CTC Articles & Updates
Presentation Party
Fun With Kids: Have A Presentation Party! Quarantining and lockdowns have presented us with countless challenges. With many children and adults working and studying from home, it’s more important than ever to prioritize self-care and leisure not only as individuals,...
A Guided Meditation
A guided meditation is a special time to relax and focus on our own body, muscles and breath. We can use this time to slow down and find time to be calm and quiet.
Board Games can be fun and therapeutic
While playing board games including Guess Who, Cariboo, or Monopoly teach your child all about asking questions by asking them questions. For children with expressive language disorders, asking questions may be very difficult. By giving your child examples of Who, What, Where, When, and Why questions and answers you will guide them to making up questions of their own to ask you and others.
Dance Movement Therapy Defined
Dance/movement Therapy (DMT), is defined by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA), as the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive and physical integration of the individual, for the purpose of improving health and well-being.
What does this really mean? Dance/movement therapy is a behavioral health modality that combines physical activity, social support, creativity and emotional expression. It is important to note that much of the work through DMT is conducted through non-verbal communication but that does not mean a dance/movement therapist doesn’t speak during sessions. However, through non-verbal communication, dance/movement therapists can create a safe space for clients where there is little emphasis on speaking.
An SLP’s Reflection of the First Moments at Therapy and Fun
This insightful reflection is one of two pieces written by Jessica VandenBrink, a Speech-Language Pathologist at Comprehensive Therapy Center. All client names have been changed to preserve confidentiality. It’s the first day of Therapy and Fun: a warm, beautiful...
Jibber-Jabbers Wanted: Encouraging Early Communication
You've heard it from Comprehensive Therapy Center before, and we're sure we'll never stop saying it! Children learn through play. The great thing about that is the opportunity it gives parents: we can use play to build language skills in beginning communicators and...
2019 Day of Caring: Capturing Our Story
Last Friday, we participated in the United Way’s Day of Caring, and we are absolutely convinced that West Michigan has the most caring, generous, and wonderful people around. There were more than 800 people who volunteered to join a non-profit for a day. We were...
How Volunteering for Therapy and Fun Inspired Me
Payton has been volunteering with CTC for seven years. She came on board as a Therapy and Fun volunteer and is now an intern at the office. She wanted to share with you her experience as a Therapy and Fun volunteer, and how it influenced and inspired her. If you...
Speech and Language At Home: Language Development
Communication and language skills are very important to a child’s overall development skills. Good communication and language skills allow children to engage in better education and socialization throughout their life. Communication refers to both speech, the verbal...
Speech and Language at Home: Phonological Awareness
Phonological awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of different sounds put together. Some phonological awareness skills are: Being able to pick out words that rhyme. Counting the number of syllables in a word. Determining if words begin/end with...