Ivy Rehab for Kids

Ivy Rehab for Kids

Overview

Ivy Rehab for Kids provides physical, occupational, speech, and feeding therapy, along with concussion rehabilitation for children from birth to 21 years of age at outpatient locations and through early intervention services. Their team approach is geared toward the individual needs of each patient, which has a proven rate of success. Overall goals can be reached in a decreased time frame because children are working with a team of therapists in multiple environments with multiple treatment styles. With daytime, evening, and weekend hours, separate treatment spaces for patients of all ages, and a wide range of accepted insurances, they work hard to enable every child to maximize their potential!

NOTE: There are physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists on staff who are happy to work with two interns at a time per semester. Your specific focus will depend on your interests as well as the availability of the staff. You may have the opportunity to work with a variety of therapists (PT, OT, and Speech) during your internship.

Duties

• Shadow staff and observe therapy sessions
• Assist therapists with preparation for sessions
• Help with set up as needed
• Help in preparing materials at the direction of the therapist
• Assist in wiping down therapy materials after sessions as needed
• Assist with disinfection of toys as needed
• Help with general cleaning/organizing as needed to maintain a tidy, professional work environment

Pre-Requisites

• Must meet all UMW and Department of Psychological Science internship requirements.
• Agency Requirement: HIPPA waiver form

Required Courses

• Psychology 231 – Infant and Child Development or Psychology 232 – Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development
• Psychology 320 – Psychology of Exceptional Children and Youth

Assessment

• 42 hours of work per credit hour (most interns do 3 credits with 126 hours of work)
• Grade is based on on-campus supervision, agency evaluation, reflective journal, and a professional development portfolio.

Agency Contact (Fredericksburg)

Agency Contact (Stafford)