Pediatric Rehabilitation and Education

FACT SHEET

"Imagine if your child could Follow Instructions and Accept 'No'"

The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury and other neurologic impairments.

Through a family-centered approach, FINR is dedicated to developing individualized treatment programs designed to teach children with Brain Injury the skills necessary to live in the least restrictive environment and successfully re-enter their home community and educational system.

Specialized Services Include:

• Integrated Transdisciplinary Services: Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies, Neurologist, NeuroPsychologist, NeuroPsychiatrist, Nurses, Dietician, Recreation Therapy, Certified Behavioral Analyst, Case Management, and Certified Teachers.
• TBI School: Educational services by certified teachers providing direct instruction with low teacher to student ratios.  Accredited school authenticating grades, credits, IEP's, and diplomas.
• Health Education Services: 24 hour nursing; weekly consultation with Internist, Neurologist, Neuropsychiatrist, weekly self regulated medication classes.
• Recreation/Leisure: Recreation therapist does functional assessment and coordinates client preferred activities on and off campus.
• Skilled Therapies: Therapists provide services in cabins, school, and community during early mornings, evenings, and weekends to ensure functional integration.
• Residential: "Non-institutional" cabin based programming. Each child has a private room and bath with low child to staff ratio. Nightly cabin meetings are conducted for teaching purposes and to gather input from the children regarding their program (i.e. treatment planning/activities).
• Treatment Planning: RIC-FAS treatment planning emphasizing child/family/provider input (minimum of two monthly conferences). Our professional staff utilizes the most advanced clinical treatment approaches to achieve optimal functional outcomes. Comprehensive progress reports are generated in a timely fashion for family, funder, and referral source.
• Case Management Services: Family/funder access to Case Manager 24 hours daily.
• Behavioral Programming: Individualized behavioral/motivational programs implemented 24 hours daily through multiple trials of preventive and corrective teaching using an 8:1 balance of positive reinforcement to corrective teaching.
• Parent/Child Training: Program Director provides parenting and behavior management training to children and parents during the day, night, and on week-ends.
• Parent/Loved Ones Training: Family and potential caregivers are encouraged to participate in programming to ensure a successful discharge.
• Social Skills Acquisition: 24 hour a day social skills teaching environment (i.e. Following Instructions, Accepting No, Accepting Compliments, Accepting Consequences, Eye Contact, etc., through role play and practice).
• Proactive Discharge Planning: Beginning during the referral and admissions process.