OUR SERVICES
Springfield Therapeutic Services
Speech Therapy
Our skilled speech therapists provide treatment for:
- Speech articulation
- Apraxia of speech
- Receptive and expressive language skills
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Stuttering
- Social skills
- Feeding/Swallowing
- Auditory Processing Disorder
Occupational Therapy
Our skilled occupational therapists provide treatment for:
- Sensory Processing
- Feeding
- Self-Help skills
- Play and social skills
- Fine motor skills
- Visual perception skills
- Reflex Integration
- Behavioral/emotional regulation
Physical Therapy
Our skilled physical therapists provide treatment for:
- Decreased strength
- Decreased endurance
- Sports injuries
- Limited mobility
- Balance and coordination
- Torticollis
- Plagiocephaly
- Toe walking
- Gross motor skills
Physical therapists can also recommend equipment, such as orthotics, gait trainers, and wheelchairs.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Evaluations and assessments are performed by a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist who specializes in augmentative and alternative communication. Other collaborative members may include occupational therapists, vision specialists, special educators, and more.
- Results – Many individuals have been enabled to overcome barriers in their day-to-day lives at home, in school, in the workplace, and in the community. A variety of alternative communication devices are available during assessment procedures and may be recommended for trial or extended use after the evaluation.
- Training – We offer a unique therapy program for AAC users and their support team. Our program is catered to the needs of each individual, but typically includes six to eight follow-up therapy/training sessions constructed to provide functional communication opportunities for the user and programming support for caregivers.
Feeding Therapy
The ability to eat is one of our most fundamental yet complex needs. If a child is having difficulty eating or is refusing to eat, it can impact all other areas of their life.
Our Feeding Clinic staff includes speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists that are passionate about determining the best treatment options to improve feeding and swallowing habits, as well as quality of life.
We often collaborate with physicians, dietitians, and other specialists to provide the most well-rounded treatment plan.
Our skilled feeding therapists provide treatment for:
- Fussy and/or picky eaters with overactive gag
- Sensory-Behavioral feeding concerns
- Poor weight gain or failure to thrive
- GI tract reconstruction surgeries
- Breastfeeding or bottlefeeding concerns
- Tongue tie or lip tie concerns
- Chewing and swallowing concerns
- Neurological disorders: related facial muscle weakness, low tone, spasticity, and cerebral palsy
- Prematurity
- NG-tube or G-tube Feeders
- Cranio-facial anomalies such as cleft-lip and palate
Applied Behavior Analysis - ABA
The Arc of the Ozarks Applied Behavior Analysis Services (ABA) relies on behavior science to support individuals of all ages in a variety of settings such as in-clinic, school setting, and/or in-home ABA therapies and techniques can effectively modify challenging behaviors in positive ways with an individualized approach to interventions and treatments tailored to the specific needs of the individual served, their caregiver, and the setting. We are committed to our mission through behavioral support services.
The Arc’s ABA team of experts provide support for the following areas:
- Communication
- Safety
- Self-Care
- Social Skills
- Community Integration
Caregiver involvement is instrumental in the success of ABA programming. ABA Services provides in-depth
caregiver training using behavior skills training, the current best teaching practice.
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