Southwest Human Development

Smooth Way Home provides brief (up to 4 months) counseling to caregivers struggling with mental health concerns as a result of the birth/NICU experien...

Mental health professionals providing support and guidance.

Professionals who assist with feeding challenges in children.

Nutrition experts who provide dietary guidance to support children's health.

Smooth Way Home offers feeding and lactation support to families transitioning from the NICU.

Assessments to evaluate a child's mental health and psychological state.

Assessment performed by a partial or full team designed to meet the needs of the individual child and family.

Many young children struggle to eat and this can lead to challenges for the child, parent and entire family. As part of the Birth to Five Center of Ex...

Comprehensive and individualized state-of-the-art services, including assessment, consultation, ongoing intervention/therapy, care coordination, famil...

Services in collaboration with the feeding therapist.

Therapy will include looking at your child’s small muscle development and coordination. Developing these muscles strengthens your child’s fine motor s...

Therapists who assist children in developing skills necessary for daily living.

Consultations with pediatric specialists to address children's health issues.

Therapists who help improve physical function and mobility.

The physical therapist (PT) will work with you to evaluate your child’s larger motor skills, such as rolling over, pulling up to stand, walking, climb...

Therapeutic play sessions that help children express themselves and address emotional challenges.

Smooth Way Home offers postnatal depression screening to caregivers as part of their discharge support.

VINES offers virtual telehealth support for families of fragile infants after their NICU stay, providing guidance and medical follow-up.

Consultation services from psychiatrists to assess and manage children's mental health conditions.

Therapy provided at the child’s home or in a clinic by a feeding therapist (speech language pathologist or occupational therapist).

Specialists who evaluate and treat speech and language disorders.

The speech-language pathologist’s role is to work with you to help your child to expand their communication and understanding skills. Children communi...

Support groups for parents and their children to foster better relationships.

Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), and Speech Therapy (ST) services.