PASADENA CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES INC
620 NORTH LAKE AVENUE, PASADENA, CA 91101 www.pasadenachilddevelopment.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF PASADENA CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY, FAMILY-CENTERED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS USING THE DIR/FLOORTIME APPROACH, AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND CONSULTATION TO STAFF, PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ABOUT BEST CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES PCDA STRIVES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND CURRENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES.

IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES.

FEEDING ASSESSMENT AND THERAPY AT PCDA OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND ONGOING FEEDING THERAPY SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE ORAL-MOTOR DIFFICULTIES WITH CHEWING OR SWALLOWING, SENSORY AVERSION TO TOUCH, SMELL OR TASTE OF FOOD, BE UNDERWEIGHT OR OVERWEIGHT, HAVE MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT HUNGER AND DIGESTION, AND/OR HAVE BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AROUND EATING. OVER 124 CHILDREN RECEIVED FEEDING ASSESSMENT AND/OR THERAPY SERVICES DURING 2019. IN ADDITION, THE PCDA FEEDING TEAM PROFESSIONALS TAUGHT THIS MODEL OF TEAM BASED FEEDING SERVICES IN CONFERENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY AT PCDA PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGES IN SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY IS PROVIDED IN PLAY-BASED AND SEMI STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES IN THE CLINIC SETTING. APPROXIMATELY 111 CHILDREN RECEIVED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES DURING 2019. PCDA SERVICES ARE UNIQUE IN THAT PARENTS ARE ALWAYS ACTIVELY INCLUDED IN ALL THERAPY SESSIONS AND THE USE OF DEVELOPMENTAL, PLAY-BASED METHODOLOGIES. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AT PCDA SPECIALIZE IN AAC- ALTERNATIVE AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO USE VERBAL COMMUNICATION. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS PROVIDE TRAINING THROUGH PRESENTATIONS FOR PCDA STAFF, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND FOR PROFESSIONALS IN CONFERENCES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. LONG TERM GOALS OF THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, (CURRENTLY OFFERED IN MANDARIN) AND TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS AS LEADERS IN THE FIELD ADVOCATING FOR DEVELOPMENTAL-RELATIONSHIP BASED APPROACHES TO TREATMENT.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AT PCDA PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGES IN MOVEMENT AND COORDINATION NEEDED FOR DAILY ACTIVITIES, AND ABNORMAL SENSORY RESPONSES WHICH IMPACT DAILY FUNCTION. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IS PROVIDED THROUGH SEMI-STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES IN A THERAPY GYM. IN ADDITION, THERAPY IS PROVIDED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT SETTINGS, CLINIC OR CLASSROOM, WHEN CHALLENGES IMPACT A CHILD'S ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A SCHOOL PROGRAM. PCDA'S OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN ADDRESSING THE SENSORY-REGULATORY COMPONENTS OF A CHILD'S FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES. APPROXIMATELY 166 CHILDREN RECEIVED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES DURING 2019. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, PCDA INVOLVES PARENTS IN THE THERAPY PROGRAM FOR THEIR CHILD. THE OT PROGRAM AT PCDA ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING TO OT STUDENTS AND INTERNS FROM GRADUATE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND PROVIDES TRAINING AND CONFERENCES FOR TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT A DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BASED APPROACH TO TREATMENT, INCLUDING ADDRESSING SENSORY BASED BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND FEEDING CHALLENGES. THE LONG TERM GOALS OF THE OT PROGRAM ARE BOTH TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL CHILDREN WHO ARE REFERRED FOR SERVICES, AND TO IMPACT THE BROADER FIELD OF OT BY TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS, PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND MANUALS, PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH, AND HELPING TO SHAPE THE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL OT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

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