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The MCCarty Center is OKlahoma's center
of excellence in the Care and treatment of
children with developmental disabilities.
As a pediatric rehab hospital, the MCCarty
Center specializes in complex cases of devel-opmental
disabilities. We are the ornv hospi-tal
of our Kind in OKlahoma.
At the MCCarty Center we hetp Children
with developmental disabilities learn to move,
eat, plaYand communicate better. We Offer
a positive envlronrnene where Children are
encouraged and empowered.
Our staff shares a wealth Of experience and
uses the most Current rehabilitation tech-niques
to bring OUt the best in our Kids.
The MCCarty Center is where parents find
some relief from their overwhelming respon-sibilities
through our respite program.
And, the MCCarty Center is where parents
find hope - hope in the smile on their Child's
face.
Established in 19'16, the MCCarty Center
treated just one thing - cerebral palSY.
TodaY we've treated more than 100 differ-ent
diagnoses in the developmental disability
category. Since 19'16, we have evotved into
OKlahoma's center Of excellence in the
care and treatment Of Children With special
needs.
Children who come to our hospital are
evaluated and treated by a team Of
pediatricians and pedietric specialists;
physical, occupational and speech-language
therapists; a dietitian, registered nurses and
LPN's; a pediatric psYChologist; and direct
care specialists who fOCUS on discovering
what the Child can do, rather than what the
Child cannot do.
Everything we do at the MCCarty Center
is about tWOthings: creative problem SOlV-ing
and adaptation. Our staff uiorxs to
creativelY SOlvesome of the challenges that
stand in the waYof patients and then adapt
the tOOlS and their envlronmene so they can
acnieve their highest level of independence
and functionality.
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The Kids that come to us for treatment
face big challenges that maYbegin at birth
and usuauv continue rnroughour their lives.
We maYnot be able to eliminate these
challenges, but we can help find waYSto
meet and overcome them.
The MCCarty Center offers a wide variety
of therapeutic and medical services and
clinics for inpatients and outpatients. Our
services include:
Therapeutic services:
• PhYsical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech-Language therapy
• Alternative/augmentative communication
• PsYChological services
• NUtrition therapy and counseling
• Aquatic therapy
• Sensory integration
• Independent living training
• familY training
• feeding and swallowing disorders
• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
therapy
• TherapeutiC listening
• VitalStim® therapy
Medical services:
• pediatriCian
• PediatriC orcnooedics
• pediatriC ophthalmology
Clinics:
• Wheelchair seating and mobility
• Orthopedic
• Vision
• Neurology/behavior
Other services:
• Home computer program for therapy at
home
• Overnight respite care
Contractual services for DDSD and earlY
intervention
• Teletherapy services to rural OklahOma
• IEP-related services to scnoots
• Training of scnoot personnel
Therapy groups:
• Animal therapy
• Creative plaY
• Life skills
• Story time
• Sensory plaY
• Gross motor
• Cooking
• Crafts
• Aquatics
• yoga
• SOCiallanguage group
Comprehensive inpatient
evaluation
This is the MCCarty Center's tnOStintensive
service. A rearn of health care professionals
evaluate your Child. That teatn Inctudes a
pediatrician, a therapist frotn each therapy
discipline, a nutritionist, a nurse, a PSYChOl-ogy
Clinician and social uiorxer.
The teatn teaches treatment techniques to
the fatnilY and assists in coordinating the
Child's care.
The length of staY at the MCCarty Center
depends on each Child's needs and how
qUiCKlYthe Child reaches his or her therapy
goals.
If your Child attends school in your horne
community, he or she won't miss any school
while at the MCCarty Center for treattnent.
The MCCarty Center has fUII-titne special
educarlon on the hospital campus. Special
education teachers are provided by the Nor-tnan
Publlc SChool Systetn.
Independent Living
Sotne Children with speCial needs are capable
of living on their own or Indeoendenuv with
some assistance. In order for enern to do
that theY've gOt to learn life sKillS.
The MCCarty Center's independent living
program is designed to teach Older teens the
sKillSthey'll need to live on their own.
Teens in the progratn are taught how to
COOK,handle nousexeeolng Chores,
do laundry, tnanage money and obtain trans-portation
and other services they'll need to
survive on their own.
Respite care
ThiS service is designed to give parents
needed titne Off to taKe care of enemserves
or other fatnilY rnembers, tend to fatnilY busi-ness,
taKe a vacation or just relax.
The respite progratn is intended to relieve
Stress and help preserve the fatnilY.
Children in respite care can StaYat the Mc-
Carty Center for a tOtal of 7 daYSone titne
per year.
While in respite care, our nursing staff and
direct care specialists provide care for your
Child around the ClOCK.
Children in respite do not attend scnoot or
receive therapy while they are here, but do
participate in recreational activities, includ-ing
field trips.
The respite progratn is pritnarily funded bYa
federal grant. Most fatnilies will paYnothing,
or onlY a sman co-oavmenr per daY.
'Pediatrics
A board-Certified pediatrician monitors
each Child and leads the treatment team.
These pediatricians are very experienced
in the Care of children with special needs.
Attending physicians are:
• Eileen rox, MD
• James fields, MD
• Thomas ThUrston, MD
zs-nour nUrsing care
The watchful eyes of our nUrsing staff
fOllOWthe children 24- hours a day to maKe
sure theY staY happy and healthY dUring
their admission. A registered nurse teams
up with the therapy staff to develop a
Care plan for each Child. The nursing staff
and direct Care specialists provide the
fOllowing services 365davs a year:
• 'Physical and functional assessment
• 'Patient and familY education
• Development Of self-care skills
• Development of extremities to increase
or maintain function
• Evaluation Of progress
• 'Prevention of comotlcaelons
• Assiseance with transition into community
living
Social services
The social WorKer or case manager is the
familY's direct line to the treatment team
dUring their Child's admission. Each social
uiorker provides counseling, tocaees com-munity
resources or financial resources and
helps Coordinate team meetings. The social
WorKer also conducts a social assessment
and sUPPOrtSthe family throughoUt the
program. The program includes:
• Ordering and obtaining adaptive equip-ment
• Child and family social assessment
• Individual or group counseling
• Information and referral
• Education Of patient, familY, public and
community
• suPPOrt grouPS
• Case management
• Liaison activities between the treatment
team, familY and community
• Discharge and after-care Planning
'Physical therapy
Our licensed physical therapists helP
children overcome neuromuscuter defi-
Cits with exercise, handling techniques
and adaptive equlpment. All children are
encouraged to learn transitional sKillS and
tnobility at their highest level of indepen-dence.
The progratn includes:
• EvalUation of movement dysfunction
• Splinting
• Gait training
• Adaptive equipment evaluation and use
• AquatiC therapy
• CardiovascUlar endurance training
• Balance, coordination and reflex develop-ment
• Joint mobility and flexibility
• Muscle strengthening
• Developmental aCtivities/gross motor sKills
(roiling, Crawling, Kneeling, eec.:
• 'Post operative care
• Serial casting
• Community mobility training
• TherapeutiC exercise
• 'Posture analysis
Treatment or prevention of physical
deFormities
• 'Pain management
• wheelchair training
occupational therapy
occupational therapists use purpose-fUl
experiences to help children Improve
motor, cognitive, self-care, social and
independent living sKillS. TherapiSts net-uior
« heavilY with parents, teachers, other
health Care professionals and the corn-tnunity
to develop programs in the Child's
nomeeoum and to educate all parties
about the needs and rights of each Child.
Since independence is the main goal of
mar» patients, therapists begin teaching
the basics of independent living when the
Child and fatnily show interest. The pro-gratn
includes:
• Self-care
• Sensory motor activities
• 'PerCeptual motor coordination
• Oral motor and Feeding sKills
• 'PrevoCational sKills
• 'POStoperative muscle re-education
• Adaptive equipment/splinting
• Specialized seating
• CognitiVe sKillS
• DailY living and independent living using an
on-site apartment
• fine and gross-motor activities
Vocational abilities
• functional movement
• 'PsYChcological activities and leisure
interests
• Sensory integration
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Communication disorders
pediatric speech-langUage pathologists
assess and treat children who have com-munication
and swallowing disorders. Each
therapist has specialized sKills treating a
wide range Of abilities from Children who
are non-verbal to Children who have social
language difficulties, as well as Children
who are ready to be transitioned from
alternative feedings. Each Child receives
an individualized, comprehensive assess-ment
that identifies specific recommenda-tions
for the Child and his or her familY at
discharge. The program includes:
• ReceptiVe and expressive comrnunlcaelon
• AugmentatiVe communication
• Literacy sKills
• Oral motor sxtus
• feeding and swallowing
• Speech fluency
• Hearing screenings
• Social language sKills
Adaptive recreation
The recreation program uses fun activities
to teach Kids how to socialize with peers
and adults, as well as members Of the
community. This provides physical activity,
pSYChOlogicalbenefits and sociatlzacion op-portunities.
Recreation offers something
for everyone at the hospital. The program
lnctudes.
• Leisure SKillS:vocal/instrumental music,
hobbies, painting Or ceramics
• Animal therapy
• Outdoor education: gardening,
norricutcure, norsebacx riding
• Community re-entry outings featuring field
trips to local attractions and sporting
events
• Children's library
Nutritional services
proper nutrition enables your Child to
grow at the expected rate, learn, build
immunity to infection and maintain a good
energy level.
A registered and licensed dietitian delivers
quality food and nutritional care to your
Child. Special considerations are given
to your Child's oral-motor SKillS,medical
condition and activity levels. The fOllowing
services are provided:
• Nutritional screening
• Modified diet evaluationandprocessingof
diets
• Individualized patient/FamilYeducation and
counseuns
• EvalUation and monitoring of enteral and
parenteral Feedings
• Nutrient intake analYsis
'PsYChological services
Our clinical psychologist, osvcnorneertse
and pSYChological clinicians evaluate your
Child to find OUt how his or her cognitive
abilities affect behavior and education.
The MCCarty Center is unique because
all therapy, nUrSing and education staff
can assist the psYChological department
in implementing cuseom behavior Plans
throughout the entire dav. The program
includes:
• EvalUation of intellectual and adapcive
FunCtioning
• familY consultation, therapy, support,
education and training
• Behavior evaluation
• Behavior plans
• EvalUationOF pSYChologicaalnd psychoso-cial
status
• Individual andgroup therapy
• ReFerralto community resourCes
Contract therapists
The MCCarty Center will contract with
school distriCts to provide therapy services
at scnoots.
Since 1996,this program has worked well to
help SChOOlSmeet federal requirements to
provide therapy services for students with
special needs.
for more information, SChool officials should
contact Cindy Lewis. you will find the tele-phone
number under the heading "contact
information" on the back cover of this bro-chure.
Using the latest in Internet teChnology,
the MCCarty Center can provide physical,
occupational, speech and language therapy
and counseling services to Children through-
OUt Oklahoma.
The MCCarty Center pioneered the use Of
teletherapy in Oklahoma beginning in 1996.
Using a tWO-waY,live, lnceracclve video
system, our therapists and counselors can
provide services to anyone with access to a
broadband Internet connection.
Teletherapy has been particUlarlY helpfUl to
scnoots that are in remote rural areas and
face Challenges in recruiting therapists to the
area to meet IEP guidelines.
for more information, school Officials should
contact Cindy Lewis at the number listed un-der
"contact information" on the back cover
Of this brochure.
~ As a voturreeer, do not underestimate the
value and power of your contribution to the
MCCarty Center.
VOlunteers are used in a variety Of waYS,
and we're alwaYs looKing for better waYSto
utilize votunceers. IndiVidual votunceers helP
OUt in various departments doing things liKe
clerical uior«, inventory, answering phones
for nurses, worKing with therapists, reading
to the Kids and much more. The minimum
age for an individual votunreer is 16.
VOlunteer groups help with large projects
around the hospital and host activities for
our patients liKe carnivals and dances.
TO find OUt more about how to become a
MCCarty Center voturreeer, visit our web-site
at www.jdmc.org, or call the hospital
at Cf05.307.2800 and aSKto speaK with the
volunteer coordinator.
VOlunteer ideas
• Lead a karaoke night
• Host a seasonal Or holiday dance
• Host a seasonal Or holidaY carnival
• Help kids train for the SpeCial Olympics
• Performances
- Cheer squads
- Bands (marching and Stage groups)
- Magic shows
- Medieval fair entertainers
- Storytellers
- Choirs
• Help with fundraising events
• Be a Camp ClapHans summer camp votuneeer,
Camp ClapHans is antiCipated to open in the
summer of 2012.
Address:
2002 East Robinson Street
Norman, OKlahoma 73071
Website:
www.jdmc.org
Keycontacts:
VicKi Kuestersteffen
Director 0/CEO
If 05.307.2811
VK@jdmc.org
Jennifer Giamelle
VOlUnteer Coordinator
1f05.573.531f2
jgiamelle@jdmc.org
Cindy Lewis
Administrative program Officer
If 05.307.2818
clewis@jdmc.org
'R,eniHanley
Director Of Communication Disorders
If 05.307.2870
rhanleY@jdmc.org
Telephone:
Main number: lf05.307.2800
fax: lf05.307.2801
TOil free: 1.800.777.1272
Sue O'Hare
DireCtor Of Physical Therapy
1f05.307.281f8
Sohare@jdmc.org
Maria Greenfield
Director Of Occupational Therapy
If 05.307.2867
mgreenfield@jdmC.org
'Richard Mann
Director Of Social Services
If 05.307.2803
rmann@jdmc.org
J. D. McCarty Center
for children with developmental disabilities
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This publication. printed by OU Printing Services. is issued by the J. D. McCarty Center for children with developmental disabilities as authorized by Vicki Kuestersteffen.
director and CEO. 5.000 copies have been prepared and distributed at a cost of $2,450. Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the
Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
Print Date: 4/2011
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