Spring 2023 Newsletter
Clinic Closures
Metro Therapy will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on May 29, 2023.
Spring Fever Theme Weeks
Our Winter Wonderland theme weeks were so much fun, we’re bringing theme weeks back for spring. Metro Therapy will have Spring Fever starting the week of March 13. We will celebrate spring with special crafts, activities, and maybe even some dress-up days. Watch our Facebook page for more information about each week. Our themes will include:
Green/St. Patrick’s Day
Rain
Rainbows
Baby animals
Flowers
Continuing Education
Krystal Powell, MS, CF-SLP has been participating in a month-long Pediatric Feeding Mentorship Group
Sarah Hetz, MS, CCC-SLP and Brittany Ahlskog, MS, CCC-SLP completed courses through SLP Summit on the topics of gestalt language, metalinguistic reading skills, trauma-informed care, sensory strategies for speech, and creating thematic units for teaching grammar.
Katy Fischer, BA, COTA, completed DIR 101: An Introduction to DIR and DIRFloortime
Social Skills Groups
Metro Therapy is offering social skills groups on a rolling, ongoing basis for elementary and middle school age students. Groups are run by one of our speech-language pathologists and are open to clients currently receiving individual therapy and those who are not currently doing individual speech, but would like to practice some social skills in a group format. Clients are matched based on age, interests, and scheduling availability and groups run weekly for about 7 weeks. Examples of social group topics include:
Interpreting body language and facial expressions
Practicing asking questions and making comments in conversation
Making and executing a plan with a group of peers
Problem solving with peers
Learning about different communication styles
Please talk to your child’s therapist or our front office staff if you are interested in joining a group.
Celebrating our Professions
April is Occupational Therapy Month and May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. We are proud to be OTs and SLPs! Watch our social media for facts, trivia, and information about OT and speech during these months.
Co-Regulation
Self-regulation refers to a person’s ability to adjust and control their energy level, emotions, behaviors and attention. It includes our ability to maintain a state of alertness and arousal appropriate for a given situation. This is a complex skill that begins in infancy and develops over many years. Children learn self-regulation through co-regulation with their caregivers. Co-regulation refers to the way we adjust ourselves when interacting with one another. It is when we support another person to regulate their arousal, attention, feelings and/or behaviors. Successful co-regulation requires the adult to be the calm in the storm during a child’s times of dysregulation. This can be a challenging skill to learn! Your child’s therapist can provide tips and support for learning co-regulation skills.
Student Clinicians
Metro Therapy is proud to contribute the education of future therapists by accepting students to complete practicums at our site. This spring we will have two OT students working with us. Student clinicians work alongside and are closely supervised by our therapists to ensure a quality educational experience for the student and continuity of treatment for our clients.
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Providing high quality service to our clients and families is our highest priority. When new families are looking for services, they often turn to Google. If you have had a positive experience at Metro, leaving a review on Google will help other families find and access our services. Use this link to add your review: https://g.page/r/CXiEOgezRI-pEB8/review . If you follow us on Facebook, you can post your review there too. We greatly appreciate your time and thoughts!