FiVE – Parent Empowerment

At FiVE, each family is assigned a unique inter-disciplinary team of therapists (speech therapist, occupational therapist,   psychologist, and special educator).  The composition of the team is determined by the particular need of the child.

Early intervention

Therapy is initiated as soon as the problem is detected and is implemented with the full involvement and participation of families.

Therapy plans focus on needs, strengths, priorities, goals, and actions to be undertaken.

Consultation

Not all parents with children who have specific needs are often well informed of where, when, from whom and how much help their child is likely to need and will receive.

A detailed discussion before starting any therapy is essential so that you are completely aware of the situation at hand. When we meet families for the first time, we spend lot of time and attention identifying the actual problem, and help you understand the required course of action.

Assessments

Assessments are always conducted by a team of professionals – occupational therapists, speech- language therapists, psychologists and special educators.  The combination of the team that will then be assigned for each child is decided depending on the issue at hand.

Labeling and Diagnosing is done only by professionals who are authorized to do so within their expertise and experience in their specific areas. It’s definitely not ‘a one shoe fits all’ approach.

Our comprehensive and dynamic assessments are geared towards defining the root cause of the problem and facilitate the choice of medical, educational, behavioral, and psychosocial treatments.

We not only assess your child, but the needs of the family and entire issue at hand. This helps us plan the most effective and appropriate  intervention program which includes not only identifying strategies to  bridge gaps in development, and manage behaviors but also finding strategies to build on what is practical and feasible for the family.

Therapy

Therapy is always one-to-one where each family gets the undivided attention of the assigned therapist in a private space dedicated to you. This ensures that
you are comfortable and facilitates the family and the child to bond with the therapist.

Individual therapy is especially important at the beginning stages of treatment as specific goals are established. A child however may attend more than one individual therapy e.g. occupational therapy and communication therapy for a child with autism spectrum disorder, or occupational therapy, speech-language therapy and special education for a child with learning disability. In such cases, therapists involved design a single plan for the child and implement it using their expertise.

We can never guarantee how quickly your child will improve or how much of the developmental gap we can bridge. At FiVE, therapy is given in blocks of 3 months where a review at the end of the block facilitates planning the next step. This will help you understand the direction of progress and internalize the whole process in smaller, more comprehensible steps.

Group therapy

Children learn by observing, imitating and experimenting with their peers and adults around them. Being in a group will provide your child opportunities for modeling and practicing the skills he learnt in the individual sessions. Group therapy is always conducted by skilled therapists who are able to bring the best in each child in that particular group and promote positive interactions.

Parent workshops

You are not alone! You may be at a point where you have just realized your child has a problem or you may have already done the rounds of doctor/therapist shopping. You may be backed by a very supportive family or you may be the only one concerned about your child.  Remember, there are other families also going through the same or maybe even more stress and mixed emotions of hurt, guilt, disappointment, anger.

Meeting other parents will help you share emotions and experiences. Therapists running the workshops focus on specific topics of common concern such as behavioral management, toilet training, implementing home programs, understanding your child’s sensory needs, developing a communication strategy for your child etc.

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Shenoy Nagar
Old no. 48, New no. 51, 3rd Cross Street (West), Shenoy Nagar, Chennai – 600030.

Ashok Nagar
# 32, 92nd Street, 18th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai – 600 083.

Alwarpet
2/9 Seethammal Colony 3rd Cross Street, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018.