Program
Therapeutic Services
Our Therapeutic Services
The Diener School has a strong therapeutic team consisting of a Speech-Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and a dynamic Social Skills Support Team. All of our therapists work in close collaboration with the entire teaching and administrative staff in order to provide individualized support to reach academic and therapeutic success.
Occupational Therapy
- Sensory Integration
- Fine Motor and Visual Motor Development
- Gross Motor Coordination
- Classroom Accommodations
- Instructional and Environmental Modifications
Supplemental Programs
- Zones of Regulation — The Zones are used to teach self-regulation by labeling all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four zones. The Zones curriculum provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of their emotions, improve controlling their emotions and impulses, managing their sensory needs, and improving their ability to problem solve conflicts.
Speech Therapy
- Social-Emotional Development
- Pragmatic Language Skills
- Expressive and Receptive Language Skills
- Facilitated Social Skills Instruction
- Development of Play Skills
Supplemental Programs:
- The Diener School integrates the Social Thinking methodology throughout the program. Social Thinking is a therapeutic approach that focuses on building social problem solving, cognitive flexibility and the perspective of others. Our Speech Language Pathologist has attended various Social Thinking conferences.
Executive Functioning
- Planning
- Organization
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Flexibility
Supplemental Programs
- Sara Ward’s Cognitive Connections practices are incorporated throughout all aspects of learning.
- A committee formed, “Social Squad” to collaborate and integrate social skills and competencies throughout all interactions at Diener.
- The multi-disciplinary team consists of our Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist, School Counselor, Behavioral Analyst, and Social Skill Support Staff.
Social Emotional Learning