Project Chilld

An Integrative Approach to Therapy

Project CHILLD was incorporated in October of 2001 and is the collaboration of Kathy Carley, MSOTR/L and Diane Levinson, OTR/L, two experienced pediatric occupational therapists. We had a dream of opening a clinic that augmented more traditional occupational therapy services with alternative methods. After discovering the power and effectiveness of the Tomatis sound training program on children with various disabilities, we jumped at the opportunity to be trained by Dr. Billie Thompson of Sound Listening and Learning Center, and then later by Dr. Ron Minson of the Center for InnerChange, both of whom studied with Dr. Alfred Tomatis.

Project CHILLD offers an integrative approach to development and is committed to providing comprehensive modalities to enhance listening, learning, movement, social development and adaptive skills in infants through young adults. We provide occupational therapy services in conjunction with the Dynamic Listening System (DLS), a Tomatis-based sound training program. We assess and develop individualized programs for people with neurological and developmental disabilities including:

Sensory Integration Disorders

Learning Disabilities

Auditory Processing Disorders

Physical Disabilities

ADD/ADHD

Autism/Pervasive Developmental Delays

Aspergers Syndrome

Developmental Disorders

The DLS Program is a Tomatis-based sound training program impacting the human ear, to acquire, develop, refine and integrate one’s listening function. The Dynamic Listening System facilitates improved:

Language and Communication Skills

Learning, Academics, Cognitive Development

Attention, Concentration and Organization

Socialization

Creativity

Adaptive Skills and Daily Living Competencies

Personal Growth and Development

Movement, Coordination and Rhythm

Musical Ear

Relaxation and Well Being

We are authorized providers of The Listening Program (TLP) and are Dynamic Listening System (DLS) Consultants. We are also certified in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT). Consultation services are also available for home and school programs, including school Inclusion programs.

Kathy Carley, MSOTR/L is an occupational therapist who has specialized in pediatric practice treating clients with neurological disorders, learning disabilities, and autism for over 25 years. In 1978 she received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She relocated to Massachusetts and began working in the public schools. Kathy was hired to develop the occupational therapy program in the Wakefield Public Schools and then as Coordinator of Occupational Therapy for Harbor Area Rehabilitation Therapies. She received a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Sargent College, Boston University in 1989. Her pediatric occupational therapy experience includes working in the school systems; early intervention, private clinics, hospitals and community based programs. She worked as clinical director for Occupational Therapy Associates, as Program Director and Administrator of Giant Steps, a private school for children with Autism and has been in private practice for seven years. Currently she is a visiting instructor for Salem State College in their newly developed Occupational Therapy Department.

Diane Levinson, OTR/L has been a practicing pediatric occupational therapist for over 25 years. A graduate of Sargent College, Boston University, she has worked in school systems, hospitals, clinics, private practice, as well as for the Visiting Nurse Association. She established the first occupational therapy department within the Brockton Public Schools and worked at Youville Hospital in Cambridge with Dr. Margaret Bauman and the Pediatric Team that evolved into the LADDERS Program. Within the past two years, Diane has been integrating occupational therapy treatment with the field of sound training.

Amy King, COTA/L is a graduate of North Shore Community College and Worcester State College, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She has worked in the field of Pediatric Occupational Therapy for six years providing services to children to enhance their sensory, motor and adaptive skills.

Michelle Rust is an office assistant at Project Chilld, who has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Delaware. Her experience includes working with mentally and physically challenged adults in the residential setting, as well as several years of administrative assistance in the pediatric health care environment.

Project CHILLD is located just north of Boston, easily accessible from the main highway.