Woodland Strides
Services
We provide many services to support those in need
Occupational Therapy
The term “occupation” refers to what humans “occupy” themselves with in daily life. For a child, daily occupations may include dressing, feeding, handwriting and focusing at school. Occupational therapy helps people be as independent and successful as possible in their everyday activities or occupations. Occupational therapists provide individualized evaluations to determine goals, customized intervention to improve the individual’s ability to perform daily activities and goal assessment. Some of the most common skills we target are fine motor skills such as handwriting, gross motor skills like coordinating a jumping jack and sensory integration skills such as focusing and regulating emotions.
Speech Therapy
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders (speech and language disorders), cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders. SLPs also play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. SLPs also help people who stutter to speak more fluently. Articulation and fluency are only a few areas of the work of an SLP, and in fact, they are concerned with a broad scope of speech, language, swallowing, cognitive, and voice issues involved in communication.
Adaptive Riding
Adaptive horseback riding lessons are taught by an instructor who has been certified through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl). Lessons are individually tailored for students with special needs. The instructors are trained in utilizing adaptive equipment and techniques to facilitate learning how to ride in a safe, effective manner.
Supported Employment
We believe most individuals with disabilities are capable of working when provided with the right support. The adults in our supported employment program report satisfaction from working, including giving back to society, the physical exercise of working outside and earning paychecks.