Our Therapy Programs

Individual Therapy

Most of our therapy program consists of either a 30 or 60 minute individual therapy session which follows an individualized treatment plan based on the strengths and needs of your child.  Treatment plans are updated frequently to ensure that we are always targeting the appropriate objectives for your child.

Group Therapy

Group therapy may be available but depends on family interest.  We always ensure that all group members complement each other in order to have a functional, successful group outcome.  Please call to see if any groups are running currently.  Group therapy may be available in our Reading Programs and/or therapy treatment programs.

Reading

CTC is proud to offer the Lindamood Bell LiPs, Seeing Stars and Visualizing/Verbalizing programs.  These programs are typically offered in two, three and four hour sessions.  Intensive reading therapy offered during school holidays and summer vacations.

Social Skills Groups

This group therapy is for children 4-12 years old.  The Speech Pathologists at The Coleman Therapy Center will provide social skills instruction using the Michelle Garcia Winner curriculum target adapting to others, how to engage and play with peers, perspective-taking, social language and interaction.   

Fabulous Fridays for Children with Down Syndrome

During this group therapy program the therapist provides three hours of intense instruction for children 4-10 years old with Down Syndrome.  In this summer program, the children will receive an hour of speech therapy, an hour of reading instruction, and an hour of vocabulary/language development.

We use The Learning Program for children with DS (Orange County DS Society), the Lindamood Bell reading and vocabulary programs, and the PROMPT program for improving speech production.  The children are grouped according to ability.  The ratio of therapist to child is no greater than 1:3. We also target interaction and social skills in each group.

This program is typically provided in the summer.

NVTRP and CTC Camp

During the summer, the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program (NVTRP) and The Coleman Therapy Center (CTC) pair up for an unforgettable camp experience, which includes therapeutic horseback riding, group speech therapy, and gross/motor sensory play. This year the week long summer camp will be held the first week in August. This program is provided at the Full Cry Farm in Clifton, VA.

Hippotherapy

In this therapy program, the speech-language pathologist uses horseback riding movement to facilitate the physiologic systems that support speech and language. When combined with other standard speech-language intervention strategies, the speech-language pathologist is able generate effective remediation of communication disorders and promote functional communication outcomes.

Specially trained therapy professionals evaluate each potential patient on an individual basis to determine the appropriateness of including hippotherapy as a treatment strategy.

The therapy professional works closely with the horse professional to manipulate various aspects of the horse's movement, position, management style, equipment and types of activities to generate effective remediation protocols and to promote functional outcomes.

This therapy program is offered in the spring and summer at the Full Cry Farm in Clifton, VA.

The Listening Program

We are also proud to offer THE LISTENING PROGRAM (Advanced Brain Technologies).  Please inquire about this fantastic music-based listening program when you call. 

 

 

 

 

SUMMER 2011 PROGRAMS

Session I: June 27-July 22

Session II: August 8-September 2

 

Intensive Reading Programs

Sign up to attend as many two-hour classes per week during each session (Session I or Session II). All classes will be individually tailored. (Cost: $90/hour. 10% discount for 6 or more hours per week)

Decoding 

  • Incorporating the Lindamood Bell Seeing Stars and LiPs programs, Wilson Reading program, and Orton-Gillingham
  • Monday-Thursday 9-11am

Reading Comprehension

  • Incorporating the Lindamood Bell Talkies and Visualizing/Verbalizing programs and other programs
  • Monday-Thursday 11am-1pm

Fluency

  • Incorporating Read Naturally and other programs
  • Monday-Thursday 1-3pm

 

Social Skills Groups

This program will incorporate Michelle Garcia Winner's Think Social Curriculum and Superflex and the Team of Unthinkable, as well as the Autism: Attacking Social Interaction Problems Manual. $300 per 4 week session (available Session I or Session II)

Younger Group (6-10 year olds)

  • Tuesdays 5-6pm

Older Group (11-14 year olds)

  • Thursdays 5-6pm

 

Fabulous Fridays for Kids with Down Syndrome 

This program will work on reading using The Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County's Learning Program, speech, and language skills. $180 per 3-hour session if a group OR $250 per 3-hour session if individual (available Session I and Session II).

  • 5-9 year olds
  • Fridays 9am-12pm