Services
Intensive Programming / Out of State Client Services
Over the course of time we have received and fulfilled many different requests to do intensive programming for a variety of different children. Since we provide multiple different services, we can accommodate for a variety of different needs and design specific intensives with individualized programs for different children.
We have seen great results with intensive programming that we often see take longer in the traditional 1x week approach. The intensives could be combinations of therapy that would promote brain growth and development and/or it could be combinations of therapy that would promote reading or other learning differences for children with attention deficit disorder or children struggling with learning disabilities. Besides all of our other programs on this website, we also add components of Linda-Mood Bell training whenever applicable.
It is surprising and sad to hear that so many different states do not offer similar services in some shape or form to their children with special needs. There are a variety of different hotels in the area, some with special amenities, such as swimming pools, in which our clients have stayed to participate in our treatment programs.
Intensives could be anything from 1 week to 4 weeks in length, and could be anything from 4 to 6 hours every day. If a client does come from out of state, the evaluation will be added to the actual time spent here in one visit to alleviate the burden of traveling more than necessary. Intensive training periods are available for all clients, local or out of state.
Intensive Programming / Out of State Client Services at A Total Approach
- Call or e-mail our office to inform us of your interest and you will receive a call back for an initial general intake procedure.
- After this call you will be sent information and a questionnaire via airmail. Please complete this and return to us via airmail with a videotape of a play session at home with the child / children in question.
- When the first call is completed, you will receive a second call from a clinician to determine the different needs of the child or children.
- If you are a local client, an initial assessment date will be set at everyone's earliest convenience.
- After the assessment is completed, you will receive a written report and a further consultation appointment will be set at this time. This consultation will take care of any questions you may have on the report, as well as determining together with you what goals and different components of programming will be needed.
- The clinical team will then design a program and contact the family to set the times and frequency of treatment.
- If you are an out of state client, we will complete a thorough interview process over the phone and wait until we receive the video as well as other information we may need.
- The evaluation and consultation will then be set on the first day of the child or children's program and the child or children will commence their training the very next day for however long it was determined prior.
- The local clients will receive a comprehensive progress report approximately three weeks after the last date of treatment with further recommendations.
- A consultation appointment will be set soon thereafter.
- The out of state clients will receive a comprehensive evaluation and progress report approximately three weeks after the last date of treatment, and a phone consultation will be set soon thereafter.
Matthew, a 10 day Intensive Program Testimonial
Our son Matthew recently completed a unique and intensive 10 day, 3 hours per day, therapy program at A Total Approach suggested and designed by Maude LeRoux that included one hour of Tomatis training, one hour of Interactive Metronome, and one hour of Captain's Log. Maude described this program as facilitating improvements at all levels of his brain starting at the brainstem (Tomatis), that is the foundation for everything that we do, then the midbrain (Interactive Metronome), and finally the cortical level (Captain's Log) where children are expected to function on a daily basis. Matthew is now 11 years old and has a history of attention, sensory processing, and language difficulties. He has recently been diagnosed with an auditory based learning disability. This intensive program at ATA has been incredibly beneficial for Matthew. Improvements noted within his educational system and home environment have been longer sustained attention, increased independence with his homework, increased problem solving skills, more willing to work through a challenging academic problem, reading more independently, increased reading comprehension, increased language expression, increased social skills, improved eye-hand coordination for playing sports, increased organizational skills, and generally a calmer child. Thank you Maude LeRoux and your staff for designing and implementing an individualized therapy program for our son. Words can not express the joy that we feel to see our son be a happier and more confident young man with a bright future!
Gene and Angela – October 2006
