KidsCare Events

April 4th IrvingQuarterly Therapist Meeting

April 5th Dallas2nd Annual Run with Metrocare 5k

April 11th DallasCEU - Fluency: An Overview

April 26th Fort WorthAfrican American Health Expo

April 26th WacoDoris Miller Family YMCA

May 17th AustinGolden Hat Walk for Autism

May 31st DallasKCT Spring Fling Event at TopGolf Dallas

June 6th DallasCEU - Oral Placement Therapy (Talk Tools)

Dallas (214) 575-2999 • Fort Worth (817) 546-8661 • Waco (254) 751-0253 • Austin (866) 919-3240

KidsCare’s New Hires January Meredith SLP AustinAlyssa SLP Intern Fort WorthLindsey SLP DallasAndrea SLP Intern DallasBrandi SLP Intern DallasKerry SLP AustinRachel OTR Dallas

FebruaryAlexandra Scheduler DallasDenisse Translator DallasJeanette Community Relations DirectorKaty Billing Coordinator DallasNatalie SLP Dallas

MarchElli SLP DallasChristen SLP DallasVictoria Clinical Manager AustinAmy SLP DallasSarah SLP DallasKaity SLP DallasSandra SLP DallasMariah SLP DallasAutumn SLP Dallas

Educational Materials One of the greatest strengths of pediatric home health is the ability to educate parents. To help with this, all of our parent educational materials are now available on our website in both Spanish and English.

Youcannowfindthesematerialsunderour Resources section of the website. Whether you’re looking at the developmental milestones, or you need a detailed explanation of services that KidsCare Therapy offers, this is the site for you. Materials include CPW services, feeding therapy, learning disabilities, Autism, and more.

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Cortney’s LetterAs KidsCare Therapy continues to embark upon our tenth year in the pediatric home health industry, it makes me proud to see the core values of this company still being exemplifiedinallthatwedo. I know that our focus on Commitment, Accountability, Results and Ethics are the reason that KidsCare Therapy is a success. I truly believe that we use our core values as the foundation for every decision that we make, and I have learned through my years with KidsCare Therapy that when things are done the right way, success may not always be easy, but it will come. In my last letter, I focused on our commitment to our community, our employees, and our clients. Throughout our ten years of service, KidsCare Therapy has remained committed to constantly improving our processes, our standards of quality, and the overall care that we provide to our clients and business partners. One of the best ways we have found to continue this process of improvement is to hold ourselves accountable in every facet of our work to those who we interact with on a daily basis. First and foremost, we are accountable to our clients. From the time a referral is given to us, we make contact with the caregiver within 24 hours to let them know what the intake process will consist of, and how we plan on serving their child. Once therapy services have begun, our therapist’s responsibility is to incorporate the caregiver in the therapy sessions and progress so that questions are answered and there is a constant transparency in the client’s progress. In addition,KidsCareTherapyhasofficestaffdedicated

to reaching out to each of our clients on a consistent basis to ensure our therapist are held accountable to providing the highest standard of therapy. KidsCare Therapy also prides itself on our accountability to our physicians. Our client’s primary physicians have a responsibility of overseeing every aspect of their client’s health. By sending us a referral, we know that they are entrusting us with the child’s health. We take that responsibility with a great amount of honor and importance. Knowing this, KidsCare Therapy ensures our physicians are informed ofthestatusofstaffing,anychangesinhealthormedication, progress, excessive missed visits, and ofdischarges.Thesenotificationsaresent,holdingus accountable for each step of the process with the client to their physician. KidsCare Therapy’s commitment to accountability has allowed us to constantly improve every step of our processes over the last ten years, and has fostered strong relationships, based on trust, within the communities we service. If you are interested in learning more about our services, please contact the KidsCareTherapyofficetoscheduleanin-service.

Volume VI, Issue 2 : 2014

Take a look inside!A Letter from Cortney ......................... 1

KidsCare at TSHA ............................... 2

KidsCare CEU Series ............................2

How we C.A.R.E. ..................................3

Education Materials .............................4

We Accept............................................4

- Cortney Baker

KidsCare was excited to head into their8th year at the TSHA conference. It was packedwith excitement, information, and give-a-ways.Several KidsCare employees attended the yearlyconference put on by the Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Once they arrived in Houston, KidsCarequickly set up for a full weekend of on-siteinterviews, networking, and seminars givenbytopprofessionalsinthefield.

“Itisdefinitelyabigeventeachyear”said Krystal Szczsponik, recruiter for KidsCare.“Wespeaktoover2,000peopleandalwaysfindgreatcandidatesthatwefeelwouldbeagreatfitatKidsCareTherapy.”

KidsCare Therapy at TSHA

KidsCare CEU Series

KidsCare Therapy made quite an impression at the TSHA conference.

Reaching the required number of CEU’s issomething that all therapists must do to maintaintheir license. Continuing Education Units are theindustry standard, ensuring that all practicingtherapists are up-to-dateon the latest changes,trends, and debates in theirrespecitvefields.And,forKidsCare Therapy therapists,CEU credit just got a biteasier to attain.

Laura Overton isa therapist with KidsCareTherapy. She is one of only ahandfulofboardcertifiedfluencyspecialistsinthecountry, and KidsCare isfortunate enough to have herpresentthefirstin-houseCEUof 2014. Her specializationinfluencyandstutteringwillgo a long way in improving themethods and tactics not only with patients, butalso with the way that therapists interact withparents.

Laura Overton is presenting the in-house CEU Fluency: an Overview

Laura Overton is presenting the in-house CEU Fluency: an Overview. And, according to Clinical Manager MollyMcNown, this is just the beginnning. “We are

looking at alternative ways to make the coursesmore accessible to all staff. Thisyear,forthefirsttime, we will offer a webinarCEU.” Several more CEU’s are planned later this yearthat will be held in-house,creating a much easier wayfor KidsCare therapists tomeet their required creditedhours. While Fluency: anOverviewisspecificallytailored for beginnerlevel Speech-LanguagePathologists, KidsCareTherapy plans to address thegambit of specializations for

all employed therapists. For more information on how to sign up for Laura’s CEU, check out the ‘CEU’ section of KidsCareTherapy.com.

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The Ability Walk and the Dallas Zoo

Photo Credit: Adrian ArcilaPhysician Liason Abigail and her family

Photo Credit: Adrian ArcilaClinical Manager Molly McNown

laughs at a Gorilla’s antics at the Ability Walk at the Dallas Zoo

Photo Credit: Adrian ArcilaA young girl at the Ability Walk experiences the thrill of

feeding a live giraffe by hand.

For over 60 years, Ability Connections has been empowering and providing vital care to people who are living with disabilities in the United States. Working with many different service providers, they empower individuals to live the best life possible by removing barriers that inhibit independence and autonomy.

So when they needed sponsors for their Ability Walk at the Dallas Zoo, naturally, KidsCare Therapy was one ofthefirsttovolunteer.

This year’s Ability Walk was nothing short of a complete success. Several KidsCare Therapy employees were able to participate in the event, including Clinical Managers Kate Short and Molly McNown, and Physicial

Liason Abigail Chavez. Not only did we as empoyees get to connect with the community we serve, but our own families were able to stretch their legs and enjoy each other’s company.

KidsCare Therapy’s sponsorship was organized by Community Relations Coordinator Ashley Woolsey. “This area has a strong support for KidsCare and we are very excited to return the favor. The AbilitywalkwasawonderfulandheartfeltexperienceforourentireKidsCareTherapyteam.” This year’s Ability Walk was an immensely enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone involved.

We look forward to our future partnerships with Ability Connections Texas.“The Ability Walk was a

wonderful and heartfelt experience for our entire KidsCare Therapyteam.”

-Ashley WoolseyCommunity

Relations Coordingator