NAPA Center

Calling all physical, occupational, and speech therapists! Want to join an amazing team? Check out our website for more info on opportunities at all our clinics.
https://napacenter.org/careers/

Wishing everyone a day full of family, friends, and fun. Happy Independence Day from your NAPA team! 🎇🇺🇸

🚨 Final Clue! 🚨 Drop your last guesses below! 👇🔍✨

Here's the second clue! 🤔

Remember to come back on Thursday for the official announcement!

We have an exciting announcement to share this Thursday, and we are dropping clues leading up to it! Check back tomorrow for clue #2!

Do you have any guesses? Drop them below! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

Honoring all the incredible fathers who motivate and inspire us. Wishing you a Happy Father’s Day!

📢 Exciting News! 📢

We're hosting an Open House event at our NAPA London clinic on June 8th, and you're invited! Come discover what NAPA is all about 🌟

📅 Date: June 8th
⏰ Time: 10:00 - 14:00
📍 Location: NAPA London Clinic

For more information, contact our General Manager David at [email protected]!

Welcome Allie, our new GM for NAPA Chicago!

Allie is excited to lead the Chicago team, bringing her unique experiences to the role. She looks forward to building relationships and collaborating to support NAPA Chicago.

Allie is also mom to two beautiful girls - Gemma and Frankie. Inspired by the strength of her oldest daughter, Gemma, and Gemma's amazing care team at NAPA, Allie is driven to be a support pillar for all NAPA parents.

Moms are our everyday heroes—advocates, leaders, caregivers, and endless sources of inspiration. This Mother's Day, we want to treat one exceptional mom to a well-deserved spa experience with a $300 gift certificate from Spafinder

Let's celebrate the amazing moms in our lives by giving them the gift of relaxation and rejuvenation. Good luck!

Check out our Instagram page for entry information!

Improvements in GMFM scores are great but do you know what is even better?! Functional improvements that are life changing.
For this 8 year old Lakers fanatic being able to shoot a basketball using two hands means bringing his passion to life.
Gains in postural control also meant he could use two hands to unclip his safety harness in his walker without falling over, lift his foot while standing at a surface to help with dressing (think putting on pants), and maintain sitting on a bench while using his hands for all sort of things such as playing and pushing his arms through shirts and jackets.

To our incredible Kidz Academy Teachers at our LA Clinic, we want to express heartfelt thanks for the wonderful impact you have on the lives of our children! Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!

Looking to make a difference? Join our awesome volunteer team, and let's create smiles together!
Opportunities are available now across all our clinics. Check out our website for more info: https://bit.ly/3q0bhGi

NAPA London at the Kidz to Adultz Expo earlier today!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by, say hello, and learn more about NAPA.

Wrapping up three incredible weeks of intensive therapy at our pop-up clinic in Charlotte. From fostering connections to celebrating successes, it’s been a whirlwind of growth and joy for everyone involved. Grateful for the opportunity to make a difference and spread smiles!

Are you interested in joining an intensive session in 2024? Chicago has a last-minute spot available starting April 29. For more information, please email [email protected].

Registration is open now for Denver's summer Paddle Board Camp! Don't miss this unforgettable three-day experience. Camp activities will include:

☑️ paddleboarding
☑️ sensory and fine motor-based fun
☑️ snack and speech activities
☑️ and so much more!

Visit our website for more information: https://bit.ly/4cwyaVz

We're thrilled to announce that the Paddle Board Camp will be making a splash in Denver again this summer! For more information check out our website: https://bit.ly/4cwyaVz

NAPA Chicago is seeking a General Manager to join our team. As a member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping NAPA's strategic and business directions.

If you're an enthusiastic, motivated individual ready to make a difference, we encourage you to submit your application. More info here: https://bit.ly/3vgSUjw

We have a love hate relationship with standardized assessments around here.  While they are necessary for justification of services and a requirement of funding sources, they don’t always capture the beautiful progress some children make.  
This child made significant functional gains during her intensive therapy session including learning how to initiate movement to explore her environment, transitioning in and out of sitting, crawling towards objects of interest, and taking her very first independent steps in a gait trainer.   All this amazing progress amounted to …. no meaningful improvement in her standardized scores.  This goes to show - just because progress isn’t measurable does not mean it’s not important. 
What meaningful improvements have you seen in your child that couldn’t be measured by a test?

NAPA offers exciting career opportunities in various cities, with nine locations spanning the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. For more info, check out our website!
US & UK: https://napacenter.org/careers/
AU: https://napacentre.com.au/careers/

Interested in joining an intensive session in 2024? Chicago has a last-minute opening beginning on February 26th. For more details, reach out to [email protected].

Three factors make the intensive model of therapy at NAPA successful: dosage (time and duration) of treatment, the use of diverse and innovative modalities, and the skill, consistency and collaboration of highly trained therapists.
The progress of children with GMFM level III is expected to plateau around age 6. Functional gains garnered from this 12 year old child’s intensive demonstrates the potential for improvement persists into adolescence.
Side note: We have the privilege at NAPA of hosting many clinical students on their journeys to becoming therapists. One aspect of their time at NAPA is the completion of a case study which not only contributes to their learning but a deeper understanding of the intensive impact for families and therapists.

Why use Galileo whole body vibration? It helps improve strength, balance, and coordination and can also help with mobilization, dynamic stretching, and managing spasticity.

Wishing you happy holidays from your NAPA family around the world!

Looking to participate in an intensive session in 2024? Chicago has a last minute spot available starting January 8th. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Check out the toys that currently have our team excited, just in time for the holidays!

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Curious about electrical stimulation? Ask your questions below. ⬇️