Meeting Street Therapeutic Groups

It's so much fun, the kids don't know it's therapy!
Groups Now Enrolling!! 

Children who come to Meeting Street therapeutic groups have fun! Little do they know that their fun is leading to improved skills. We offer a wide range of therapeutic groups for children as part of their treatment plan. In a group setting, children benefit from interacting with one another while simultaneously working on their skill development. They also naturally push themselves to do their best – or even to be the best in the group. Our highly qualified occupational and physical therapists and speech/language pathologists lead Meeting Street group therapy sessions.

Groups are offered for children ages 3-12 who need help with:
• Sensory integration                 • Endurance
• Impulse control                       • Fine motor skills
• Coordination                           • Social skills
• Motor planning                        • Attention span
• Language comprehension        • Body strength
• Handwriting readiness             • Recreational skills

Join a Therapy Group! (See information below)
Meeting Street is pleased to offer children a variety of therapeutic groups addressing a range of therapy needs for children aged 3 - 11. Attending a group therapy session at Meeting Street is an ideal way for a child to extend therapy sessions received during the school year so skills developed during the year are retained and improved.


The Festival Ballet Providence and Meeting Street have once again partnered for a Summer Adaptive Dance Program

Ages 3-5:

Kinder - Funfit  (Occupational & Physical Therapy)
Kinder – Funfit is a Sensory motor fitness group that combines social interaction and physical fitness, into one fun-filled hour. Children (ages 3 to 5 years) will be given the opportunity to use a variety of equipment and activities to improve motor planning, sensory motor skills, coordination, and attention span while increasing their independence with ADL’s.

Finger Fun (Occupational Therapy)
Finger Fun addresses the foundational skills necessary for handwriting through play and the use of a structured multi-sensory approach. Small group instruction allows for individualized attention and parent consultation. Entertaining games and activities will engage your child and prepare them for the hands-on learning of handwriting. Group size will be limited to 5 children aged 3-5 years.

Speech, Oral, Sensory Motor Group (SOS) (Speech/Language & Occupational Therapy)
SOS is a language and sensory based group helps pre-school children develop and refine peer interaction, language processing and develop readiness sensory motor skills in preparation for kindergarten. Our Speech and Language Pathologist and Occupational Therapist will use play-based music, games, stories, craft and movement activities geared toward the preschool aged child. Small group instruction will allow for individualized attention, peer interaction/support, and parent consultation.

Little Swimmers (Physical, Occupational & Aquatic Therapy)
Little Swimmers combines basic swimming skills, social interaction, and sensory integration into a fun-filled group. Children (ages 3 to 5 years) will be given the opportunity to use a variety of equipment and activities to enhance their swimming skills, endurance, core strength, coordination, attention and sensory motor skills.

Ages 5-6:

Pencil Pals (Occupational Therapy)
Pencil Pals will address the foundational skills necessary for handwriting, such as, learning spatial relationships in letter formation, through play and the use of a structured multi-sensory approach. Small group instruction allows for individualized attention and parent consultation. Entertaining games and activities will engage your child to prepare them for the hands-on learning of handwriting using the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum.

Ages 6-8:

Sensory Splash (Occupational & Aquatic Therapy; Sensory Processing Skills)
Sensory Splash combines sensory integration and upper body strengthening activities into fun pool games. Children will be given the opportunity to use a variety of equipment and interact socially while improving endurance, coordination, attention span, and tolerating sensory input.

 Kid Fit (Occupational Therapy & Sensory Processing)
Kid Fit provides children (ages 6-8) the opportunity to practice ball and playground skills while improving strength, coordination, endurance, balance, and motor planning abilities. The activities will provide opportunities for social interaction and following multi-step directions.

Ages 7-9:

Fast and Fun  (Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing Skills) 
Fun and Fast uses a variety of sensory and fine motor activities to work on sequencing, improving attention span and interacting with peers. Children who join this group should be able to follow two-step directions.

Ages 8 and Older:
 
Aqua Time (Physical & Occupational Therapy)
Aqua Time combines social interaction, sensory integration and physical fitness into a fun-filled 45-minute group. Children (ages 8 years and older) will be given the opportunity to use a variety of equipment and activities to improve endurance, sensory motor integration, core strength, coordination, and attention.

Jump For Fitness (Physical & Occupational Therapy) 
Jump for Fitness is a Sensory Integration fitness group that combines social interaction and physical fitness, into one fun-filled hour. Children (ages 8 years and older) will be given the opportunity to use a variety of equipment and activities to improve endurance, coordination, and attention span.

All Ages:

Kids on Wheels Level 1 (Physical Therapy)
Kids on Wheels Level 1 is a weekly program designed to teach children balance, steering, and prepare them for riding a bicycle. The group will focus on developing the skills needed to safely start, stop, and steer with control. Balance and strength will be addressed using a variety of equipment.

Kids on Wheels Level 2 (Physical Therapy)
Kids on Wheels Level 2 is a weekly program designed to teach children balance and prepare them for safely riding a bicycle in the community. The group will focus on developing the skills needed to safely start, stop, and maneuver around moving obstacles on their own bicycle.

Sports Level 1 (Physical & Occupational Therapy)
Sports Level 1 is a group designed to promote functional skills in community based sporting activities. Exploring soccer, basketball and baseball on a ½ court. Children (ages 5 years and older) will work on improving their motor planning, social skills, endurance, coordination, sensory processing and attention span.

Sports Level 2 (Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing Skills) 
Sports Level 2 is a group designed to promote functional skills in community based sporting activities. Exploring soccer, basketball and baseball on a full court. Children (ages 7 years and older) will work on improving their motor planning, social skills, endurance, coordination, sensory processing and attention span.

Shake Your Booty (Physical & Occupational Therapy)
Shake Your Booty is a group designed to give children the chance to explore dance in a fun and therapeutic way. This program will help your child improve their motor planning, endurance, balance, social skills, and sensory processing, as well as expose them to a new leisure activity. A variety of popular line dances will be taught with the opportunity to showcase their talents on the week of group.

How Does Your Engine Run? (Occupational & Speech/Language Therapy & Sensory Processing)
How Does Your Engine Run is a group designed to teach children (ages 6 years and older) how to recognize their levels of alertness and its relation to behavior, learning and attention. This program will help your child identify and further develop his/her self-regulation strategies. Entertaining games and activities will be used to help your child develop strategies to keep their “engine running just right”. Small group instruction will allow for individualized attention, peer interaction/support, and parent consultation.

Island Golf (Physical & Occupational Therapy)
Island Golf is a group designed to give children the chance to explore golfing on the miniature course, as well as the driving range. While exposing your child to a new leisure activity, this program will also help improve hand-eye coordination, visual perceptual skills, strength, balance, and range of motion.

Craft Group (Occupational Therapy)
Craft Group is a therapeutic program designed to promote upper body strengthening and fine motor skill development through the creation of craft projects. Group participants will get the added benefit of it being a social group setting.


Space is limited. Register today! To register or for more information regarding the details and cost of each program, please call 401-533-9104.

Payment Options for Groups: Billing Insurance with corresponding co-payments (Blue Cross and Medicaid accepted) or Self Pay.

Discipline specific evaluations are required for each child upon registration.