Therapy At School, LLC was started in the Spring of 2011.
Mitzi Cleary, OTD, OTR/L
– Undergraduate Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Missouri, Columbia (1999)
– Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Creighton University (2002)
Samantha Kinslow, PT, MHA
– Bachelor’s of Health Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Missouri, Columbia (1999)
– Master’s of Health Administration from the University of Missouri, Columbia (2005)
How has our service delivery changed over the years?
The school system has become the center of need for children in most school districts. The children deserve the best practitioners to help them achieve functional outcomes long term and the schools deserve the best knowledgeable practitioners for support, financial solvency, and staff education.
How we started in the School Journey
Mitzi and Sam had an outpatient company for 5+ years and treated adult neurological patients all by physician referral. We have the infrastructure for medical billing, cash billing, scheduling, business/professional liability insurance, and the knowledge for business/patient scheduling.
We were approached by a school to do maternity coverage and decided to give it a try (never having done educational-based therapy and never treating kids!) Six months later, they had school contracts and were making the change aware from the standard medical model into the school system.
Why We Are Different Than Other Contractor Companies
- Fully knowledgeable and competent in the Educational Model of Treatment and the Medical Model of Treatment
- Treat Children with a more Holistic Functional approach
- Neurologically Driven to gain function
- Highly interactive with district administration
- Cost Aware
- In-depth knowledge of school-based equipment needs, policy, and paperwork
- Understand school curriculum verbiage and the demands on teachers
- Knowledge in school-based documentation systems
