Locations in Islandia and Hauppauge, NY
ph: (631) 479-3393 Ext. 3
fax: (631) 479-3358
alt: (516) 395-8610
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About Us:
Speech Language Pathology in Motion is a private practice offering Speech and Language Evaluations and Speech Therapy Services. We are able to incorporate a variety of specialized treatment strategies including Equine Movement/Hippotherapy, Equine Assisted Therapy and PROMPT Therapy into our patients speech therapy treatment plans. We also offer a number of Speech & Language Enrichment Groups. We are committed to providing our patients and their families with the highest quality Speech-Language Pathology services.
Our services are delivered in a family friendly, motivating, enriching and natural environment. Intervention plans consider the varying learning styles, fine and gross motor abilities, sensory needs, cognative abilities, and perceptual abilities of each patient in order to maximize therapeutic outcomes and help each patient to meet their therapy goals.
We have the opportunity to collaborate with on site occupational and physical therapists, and for patients who are also receiving services with Occupational Therapy in Motion or Physical Therapy in Motion we offer a transdisciplinary team approach to treatment. Co-treatments are also available.
Because speech is not just about what occurs in the mouth, movement, sensory experiences and play are incorporated into all of our speech therapy sessions. Movement and sensory experiences are utilized to heighten body awareness and improve the postural stability needed for accurate phonation and dissociation of the articulators. Speech is a complex motor task. In order to move effectively, our sensory and motor systems must be working properly. Movement and sensory based activities can be used to improve sensory integration, head, neck and trunk control, postural stability, and motor planning. Children and adults with sensory processing difficulties often have difficulty attending to and appropriately using speech and language. Engaging the motor and sensory systems helps to improve organization and regulation of the sensory systems, creating improved attention skills and allowing the patient to be organized for learning and for working on speech therapy goals. Click here to learn more about why we incorporate sensory and motor activities into our sessions.
Our patients respond well to movement activities and games incorporated into treatment in the clinic. Patients receiving Hippotherapy as part of their treatment plan also reap the benefits of Equine Movement. Have a question about our services? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.
About the Speech Language Pathologist:
Tina M. Rocco, M.A. CCC-SLP, HPCS is treating therapist at Speech Language Pathology in Motion, PLLC. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Molloy College in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and a Master of Arts degree from Long Island University - C.W. Post in Speech-Language Pathology.
Ms. Rocco holds the following qualifications:
- New York State License in Speech-Language Pathology
- Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) with the New York State Department of Education.
- American Hippotherapy Association Board certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist. One of only six Speech Pathologists nation wide to hold this credential.
- Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) Trained, (Completed Technique, Bridging and Practum Project).
- TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication related handicapped CHildren) Trained.
- American Speech Language and Hearing Association Award for Continuing Education (ACE) receipient, August 2012. The ACE is a formal recognition of professionals who have demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning by earning 7.0 ASHA CEUs (70 contact hours) within a 36-month period.
- Experience riding, training, competing and working with horses since 1993.
- Experience in providing a variety of Equine Assisted Activities for children and adults with special needs since 2001.
- Registered Instructor with PATH Intl.- Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International.
- PATH Intl. Registered therapist.
Ms. Rocco is active in her field. She is committed to continuing her education in order to provide her patients with the most current techniques and with the highest quality of speech and language intervention.
About Speech Language Pathology in Motion's Clinic:
Our clinic is located in Hauppauge, NY less then a quarter of a mile off of exit 56 of the Long Island Expressway on the first floor of a professional building.
It features convenient parking at both the front and rear entrances.
We provide a comfortable family friendly environment with a waiting room, areas for individual and group speech therapy for adult and pediatric patients, a computer work station with touch screen technology for use during speech and language activities, and a gross motor and sensory room allowing us to incorporate motor and sensory based activities into our speech sessions.
About Speech Language Pathology in Motion at Pal-O-Mine Equestrian:
Speech Language Pathology in Motion is pleased to offer speech therapy services including hippotherapy and equine assisted therapy on 8 beautiful acres in Islandia, NY on the property of Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc.
Pal-O-Mine is located in Islandia, NY, just 5 minutes away from our clinic, and is less than a quarter of a mile off of exit 58 of the Long Island Expressway. It is handicapped accessible, and provides a relaxing, therapeutic, and natural environment with access to natural trails, a sensory integration track, two outdoor arenas, an indoor arena, a barn with a covered center isle, a small animal farm and clinical treatment rooms.
Indoor facilities allow Speech Language Pathology in Motion to incorporate Hippotherapy and Equine Assisted Therapy into our speech sessions throughout the year.
In the event that weather conditions do not allow for hippotherapy to be included in the treatment for the day, or in the event that hippotherapy/ equine assisted therapy are not available, patients are seen in our on site treatment room or in our clinic, just 5 minutes away from Pal-O-Mine.
As a non-profit program, Pal-O-Mine Equestrian relies on support from the community to support its mission. To support Pal-O-Mine Equestrian please click here.
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Locations in Islandia and Hauppauge, NY
ph: (631) 479-3393 Ext. 3
fax: (631) 479-3358
alt: (516) 395-8610
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