At Joya Child & Family Development, our unmatched level of care doesn’t just help children and families, it provides incredible opportunity to collaborate with our local universities and community partners. Joya staff work hand in hand every year with higher education to help train the therapists and teachers who will be the early intervention leaders of tomorrow.
As we look to the future in a new location, we seek partners to help expand those professional education opportunities so we can provide specialized training for doctors, social workers, nurses, dietitians and the many others integral to our early intervention work.
Eight physical therapy students from Eastern Washington University recently participated in a summer seminar where they earned credits while working directly with children at Joya Child & Family Development. The class, taught by Ginette Kerkering, a Joya physical therapist who is also an EWU instructor, was made available for the first time thanks to an…
Did you know that Joya Child & Family Development is helping to educate a future generation of pediatric therapists, teachers and nurses? Throughout the years, Joya has opened its doors to students from area and out of state universities so they can fulfill educational requirements and get a better understanding of early intervention practices that…
Joya Child & Family Development is participating in a University of Washington study that is focused on improving early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and increasing access to specialized services when needed. “Because of the variability of features seen with social communication disorders, such as autism, it can be difficult to make diagnoses as…