you offer?

What is hippotherapy and how does it work?

Do you offer evaluations and treatment at home? On site?

Do you offer in-service lectures and workshops? On what topics?

What are your rates?

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is a skilled treatment used to help individuals with special needs achieve independent function in every day life activities. Occupational therapists work with people with a wide range of challenging health conditions and motor skill impairments. The overall goal of occupational therapy is to improve or develop strength and motor skills to achieve higher levels of independent function. Otherwise, creative solutions or compensatory strategies can be taught for carrying through with life activities.
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What types of therapy do you offer?

We offer outpatient occupational therapy with a specialty in treating sensory processing disorders (SPD), neurological and motor disorders with sensory integration (SI), neuro-developmental treatment (NDT), hippotherapy, as well as other motor-based treatments to work on everyday life activities and motor skills in a fun interactive environment.
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What is hippotherapy and how does it work?

Hippotherapy utilizes the movement of the horse as part of a integrated treatment approach to achieve functional outcomes. We use it because it is fun, enjoyable and therapeutically challenging!

The horse's gait elicits reciprocal movement responses from the patient which are similar to those of the human pelvis (our base for movement). By grading these responses, the therapist can best establish improved motor patterns as foundations to improved neurological function and sensory processing. The end goal is improved function in everyday life activities!
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Do you offer evaluations and treatment at home? On site? On line?

We offer in-home or on-site occupational therapy evaluations, consultations and scheduled treatments as indicated by your child's physician and his or her motor needs.  We also offer online consultations at a reduced rate.
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Do you offer in-service lectures and workshops? On what topics?

Michelle Auer, MS OTR is available for interactive workshops on classroom and home interventions for the child with SPD, with topics pertaining to occupational therapy, educational based therapy needs and Sensory Processing Disorders.

Christopher R. Auer, MA and Susan L. Blumberg Ph.D. are available to speak together or individually on the following topics :

•  Facilitating the positive growth and development of siblings of special needs children (Chris is a sibling of an adult with an autistic spectrum disorder)

•  Engaging mothers and fathers of children with special needs to be equal partners

•  Improving communication both within the family and the outside community

•  Strengthening marital relationships under the unique stresses of parenting a child with special needs.

•  Resiliency and the child with special needs.

• Getting the best care for your child with SPD from schools, clinics and other care providers.

Susan L. Blumberg, Ph.D. is also available to speak exclusively on the topic of relationships through PREP, Inc. For further information, please see www.prepinc.com.  
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What are your rates?

Auer Therapeutic Services provides high quality, research-based services at a reasonable cost.

The following pay per visit rates are relevant to all direct services at the time rendered

•  $45 per each 30 minute therapy session

•  $60 per each 45 minute session

•  $80 per 1 hour session

•  Online consultation - $40 per hour billed in 15 minute increments

•  Federal mileage rates are charged for home visits

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