History
We founded Therapy West in 1985 as a pediatric clinic specializing in occupational, physical, and speech/language therapy. We primarily treat children with developmental disabilities, including Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Therapy West currently employs 24 therapists, along with 19 teachers and administrative staff, for a total of 43 employees. We provide clinic-based services in our three facilities, in addition to treating children at home and at school. We started Therapy West to combine our professional ambitions with our family obligations. At first, we combined our individual practices and leased a building together. By maintaining our focus on family-oriented services that recognized the difficulties faced by the affected parents, our client base steadily grew. Meanwhile, we furthered our commitment to higher education while continuing to juggle the responsibilities of motherhood.
Specialties
Therapy West is unique in our ability to balance three related factors. Foremost is the quality of our pediatric services and the mentoring we provide to our staff and parents. Next, our contributions to research and data monitoring enrich our alliances to academic institutions. For example, we are currently piloting a data-monitoring program that would allow service providers to efficiently identify children whose progress is suboptimal. Finally, our hands-on educational seminars serve as another manifestation of our contribution to the community and our profession. We are closely tied to local and state organizations, and we have internationally disseminated our philosophy in more than two dozen countries.