I have spent the last several years working with a wide range of clients and teaching them the basic Job Readiness skills. We teach out clients a number of things at the Star Center, but three of the most [...]
Every month, one afternoon gets a little better. My calendar dings at me, and in surprise I look down to see what meeting I’ve totally forgotten about. Instead of a meeting, I see that it’s time for birthday cake. [...]
I’ve learned over the years that very few people know what an Occupational Therapist is. So before you start to think that Occupational Therapists find jobs for people, let me take a minute to explain their role in the [...]
May is better hearing and speech month, an opportunity to highlight the ways Speech-Language Pathologists can improve quality of life for millions of people. “Communication is the Key to Connection.” I have experienced this to be true over and [...]
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. At the Star Center, we are passionate about helping people find their new normal after a stroke. Recovery is often a long and frustrating journey, and we want people to know that they [...]
When is the best time to prepare for employment? Yesterday. Okay, well maybe it is better to say the sooner the better. The Star Center is beginning a new chapter in our story of helping people with disabilities find [...]
From Stigma to Success Today we are kicking off the month of May. May is such a busy and exciting time: showing appreciation for your mother, graduations, “May flowers” (and no more of those pesky “April showers”). The possibilities [...]
“Oh yeah! My [insert family member, friend of a friend, or child]’s has Autism!” Usually some variation of this sentence is stated when a person talks with me about being a music therapist and asking what populations I work [...]
I, Allison Shipp, have a disability. You cannot see it by looking at me; I don’t require a wheelchair to get around or need special technology to read my mail. However, my disability impacts me daily. It is a [...]
So many people ask me what art therapy is- or how to be an art therapist- or what exactly I do as an art therapist. Usually they excitedly tell me about the adult coloring books they have tried and [...]