EDUCATION CONNECTION Center for Pediatric Therapy

Ages Served:
Children from birth - age 21
Location:
Pediatric services are provided at
Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial
157 Litchfield St.
Torrington, CT 06790
Hours:
by appointment
Payment Options:
We accept HUSKY, private insurance,
and also have a sliding fee structure
EDUCATION CONNECTION was
established as a Regional
Educational Service Center (RESC) in
western CT in 1966, under CT Statute
10-66, a-m. As a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization and local education
agency, EDUCATION CONNECTION
maintains additional offices in
Litchfield and Danbury, CT.
About Our Partner:
EDUCATION CONNECTION is proud to
partner with Brooker Memorial and
acknowledges Brooker’s support of
The Center for Pediatric Therapy.
Brooker Memorial’s mission is to
prepare children for life-long success
through education, health services,
family supports and programs of
excellence. Current programs
include pediatric dentistry, early
learning and child care. For more
information call 860-489-1328.
EDUCATION
CONNECTION
Center for
Pediatric
Therapy
in partnership with
Brooker Memorial
How to Contact us:
* Occupational Therapy
* Speech-Language Therapy
* Physical Therapy
EDUCATION CONNECTION
Center for Pediatric Therapy
at Brooker Memorial
Brenda Johnson, Center Coordinator
phone: 860-605-4871
[email protected]
EDUCATION CONNECTION does not discriminate in any of its programs, activities, or
employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion,
age, disability, veteran, marital or familial status. To file a complaint of discrimination
write USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
www.educationconnection.org
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy focuses on improving
function in the following areas:
Speech-Language
Therapy
Speech-language pathologists
provide assessment and intervention
to children with hearing,
communication, or feeding/
swallowing concerns, fluency
disorders, voice disorders, and
neurological and developmentallybased language and/or speech
disorders, pragmatics, and
articulation-phonology.
Services include:
• Evaluation
• Direct therapy services
• Support for use of augmentative
communication strategies and
assistive technology
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Ambulation
Balance
Coordination
Range of Motion and Mobility
Strength and Endurance
Neurodevelopmental
Orthopedic
Services include:
• Evaluation of individual motor skills
• Direct services:
-Positioning for optimal learning
-Mobility, transitional skills, and transfer techniques
-Wheelchair and adaptive
equipment evaluation and services
Occupational
Therapy
Assessment and intervention of
motor-related developmental
concerns. Occupational Therapy
focuses on improving function in the
following areas:
• Motor Planning Skills
• Daily Living Skills
(dressing, grooming, hygiene)
• Feeding/ Oral Motor
• Sensory Integration
• Strength and Endurance
Fine Motor Skills:
• Evaluation
• Therapeutic Intervention
For more information, contact: Brenda Johnson at 860-605-4871 or [email protected]