We believe that all children can be successful with the right combination and quality of supports. That's why Harrington House offers... Sensory Integration Room Children with sensory processing challenges have difficulty gathering and interpreting information through their senses — touch, movement, smell, taste, vision, and hearing. Some are over-responsive and feel like they are being constantly bombarded with sensory information. They may avoid being touched or refuse to wear particular shoes or clothes with neck tags. Others are under-responsive and need extreme stimulation to order their world and understand where they are in time and space. They may seek out stimulation by moving constantly, playing loud music or even running into walls. If they can't feel a table by touching it, they will slam a hand down hard, so they know for certain their hand is there. OHI created the Sensory Integration Room for these children — those with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) or autism spectrum disorders as well as learning and other developmental disabilities — so they can feel comfortable and safe as they build the skills they need to live and flourish in community-based/non-institutional settings. The room provides everything from a simple mini-trampoline to a ball pit, vibrating mat and "Cloud Nine," a huge beanbag-type chair filled with foam blocks of different shapes — all ways for kids to get the sensory input they need. And, sensory integration work doesn't end when a child leaves the Sensory Integration Room. Other modifications can be found throughout Harrington House, such as dimmer switches on the lights and the children's "lounge" where the kids can have some alone time and relax with a book or play computer games. Clinical services A Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor provides counseling services — based on the cognitive-behavioral therapy model — to the children during weekly individual and group sessions, or as outlined in each child's individual treatment plan. Our clinicians also provide consultation to support staff at regular intervals, and help them develop behavior modification plans to address each child's specific needs and goals using a variety of techniques — restructuring, role-play, modeling, time out, homework and reinforcement systems. Harrington House also retains the services of community-based psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, physicians and other specialists as needed. Case coordination services Each child living at Harrington House receives case management services. The case coordinator is responsible for writing treatment plans, organizing services and resources — from finding warm winter coats to effective psychologists — participating in team meetings, establishing and maintaining connections with other service providers, and developing discharge plans. Mentoring services Harrington House mentors meet once a week with each child, working one-on-one to provide added support and encouragement as the children work to achieve their goals. Family visitation To help maintain strong family connections, Harrington House provides structured family/sibling visitation services and parent education and support.