Good morning, BRIGHT followers! Sorry I didn't get this post out last night- we got home very late and went straight to bed. Friday was day two of our conference for teachers and parents in the area. Flora, a retired superintendent from Indiana gave two presentations yesterday; a three hour session on reading intervention and
WOW. What an amazingly exhausting day! Today was day one of our conference for the community. There were a total of four sessions; three lead by PTs focusing on transfers, range of motion, and positioning and one by the OT focusing on types of sensory processors and how to support them in the classroom. For
Today began with nearly all team members heading back to Eternal Anchor’s school for kids with special needs. I was again asked to observe a student who is blind and give the teacher some ideas on what she can do when he becomes agitated. She then pulled this student and Roberto (from Monday) and did
Happy Taco Tuesday BRIGHT followers! Today held an unexpected twist for Amy due to some "occupational hazard" tummy troubles. I started my day off at Casa Hogar with the young adults social group and their wonderful leader, Tere. She was hoping to get some ideas on how she can work with her students in regards
Hey BRIGHT supporters! It's Amy here. We had our first work day in Mexico with Eternal Anchor and what a day it was. I started at the school for children with special needs, specifically observing a young man who is blind. The teacher was hoping I could give her some examples of what he can
Today was our last day in Ecuador. We were able to return to the orphanage to give a presentation to the tias, therapists, and staff. Bessie talked about music therapy and prompting levels, Amy covered presumed competency and executive functioning, and Suzie modeled all types of transfers to help save the tias from all of
Since today is Sunday, the tias and children got a break from us crazy therapists and we got to see some wonderful Ecuadorian landscape. We were in a town called Baños, known for waterfalls, trolls, and sugarcane. We took a four-ish hour double decker bus tour to see various waterfalls (and get wet from said
Today was a "go go go" day and we hit the ground running. The orphanage had the BRIGHT therapists teamed with their therapists and had a list of children they were hoping to have assessed. The therapists ran anywhere between 2 to 5 assessments in the morning and 2-6 assessments in the afternoon. Kimberly and
We said "Adios" to the children living in Quito this morning and drove a few hours to Latacunga. We made a quick stop for a photo op where the team found some workout equipment overlooking southern Quito. We took advantage of that! Once we arrived in Latacunga, we got to settle into our rooms and
Today was our last day working with the children in Quito. Melissa, Amy and Bessie were able to co-treat with a girl whose speech is very difficult for familiar listeners, to see if a core board might aid in her ability to be understood. Bessie and Amy provided highly motivational music and Melissa observed, modeled,
