Mental Health Counselor, Kim, recently attended the course “Stay Apart, So We Can Be Together: Attachment for Children Through Covid” at the Bismarck Heritage Center sponsored by Pride Manchester House. Kim attended this course to broaden her knowledge of attachment theory and development and to gain ideas on how to enhance the experience between the…
Occupational Therapist, Jordan, attended the course “Dyslexia and Literacy: The Role of the OT” to advance her knowledge by learning how to define and understand the signs and symptoms of dyslexia, as well as the misunderstandings. Additionally, she was provided with specific interventions and learned how to address dyslexia during her OT sessions. Attending this…
Pediatric Partners is proud to announce the expansion of services in Physical and Occupational Therapy to include a Universal Exercise Unit (UEU) in our Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota locations. The Universal Exercise Unit is a treatment modality suspension system that allows patients to explore movement in a fun new way to achieve their goals. …
Occupational Therapist, Hailey Tollefson, attended the course “Oppositional, Defiant, Disruptive Children and Adolescents” to advance her knowledge by learning new and effective non-medication approaches for children and adolescents who demonstrate challenging behaviors. Attending this conference, Hailey learned a variety of effective strategies used to treat children who have out of control behaviors, as well as…
Hannah Zimmerman, Director of Therapy Services in Bismarck, participated in a live webinar titled Quickshifts: Revolutionizing the Use of Sound in Sensorimotor Integrative Treatment. This course emphasized education on research, use of Therapeutic Listening, and new Quickshifts albums that are available. This program is a quick readjustment for children that have gone through the Therapeutic…
Pediatric Partners will host its annual “Pajama Party with Santa Claus” on Sunday, December 15 from 3 – 5 p.m. at its Fargo location, 3060 Frontier Way S, Fargo.
When a child has experienced trauma, he or she may continue to react defensively even in situations that are not threatening. Our therapists work to help children identify those trauma areas and how to work through them.
Families with children who struggle with feeding issues often find mealtimes stressful and unpleasant. At Pediatric Partners, our therapists work hard developing and implementing strategies to help restore that bonding time for families. Recently, several members from our speech-language pathology and occupational therapy teams spent time digging deeper into approaches and techniques to better address these challenges with children and their families.
We are excited and honored with the news of being named one of the 50 Best Places to Work for the second year in a row. We are proud of our TEAM OF AMAZING PEDIATRIC EXPERTS that set us apart from the rest – cheers to our team for always Reaching Further for the families in our community!
Our Bismarck clinic and the University of Mary Occupational Therapy Research program are excited to partner together to provide an incredible opportunity for the families in the Bismarck Region. The partnership offers a six-week social skills group that will be led and directed by skilled therapists, who will be planning /leading the social group.