Emerge Specialty Programming Webinar Series
Registration is open! Emerge is excited to present a series of FREE webinars for parents and caregivers to learn about our specialty programming offered at each of our clinics. Register for one, or all 7, and learn from the Emerge experts themselves!
Plus, you could even win a free lunch!
Emerge Pediatric Therapy offers a variety of unique and impactful services in addition to our customized approach to Occupational, Speech and Physical Therapy. We have gathered our panel of experts for a series of “Lunch & Learn Webinars” where you can learn about our specialty programming from home – pajamas are encouraged!
These webinars have been made possible by several community partners and their generous sponsorship! Thank you to our friends Holman Family Dental, Robbie Norris Farm Bureau, Goldfish Swim School, and Chapel Hill Media Group – 97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com.
See the schedule of webinars below!
Feeding Therapy with Gwyneth Joyce
Thursday, November 7th | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learn about Feeding Therapy from Gwyneth Joyce, an OT in our Carrboro Clinic.
Feeding therapy at Emerge creates a safe environment for kids to develop oral motor skills such as chewing, drinking from a cup, or straw, and expanding diets, using a full body approach focusing on sensory processing for smells, textures, and tastes. This allows kids to have the strength to manage these foods, and to be able to comfortably try new foods to expand a limited diet.
We will never force a child to eat items, but instead utilize a sensory responsive lens, and engage in play within your child’s comfort level with various foods. This way the feeding relationship can be built on trust, and therefore decrease negative feelings associated with mealtimes.
Emerge Clubs with Laura Strenk
Thursday, November 14th | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learn about Emerge Clubs from Laura Strenk, an SLP in our Durham Clinic & Emerge’s Program Development Coordinator.
At Emerge Pediatric Therapy, we are committed to creating a space that is inclusive of all neurotypes — and our Emerge Clubs offerings are no different. From Preschool Power to Minecraft Masters, we follow the latest research, and plan each club session based on the individual needs of each child within the group dynamic.
Fall 2024 Clubs are currently underway, but we will have a brand new slate offered in January 2024! This is your chance to learn about the planning and registration process, to ensure your kiddo can jump right in!
Anyone who attends the Emerge Clubs Webinar that registers up for a Spring 2024 Club will receive a $50 discount.
Reading Therapy with Laura Strenk
Thursday, November 21st | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learn about our Reading Therapy program from Laura Strenk, an SLP in our Durham Clinic & Emerge’s Program Development Coordinator.
Reading therapy at Emerge is provided by trained speech-language pathologists (SLPs) using Orton-Gillingham methodologies. Emerge’s SLPs utilize a structured, sequential approach to support children in their reading, writing, and comprehension. As with all therapy at Emerge, each reading session is customized to the child’s unique strengths and needs, utilizing movement and sensory-based instruction to support both learning and motivation!
Past Webinars:
Interactive Metronome with Brooke
Thursday, October 10th | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learn about Interactive Metronome from Emerge’s Clinical Director, Brooke Brees.
Interactive Metronome® (IM) is an evidence-based training and assessment tool. IM is proven to improve cognition, attention, focus, memory, speech/language, executive functioning, comprehension, as well as motor and sensory skills.
Floortime Coaching with Andrew
Thursday, October 17th | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learn about Floortime Coaching from Andrew Klein, an Expert Training Leader in DIRFloortime ®
Floortime is a developmental approach to supporting children in their emergence into a social world through play, utilizing the power of their relationships with caregivers and therapists, and emphasizing the child’s individual differences as the catalyst for growth and change. Since the child-caregiver relationship is a key part of Floortime, caregiver coaching can be a powerful therapeutic intervention.
Sensory Based Consulting with Jessica
Thursday, October 24th | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learn about Sensory Based Consulting Services with Jessica Presnell, an OT in our Carrboro Clinic.
We are excited to offer virtual consulting services, using a sensory-based approach to assist caregivers in creating an environment that supports both self-regulation and co-regulation. These consulting services are an environment for collaboration in which in-home/community strategies can be created to support successful participation in daily activities!
Task Masters with Brittni Winslow
Thursday, October 31st | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learn about Task Masters from Brittni Winslow, Owner + Executive Director of Emerge.
Emerge Pediatric Therapy is excited to offer a brand new program called Task Masters, led by Brittni Winslow, owner and Executive Director of Emerge Pediatric Therapy. During the Task Masters journey, Brittni will personally work with your tween or teen to take on their own daily to-do’s, and empower them to take responsibility for their own routines!
Task Masters was inspired by implementing these strategies in Brittni’s own household, and it is has been crafted with the ultimate goal of to reducing the parental mental load and empower the whole family!
Anyone who attends the Task Masters webinar that signs up for the program by the end of 2024 will receive a $50 discount.
Thank you to our awesome Community Partners for making these webinars possible!
