CTP delivered a HUGE barrel of food to the Idaho Food Bank thanks

to or generous CTP families!

Did you know Children’s Therapy Place offers counseling services to

children, parents and families? Please call 208-323-8888 for more

information, or call the Mental Crisis Line 208-850-2243

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CTP December 2016

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CTP News

Issue 3, December 2016

Christmas Holiday (observed)- Offices

Holiday Party

CTP will be hosting a party. Please join us for fun and festivities

December 16

3:30-5:00pm

Children’s Therapy Place 6429 W. Interchange Ln

Boise, ID 83709

Happy New Year!- Offices

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On-line Speech Language Pathology & Occupational Therapy

Through the use of web conferencing CTP provides virtual therapy, or “Teletherapy”, that is highly interactive, widely engaging, and highly efficient.

Therapists provide assessment, intervention, and collaboration with schools, family members, and health care personnel. Teletherapy has been shown to have results equivalent to on site face-to-face interaction. It is an innovative program recognized and approved as an appropriate model of service delivery by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and American Occupational Therapy Association.

Teletherapy Advantages

• Cost-efficient; drastically reduces travel expenses. • High tech experience; students/clients use the latest in web

conferencing sites, therapy software, and interactive websites. • Reaches patients that don’t have access to therapy services in their

communities.

Teletherapy Client Requirements

• Ability to maintain focus/attention for 10+ minutes and participate in therapy activities.

• Physical ability to uphold a sitting or standing position throughout the session.

• Ability to follow basic instructions. • Few computer skills required. • Learning coach (parent, para-educator, etc.) supervision during

session to assist with therapy task requirements or technical requirements as needed.

For more information please refer to CTP’s instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBC0YqCOpUw Call us at 208.323.8888 to get started.

Thank You CTP Families!

CTP Issue 3, December 2016

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We would love to see FUN pictures of your Elf on Shelf. Post pictures to: www.facebook.com/Childrens-Therapy-Place-Inc-45399715786/

Gluten-Free Cake Mix Sugar Cookies

Ingredients 1 box Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free yellow cake mix

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

Colored sugar

Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir all ingredients except colored sugar with spoon until dough forms.

2 Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in colored sugar.

3 Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; carefully remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

By: Bettycrocker.com

You may find yourself in the kitchen more often during the holiday season baking or cooking for various parties or events. Baking with your little one is a great opportunity to work on their speech & language skills.

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You can also target spatial concepts during a baking activity such as the word “in” (“Can you help me put the chocolate chips in the bowl?”), “on” (“Let’s put sprinkles on the cookies”), and “off” (“Now we need to take the cookies off the baking sheet”).

There are limitless opportunities to target speech and language while engaging in a fun activity like baking!

For the complete article, go to our web-site: http://childrenstherapyplace.com/childrens-therapy-place-blog/

Encouraging Speech & Language

By: Bianca Minniti, MS, CF-SLP at CTP