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Educational Materials
One of the greatest strengths of pediatric home health is the ability to educate parents. To help with this, all of our parent educational materials are now available on our website in both Spanish and English. You can now find these materials under our Resources section of the website. Whether youre looking at the developmental milestones, or you need a detailed explanation of services that KidsCare Therapy offers, this is the site for you. Materials include CPW services, feeding therapy, learning disabilities, Autism, and more.

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CEU - Fluency: An Overview African American Health Expo Doris Miller Family YMCA Golden Hat Walk for Autism KCT Spring Fling Event at TopGolf Dallas CEU - Oral Placement Therapy (Talk Tools)

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Volume VI, Issue 2 : 2014

Take a look inside!

A Letter from Cortney.......................... 1

Cortneys Letter

KidsCare at TSHA................................ 2 KidsCare CEU Series.............................2 How we C.A.R.E....................................3 Education Materials..............................4 We Accept............................................4

As KidsCare Therapy continues to embark upon our tenth year in the pediatric home health industry, it makes me proud to see the core values of this company still being exemplified in all that we do. I know that our focus on Commitment, Accountability, Results and Ethics are the reason that KidsCare Therapy is a success. I truly believe that we use our core values as the foundation for every decision that we make, and I have learned through my years with KidsCare Therapy that when things are done the right way, success may not always be easy, but it will come. In my last letter, I focused on our commitment to our community, our employees, and our clients. Throughout our ten years of service, KidsCare Therapy has remained committed to constantly improving our processes, our standards of quality, and the overall care that we provide to our clients and business partners. One of the best ways we have found to continue this process of improvement is to hold ourselves accountable in every facet of our work to those who we interact with on a daily basis. First and foremost, we are accountable to our clients. From the time a referral is given to us, we make contact with the caregiver within 24 hours to let them know what the intake process will consist of, and how we plan on serving their child. Once therapy services have begun, our therapists responsibility is to incorporate the caregiver in the therapy sessions and progress so that questions are answered and there is a constant transparency in the clients progress. In addition, KidsCare Therapy has office staff dedicated

to reaching out to each of our clients on a consistent basis to ensure our therapist are held accountable to providing the highest standard of therapy. KidsCare Therapy also prides itself on our accountability to our physicians. Our clients primary physicians have a responsibility of overseeing every aspect of their clients health. By sending us a referral, we know that they are entrusting us with the childs health. We take that responsibility with a great amount of honor and importance. Knowing this, KidsCare Therapy ensures our physicians are informed of the status of staffing, any changes in health or medication, progress, excessive missed visits, and of discharges. These notifications are sent, holding us accountable for each step of the process with the client to their physician. KidsCare Therapys commitment to accountability has allowed us to constantly improve every step of our processes over the last ten years, and has fostered strong relationships, based on trust, within the communities we service. If you are interested in learning more about our services, please contact the KidsCare Therapy office to schedule an in-service.

- Cortney Baker

KidsCare Therapy at TSHA

KidsCare was excited to head into their 8th year at the TSHA conference. It was packed with excitement, information, and give-a-ways. Several KidsCare employees attended the yearly conference put on by the Texas SpeechLanguage Hearing Association. Once they arrived in Houston, KidsCare quickly set up for a full weekend of on-site interviews, networking, and seminars given by top professionals in the field. It is definitely a big event each year said Krystal Szczsponik, recruiter for KidsCare. We speak to over 2,000 people and always find great candidates that we feel would be a great fit at KidsCare Therapy.

KidsCare Therapy made quite an impression at the TSHA conference.

KidsCare CEU Series

Reaching the required number of CEUs is something that all therapists must do to maintain their license. Continuing Education Units are the industry standard, ensuring that all practicing therapists are up-to-date on the latest changes, trends, and debates in their respecitve fields. And, for KidsCare Therapy therapists, CEU credit just got a bit easier to attain. Laura Overton is presenting the in-house CEU Fluency: an Overview. And, according to Clinical Manager Molly McNown, this is just the beginnning. We are looking at alternative ways to make the courses more accessible to all staff. This year, for the first time, we will offer a webinar CEU. Several more CEUs are planned later this year Laura Overton is that will be held in-house, a therapist with KidsCare creating a much easier way Therapy. She is one of only a for KidsCare therapists to handful of board certified meet their required credited fluency specialists in the hours. While Fluency: an country, and KidsCare is Overview is specifically fortunate enough to have her tailored for beginner present the first in-house CEU level Speech-Language of 2014. Her specialization Pathologists, KidsCare Laura Overton is presenting the in-house CEU in fluency and stuttering will Therapy plans to address the Fluency: an Overview go a long way in improving the gambit of specializations for methods and tactics not only with patients, but all employed therapists. also with the way that therapists interact with For more information on how to sign up parents. for Lauras CEU, check out the CEU section of KidsCareTherapy.com.

The Ability Walk and the Dallas Zoo

For over 60 years, Ability Connections has been empowering and providing vital care to people who are living with disabilities in the United States. Working with many different service providers, they empower individuals to live the best life possible by removing barriers that inhibit independence and autonomy. So when they needed sponsors for their Ability Walk at the Dallas Zoo, naturally, KidsCare Therapy was one of the first to volunteer. This years Ability Walk was nothing short of a complete success. Several KidsCare Therapy employees were able to participate in the event, including Clinical Photo Credit: Adrian Arcila Managers Kate Short and Molly McNown, and Physicial Physician Liason Abigail and her family Liason Abigail Chavez. Not only did we as empoyees get to connect with the community we serve, but our own families were able to stretch their legs and enjoy each others company. KidsCare Therapys sponsorship was organized by Community Relations Coordinator Ashley Woolsey. This area has a strong support for KidsCare and we are very excited to return the favor. The Ability walk was a wonderful and heartfelt experience for our entire KidsCare Therapy team. This years Ability Walk was an immensely enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone involved. We look forward to our future partnerships with Ability Connections Texas.

The Ability Walk was a wonderful and heartfelt experience for our entire -Ashley Woolsey KidsCare Community Relations Therapy team. Coordingator

Photo Credit: Adrian Arcila Clinical Manager Molly McNown laughs at a Gorillas antics at the Ability Walk at the Dallas Zoo

Photo Credit: Adrian Arcila A young girl at the Ability Walk experiences the thrill of feeding a live giraffe by hand.

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