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Rocking Horse Rehab
A Pediatric Rehab and Family Wellness Center
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Read on to find out what's happening at Rocking Horse Rehab!
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Attention School Directors!!
Now is the time to get your field trips scheduled and in the budget for the 2017-2018 school year!
Contact our
office manager for more
information!
973-731-8588
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Horse of the Month
Fuzzy
Fuzzy is owned by International Riding Camp, the same New York summer camp that Tetley comes from! During his time off from camp, Fuzzy comes to live at Essex Equestrian Center. His first year here was 2014, when he won the hearts of many riders. We are very glad to be able to use Fuzzy in our program again for his 3rd year here!
Fuzzy is most commonly seen in our mental health programs and for our school field trips, where he can help our taller riders learn important emotional coping skills through his bombproof attitude. Fuzzy loves to work with us, and we adore Fuzzy!
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Staff Member of the Month
Carey Masson
Carey Masson has been a part of our Rocking Horse family since 2009, when she started volunteering for our program. Carey was a dedicated volunteer for 4 years before she became a part-time program assistant, working with the horses, children and assisting with program operations. She is a graduate of Centenary College where she majored in equine studies with a science concentration. This summer, Carey was promoted to office manager and is responsible for all daily operations, management of staff/volunteers/interns/horses/clients schedules and most importantly is the friendly face that greets everybody that enters RHR! Carey's organizational and management skills have been a huge asset to RHR and she is trusted and respected by all of her colleagues and equine staff! In her spare time, you can find Carey riding her lease horse Baron and any of our equine partners! We are lucky to have Carey on our team!
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Summer Enrichment Programs!
@Rocking Horse Rehab
This summer, we are partnering with Fairytale, Inc., to bring enrichment programs back to RHR. These programs would be for current clients, and/or their siblings, and will include music programs with The Jam Cats, classes in areas such as art and cooking, exercise classes, and more!
The program will run from August 21-24 at 9-12 or 1-4, with the possibility of adding another week if sessions fill. If you are interested in signing up one or more of your children, please contact us today!
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Volunteer of the Month
Randi
Randi has been a part of the Rocking Horse team since the fall semester of 2015, when she interned with us under Kathy. She attended Fairleigh Dickinson University for her undergraduate degree. During her time with us, she survived one of our worst winters; we had countless snowstorms and frigid temperatures!
Since then, Randi has attended Rutgers school of social work, where she recently obtained her social work license. During that time, Randi also worked with us during our weekly school trips. Randi continues to volunteer her time with us, helping with Kathy's social skills groups. We hope to continue to work with Randi and congratulate her on her new license as a social worker!
To become a volunteer, email:
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We are hiring!
Rocking Horse Rehab is expanding! We are currently searching for speech, occupational, and physical therapists to join our team.
RHR is open
Monday-Friday from
10am-6pm and on Sundays from 9am-5pm.
For more information contact
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NJ Family
Favorite Kids' Docs 2016
Congratulations to our RHR
therapists
who have been voted
NJ's Favorite Kids' Docs 2016!
Sheri Marino, MA, CCC-SLP
Kathy Lutz, LCSW, CADC
Michelle Geise, OTR/L
Jennifer Vill, MA, CCC-SLP
Fiana Bezpalko, MS, CCC-SLP
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Grant Money Available!
RHR is a recipient of a generous grant from the Italian Welfare League, an organization which assists children of Italian descent who are ill or have suffered an emotional trauma. Since 2001, they have raised and distributed over $1,500,000 to hundreds of children and organizations which provide services to children. Their grant helps us to provide services for children of Italian descent who otherwise would not be able to afford our services.
Their recipients have many different diagnoses, such as brain injuries, autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. For more information on how to receive a grant for our services, please email us at:
[email protected]
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Check out our partner: The Autism Think Tank
The Autism Think Tank, NJ
is designed to provide a multidisciplinary team approach to the identification and treatment of the complicated medical comorbidities of autism. The Autism Think Tank is comprised of leading
experts in autism from renowned teaching hospitals including Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital and UCLA.
At the Autism Think Tank, the medical experts collaborate from around the U.S. in a video conference with local physicians and families to develop a cohesive plan of care for individuals with medically complex cases of autism. Medically stabilizing a child facilitates greater outcomes in behavioral, therapeutic and educational interventions. The Autism Think Tank has a global reach as we are serving families internationally with the use of telemedicine.
Like them on Facebook!
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University Partners
Thank you to the following universities and colleges for providing us with wonderful student interns. We are honored to help influence their futures in the health professions as fieldwork educators.
County College of Morris
Delaware University
Eastwick College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Felician College
Kean University
Montclair State University
New Jersey City University
New York University
Philadelphia University
Queens College
Rutgers Univeristy
Salus University
Seton Hall University
St. Catherine's Univeristy
Tauro College
University of Scranton
William Paterson University
To complete an internship at RHR, email:
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School field trips and individual treatment times available!
Rocking Horse Rehab is open
Monday-Friday 10am-6pm
and Sundays from 9am-5pm.
SCHOOLS: TO BOOK A SUMMER FIELD TRIP, CALL US NOW!
To request a client registration packet, email:
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Mission Statement
Rocking Horse Rehab is a pediatric rehabilitation and family wellness center located within the Essex Equestrian Center in West Orange, NJ. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of individuals with special needs and their families by offering innovative opportunities for clinical, educational and social development. Our philosophy is to treat the "whole child" using equine assisted therapies with the expertise of our highly specialized staff.
Visit us on the web!
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About our Founder
Sheri A. Marino, MA, CCC-SLP
Sheri founded Rocking Horse Rehab in September 2001. She is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who specializes in autism spectrum disorders. Sheri oversees program development and daily operations for RHR with the support of a dedicated, professional staff. She is the Executive Director of The Autism Think Tank, NJ, a non-profit, medical videoconferencing team for individuals with medically complex autism. Sheri
works directly with the Autism Think Tank families and physicians and
manages all fundraising, marketing and family events. In addition, Sheri is a consultant to the Focus For Health Foundation which is dedicated to promoting advocacy, education and research to combat chronic health issues around the world.
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Rocking Horse Rehab is a proud member of
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12-22 Woodland Ave. West Orange, NJ 07052
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