Agency Details:

The Philo Center

The mission of the Philo Center for Sensory Based Evaluation and Treatment, a non-profit organization, is to holistically promote positive change for individuals with special needs, their families, and the community that both supports and is enriched by them. Philo is dedicated to delivering the highest quality occupational therapy services by means of employing only highly trained staff who are committed to nurturing - through both skill and love - the physical, cognitive, emotional and spiritual development of each child and family as well as their own.

Description:
The Philo Center provides occupational therapy evaluations and treatment with a focus on sensory integration, and community education. The aim of pediatric occupational therapy is to help children to perform daily tasks in their living and learning environments, and to assist them to develop the skills to live independent, satisfying, and productive lives.

Interventions used by occupational therapists to help children and young adults achieve greater independence include rehabilitation of neuropsychological deficits (memory, attention, complex reasoning), motor function, sensory function, and interpersonal skills. The medium of treatment usually involves the use of purposeful activities, which have some meaning and relevance to child's lifestyle, these are also called 'occupations' and include routine behaviors associated with school, play, and self-care.

A little about sensory integration...
All of our senses are endlessly interacting. It is this ongoing interaction that creates for each of us a picture of who we are physically, where we are in relation to what is around us, and what is going on in our environment. Sensory integration is that essential function of the brain responsible for producing this composite picture. It is the organization of all sensory information for continuous use by the individual.

Contact people:

Dawn Holbrook, Office Manager, (802) 985-8211, (email) Jill Gorman, Executive Director, (802) 985-8211, (email)

Office fax number: (802) 985-8733

Address:

4066 Shelburne Road, Suite #8 Shelburne, VT 05482 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.philocenter.org

Directions:

Directions from I-89 North or South... Take exit 13 South (Shelburne/Vergennes) to I-189. Take I-189 to Route 7/Shelburne Rd. Go left at the light at the end of the exit ramp (Route 7 South), towards Shelburne and Vergennes. Go through. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Burlington-Shelburne CCTA, 2 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

1. What target populations does your agency serve?
	Infants, children, adolescents, young adults, and adults with diagnoses ranging from the Autism Spectrum to Down's Syndrome to Nonverbal Learning Disorder.
3. How many paid staff (FTE) do you have?
	7
4. Please indicate your organization type:
	Independent 501 (c)3
How many clients do you serve annually?
	Serving About 150-200 Children & Adults With Special Needs Annually.
Volunteers for this agency can serve in these county(s):
	Chittenden County

Last updated on March 10, 2009