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 Switzer Clinical
Services specializes
in offering
individual
psychotherapy for
children and
adolescents, as well
as parent
counseling, and
family therapy.
Therapy goals and
strategies are
individualized to
take advantage of
strengths, as well
as to resolve
difficulties.
The Clinical
Services are
eclectic and
pragmatic in
utilizing a wide
range of
psychotherapeutic
techniques, but
where appropriate,
emphasizes
cognitive-behavioral
approaches.
SWITZER CLINICAL
SERVICES are
supervised by
clinical
psychologists, but
can draw upon the
resources of
specialists from the
fields of
speech/language,
educational therapy,
and psychiatry.
Problems and issues
frequently addressed
include:
Anxiety
Visual Perception
Power Struggles
Depression
Auditory Processing
Passive-Aggression
Social Problems/skills
Language Disorders
Speech Disorders
Oppositional behavior
Dyslexia
Learning Disabilities
Developmental
Disabilities
Hyperactivity
Attention Problems
Family Problems
Neuropsychological
Issues
Fine/Gross Motor
Coordination
Stress/Adjustment
Problems
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Educational
therapy
is an
intensive,
one-on-one,
remedial
service,
offered
to
children
and
adults,
for a
diversity
of
academic
difficulties
that may
stem
from
learning
disabilities,
delays,
or from
emotional
problems. E.T. is
offered to
adults most
commonly for
learning
disabilities
such as
dyslexia. An
Educational
Therapist is
a special
educator who
has been
trained in
specialized
educational
remedial
techniques,
in relevant
counseling
techniques,
and in
formal and
informal
tests and
assessment
techniques.
The
techniques
of E.T. are
a hybrid of
educational
and
psychological
disciplines
that combine
learning
strategies
with coping
techniques
that can
help improve
performance
at home, on
the job, or
at school.
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Educational
therapists
tailor
the
remedial
approach.
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Educational
therapists
tailor the remedial
approach to
take
advantage of
strengths as
well as to
remediate
areas of
weakness.
For example,
a rule based
approach to
reading
might be
used with a
client with
good
conceptual
skills but
some
weaknesses
in
perception.
Or for a
client with
multiple
weaknesses
in memory
and
perception,
a multi
sensory
approach
might be
utilized,
initially,
to teach
compensation
strategies.
These
educational
approaches
might also
be combined
with
counseling
techniques
for coping
with the
feelings of
frustration
or anxiety
that are so
often
generated by
failure at
school or at
work.
Some of the
difficulties
addressed in
Educational
Therapy are:
Dyslexia
Phonics
Visual perception
Rule based approaches
Auditory perception
Multi-sensory approaches
Critical
thinking
Organizational Skills
Problem solving
Study skill strategies
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Switzer Clinical Services operate a diagnostic center
which provides
psychological-educational
evaluations. Children
and adolescents, ages 3 to 22, are served for
a wide range of problems:
social, emotional, learning
disability, attention,
communication, or
development. Evaluations are
also available to adults,
especially when reading
difficulties, learning
disabilities, or attention
deficit disorders are involved.
Switzer Clinical Services
will review previous
psychological, educational,
and speech/language records
and provide a review session
at a low cost, as a public
service. A full evaluation
includes a thorough history,
testing, and a follow-up
conference to explain the
results and make specific
recommendations. Tests include measures of
cognition, achievement,
memory, perception,
attention, and personality.
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Federal law (PL 94-142) and
state law mandate that
special education services
be available to eligible
children at no cost to
parents. Eligibility and
placement are determined by
the Individualized
Educational Planning (IEP)
meeting. State law mandates
that Regional Centers
provide lifelong
services to the
developmentally disabled
children or adults who are
eligible, as determined at
an Individualized Program
Planning (IPP) meeting.
IEP's are composed of
parents (or students over
the age of 18) and
professionals from the
school system. Parents have
the right to bring a
professional to the IEP to
provide assistance. Switzer
Center has professional
staff trained in providing
assistance for IEP and IPP
meetings. The resources of
our Diagnostic Center are
utilized where appropriate,
as well as records and test
scores provided by the
school district and other
public or private agencies
or professionals. A brochure
describing rights and
procedures for the IEP
process can be obtained at
no cost by calling the
Switzer Center. Switzer
Center maintains a policy in
making referrals to publicly
funded institutions whenever
it is in the client's
best interest, including
school districts, Regional
Centers, county mental
health systems, and social
security (i.e. SSI).
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