WESTCHESTER SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

THE SCHOOL SERVICES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. PRE-SCHOOL: FROM AGES 3 THROUGH 5, CHILDREN WHO ARE IDENTIFIED WITH A VARIETY OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS THAT REQUIRES INTERVENTION. INTEGRATES JOB RELATED ACADEMICS, INTERPERSONAL, PRE-VOCATIONAL, AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS THE ADQUISITION OF BASIC JOB ATTITUDES AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL ASSIMILATION INTO THE ADULT WORLD OF EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY LIVING. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAM: HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED METHODS EMPLOYED TO ACHIEVE THE UNIQUE SET OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF EACH STUDENT. PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS AND INTERVENTION SERVICES IN AREAS OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, AUDITORY PROCESSING, ORAL MOTOR FUNCTIONS RELATED TO SPEECH, FEEDING SKILLS, SWALLOWING AND VOICE. PHYSICAL THERAPY: PROVIDES EACH PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CHILD WITH THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: PROVIDES THERAPY TO ASSIST THE CHILDREN IN ATTAINING THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING WITHIN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES: PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING AS PRESCRIBED BY THE STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN. PROMOTES HOME SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS BY DIRECT CONTACT WITH PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH ONSITE CONSULTATIONS AND TELEPHONE CONTACTS. BEHAVIORAL THERAPY SERVICES: HELP STUDENTS ADAPT TO THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT; ASSISTS STUDENTS IN THE TRANSITIONAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES; AIMS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STUDENT AND CLASSROOM STAFF THAT ENABLE THE STUDENT TO ACHIEVE HIS POTENTIAL. HOME BEHAVIOR THERAPY: AVAILABLE TO ALL DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES FUNCTIONING IN THE COMMUNITY. AIMS TO ENABLE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO INCREASE THEIR POTIONS FOR LIVING, WORKING AND PLAYING IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY MAXIMIZING EACH PERSON'S INDEPENDENCE.