​On the hunt for parent resources?
 
Continue reading to find out more about: Online Parent Training for Disruptive Behaviors Autism Caregiver Training (ACT)
 
This is a great training resource for a caregiver of a child 2-10 years old with autism. The University of Miami/Nova Southeastern University provides a free online training led by a professional Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
Some important details include:

• A 6-week online parent training
• Weekly pre-recorded webinars
• Weekly individual coaching sessions
• Available in Spanish

This training will equip the caregiver to identify the child’s cause of challenging behaviors and be able to teach the child the appropriate replacement skills through a HIPAA compliant video conferencing software.
 
For more information or to register you can email or call:
 
Phone: 305-284-8396
Email: [email protected]

It’s October and that means it’s International AAC Awareness Month! Check out the special promotions, in-services, webinars, and user spotlights throughout the month to learn more about AAC from speech-language pathologists and AAC users themselves. 
Our very own Kaitlyn Flynn, M.S. CCC-SLP, and Michelle Carter, M.S. CCC-SLP, will be doing an in-service presentation on AAC. Stay tuned for information on the date and time of this presentation.
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What is AAC?
AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. AAC can be high-tech, low-tech, or no-tech. High-tech AAC includes the use of an app on an iPad or a speech-generating device, low-tech AAC includes the use of materials such as paper and pencil to write or draw, and no-tech AAC includes the use of gestures, expressions, and signs.  
 
Why is AAC important?
AAC provides individuals with the opportunity to communicate. It can be used to augment existing speech and language, or it can be used as an alternative method to verbal speech. It gives everyone the opportunity to participate in conversations and activities with peers, friends, and family.
 
Who can benefit from AAC?
Any individual who is nonverbal, or verbal, can benefit from AAC. Contrary to the beliefs of many, AAC does not discourage speech, but rather encourages and often increases speech productions in users.
 
Where can I get started?
​Reach out to an SLP if you are interested in AAC for you or your child.

We are continuing to make every effort to provide our staff and clients with a safe and healthy environment.  With this in mind, we offer traditional in-person therapy as well as virtual therapy to those clients for whom it is appropriate.  

The following protocols are in place for those clients attending traditional, in-person therapy:

• Our waiting room remains closed, all clients are to notify the office of their arrival and their clinician goes out to retrieve them from their cars,
• no parents, siblings, or outside clinicians allowed in the office,
• clinicians’ and clients’ hands are washed at the  beginning and end of each session,
  
• materials, chairs and tables are sanitized after each client,
• all clients with any nasal discharge, clear or otherwise, fever, and/or cough are asked to not attend therapy.

Dear parents,

We are continuing to make every effort to remain open during the Covid-19 pandemic while still providing our staff and clients with a safe and healthy environment. With that in mind, we are offering in-person therapy as well as teletherapy/ virtual therapy to those clients for whom it is appropriate.

The following protocols are in place for those clients attending traditional, in-person therapy:

• waiting room is closed, all clients notify the office of their arrival and their clinician goes out to retrieve them from their cars
• no parents, siblings, or outside clinicians allowed in the office
• staff’s temperature is taken every morning and all clients’ temperature is taking upon entering the office.
• clinicians’ and clients’ hands are washed at the  beginning and end of each session.
• materials, chairs and tables are sanitized after each client.
• all clients with any nasal discharge, clear or otherwise, are asked to not attend therapy

We assure you it is our purpose to provide the most ethical and effective intervention in the most responsible fashion.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any comments/questions/concerns via email at [email protected]

Stay healthy,

The S.U.C.C.E.Ed Family

Start school off right with THRIVE, an individualized program designed to provide preschoolers with the skills necessary to be successful in a classroom environment. 

At THRIVE we build upon your child’s strengths in a supportive environment. Each child participates in an individualized program created by educators, speech language pathologists, and occupational therapists, targeting key foundational skills. With a 4:2 student/teacher ratio, your child is given the attention he or she requires to process and assimilate concepts through a series of structured engaging activities. 

THRIVE is a 10-month program, running Monday - Friday, 9am to 1pm. Come see what THRIVE is all about.

Contact us for more information!

S.U.C.C.E.ED is open!!! We have opened with new policies and procedures in order to comply with COVID-19 safety requirements.