"Shadowing" Services

Cyzner Institute can provide additional services in your home, your child’s school, or any other environment that we can be of help. The home program is an extension of our case management program, especially the ABA/behavior management component. Please also see the web page: Case management including consulting, ABA programs, and parent coaching.

A shadow can help guide your child in a school and /or extracurricular environment, carrying over aspects of his/her program from the institute that lend themselves to working on skills in the natural context. A shadow’s primary role is to help the child engage more in the activities and with other children.

Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Therapy

Occupational therapy (OT) and speech-language therapy (ST) can easily be integrated into a child's schedule at CI once appropriate evaluations have been completed. In OT, children work more intensively on activities of daily living, fine and gross motor skills, and sensory-based skills including addressing sensory defensiveness as well as motor planning and bilateral integration and sequencing needs. In ST, children work more intensively on receptive and expressive language skills as well as social skills. These services are provided by therapists from the Private Practice of Lisa E. Cyzner, PhD, OTR/L.

Kamp Kidz Konnect

In the summer of 2005, Cyzner Institute launched Kamp Kidz Konnect, a 4 day program offered during the last week of June. Due to the success of the pilot summer program, in 2006, this summer program was offered for 6 weeks! (Note: Delete the next sentence Families…..session.) Kamp Kidz Konnect is a natural extension of Cyzner Institute in that even thought the main goal of the camp is simply to have fun, embedded within this typical child’s summer experience of camp is a multi-layered approach to l earning. Kamp Kidz Konnect is all about helping children make meaningful, emotional connections as they participate in a variety of activities related to developing and enhancing social interaction and communication skills, fine and gross motor skills, and sensory awareness and sensory processing skills. While playing and engaging with others 1:1 and in small group settings, using a relationship-based approach, the counselors and staff will help children participate at whatever level they are able to, first connecting with them and eagerly awaiting for the children to take the next step to connect right back.

Therefore for the summer of 2007, we will integrate many of our current programs run during the school year with summer fun. We have found that many children who attend the institute benefit from continuity of care and do not progress as well if they are completely disengaged from their school activities during the summer.

Please contact us for more details about our summer programs. We will accept children from within and outside of the institute. Space is limited. Other services such as 1:1 Educational therapy, ABA, Tutorinig, and OT are also available during the summer months.