Physical
Therapy
Provide individualized services for the
treatment and evaluation of neuromuscular
conditions, orthopedic, motor skill development,
cardio-pulmonary or motor sensory skills.
Its objective is the prevention and rehabilitation
promoting the maximum development potential
and independence of the children.
Occupational
Therapy
Occupational therapy is one of the health
related professions. Evaluate and offer
treatment to children and pre-adolescents
with physical limitations and/or cognitive
to promote their physical, social, emotional
and intellectual development though activities
whose purpose in the areas of self help,
visual-motor skills, fine motor skills,
perceptual and sensory amongst others,
we increase their abilities to function
in the home, school and community environments.
Also we provide orientation and consulting
to parents and teachers to facilitate
the process of children learning. The
main goal is for the pre-adolescent child
to achieve the maximum possible independence
despite their condition or limitation.
Speech
and Language Therapy
Provide evaluation, therapeutic and orientation
services to parents, professionals and
the community at large about the difficulties
in the speech and language skill area.
In the area of language we work in the
pre-requirements of language comprehension,
audio, expressive communication, phonic
processes, reading and writing skills.
In the area of speech, we work on the
oral mechanisms, nutrition, articulation,
rhythm, voice and other disorders that
affect the communication process. In the
area of audio we work in the aural habitation
and rehabilitation and the total communication
process. Also we produce services of technology
assistance to children that may require
it due o their physiological condition
with the objective to correct or minimize
their communication problems.
Visual
Skills
Program of visual skills and care conductivita
focused to help in the development of
solid skills that help in establishing
visual connection with your environment,
to develop improved eye movement and fluidity
in the focusing system.
Educational
Therapy
Directed to develop and strengthen the
educational skills by creating a dynamic
where the child learns according to his/
her individualized learning style.Related
Related
Services:
Social
Work
We interview, orient, evaluate and refer
children to additional specific required
evaluations. We seek help for children,
parents and community as required to benefit
our population.
Transportation
We offer transportation services that
are coordinated through our Social Worker
and School and Therapists for those children
and families that require this during
operating hours.
Coordination
of Services
Provide the coordination of all the services
that the families and children at the
Center require.
Medical
Volunteers
This consists of a group of 30 volunteer
doctors that provide free services for
children that are referred to them by
the Espibi.
Support
Groups
We provide orientation and workshops to
the parents of children with special needs
who are receiving or are interested to
learn more of these conditions.
Student
Internships
University students in related areas practice
on hand skills under supervision at the
Center. This is coordinated with their
schoolteachers and includes: Physical,
Occupational, Speech Language and Musical
Therapy. It also includes Social Work
and Psychology.
School
for Parents
Orientation and Knowledge is provided
to parents thru professors and professionals
specialized in parents needs for the proper
oversight of their children.
Computing
Workshop
We offer specialized therapeutic services
thru the use of computers in the areas
of Occupational, Speech Language and Educational
Programs.
Clinics
We offer specialized services once or
twice a year depending on the needs of
the population. These are open to the
community / public at large.
School
Orientation
We provide orientation and educational
presentations to area youth on scientific
data on prevention of birth defects and
how lack of folic acid, balanced diet
and poor pre natal care contributes in
your child's development cycle. We also
promote the message of abstention, do
and do not to this population and provide
other orientation and specialized services
that this population requires.
Summer
Camp
Children with limitations are allowed
to participate in a comprehensive summer
camp that consists of sporting, beech,
pool, dance, music and special tours for
their development, socialization and individual
independence. Workshops are also providing
to parents.
Activities
We prepare social and educational activities
for the children and their families.
Fund
Raising
We develop fund raising strategies and
implement them in order to secure income
to the institution. This is accomplished
with the support of employees, volunteers
and the community at large. This allows
the on going support of repetitive programs
and the expansion of services, given increased
availability of funds.
Volunteers
These are made up of community, parents
and students that want to and get involved
in a tangible and positive experience.
This is accomplished through multiple
programs that meet the many varied needs
of Espibi.
José (Cheo)
Ramírez Wirshing School
Pre-school-
Kinder
Develop educational skills that allow
the child to deal in a regular school
environment or the closest to this. Participant
ages are 1-6 years old and 8 chronological
years old. We focus on educational skills
with the PEI (Individualized Specialized
Plan) and develop socialization skill
integration into regular kinder studies.
First-Third
Grade
We focus on academic skills of the individual
child, while reinforcing her/his potential
to complete grade requirements.
Adaptive
Physical Education
Develops motor and social skills thru
games and sports that are adapted to each
individual's specific condition.
