Cognitive-Neurological Rehabilitation: Community Re-Entry

We offer children and families a well managed, coordinated delivery of services based on the child's developmental and cognitive level. Our community based model allows for flexible, creative "real world" experiences to address a child's many needs. Knowledge about their personal goals for school, life style and daily activities are incorporated into the treatment we provide. As a "resource connector" we link you to the variety of services available out in the community.

Goals

• Maximize Functional and Cognitive Abilities
• Increase Activity Levels
• Enhance Social / Community Connections
• Improve Educational / Vocational Potential

Advantages of our NRS Program

• Community based, real world experiences
• Continuity of treatment
• Peer feedback / group interactions
• Community oriented case manager
• Behavior & Adjustment Issues addressed in multiple contexts

Cognitive and Functional Areas Addressed through NRS

• Memory
• Problem Solving and Reasoning
• Comprehension (auditory/reading)
• Attention
• Reading
• Organization/Planning
• Time Management
• Money Management
• Swallowing
• Functional Hand Writing
• Consumer Skills
• Orientation
• Activities of Daily Living Pre-vocational / Educational Skills
• Independent Living Skills
• Communication (verbal / nonverbal)
• Expressive Language
• Social Skills
• Physical Mobility and Safety

Helps children learn...

• About the cognitive, communication, emotional and physical limitations resulting from their injury
• Compensation techniques to deal with cognitive and behavioral difficulties
• To interact more positively with family and friends

The child must:

• agree to actively participate in the program
• have the ability to attend the service in a community setting independently (transportation may be arranged)
• not be abusive to themselves or others
• be independent in mobility, feeding and ministering to own needs (or have access to a Personal Care attendant-PCA)

Children will participate in one or more of the following evaluations:

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Neuropsychological
• Therapeutic Recreation (Preferred setting in the survivors home environment with support network present)

Locations