Founder and director of Nature's Place Therapy, Incorporated, Deborah Adams will present a seminar at the upcoming World Congress&Exposition on Disabilities.
Founder and director of Nature's Place Therapy, Incorporated, Deborah Adams will present information on animal assistants and the existing programs at Nature's Place at the upcoming World Congress & Exposition on Disablilites(WDC).
Davenport, FL., (PRWEB) September 6, 2003
NatureÂ’s Place Therapy, Incorporated
A 503c-3 Not-for-Profit Corporation
1316 South Boulevard West
Davenport, Florida 33837
Contact: Joyel Ortega Telephone: 863-421-0556
E-mail: naturesplace@aol. com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. . .
DAVENPORT, FLA.: Founder and director of NatureÂ’s Place Therapy, Incorporated, Deborah Adams, will present a seminar at the upcoming 4th annual World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities (WCD).
The WCD will be held Sept. 18-20 at the Orange County Convention Center. Adams will provide information on “The Use of Animal Assistants to Achieve Therapy Goals” from 11-11:50 a. m. Sat., Sept.20.
Adams states that the use of animals as therapy assistants will be clarified and contrasted with the more well-known animal visitation programs at the seminar. Also, she will discuss issues surrounding animal-assisted programs, as well as the existing program at NatureÂ’s Place Therapy Services.
A Speech/Language Pathologist with a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Adams is also a registered therapist with the American Hippotherapy Association. She holds memberships in the North American Riding for the Handicapped Assn. and the Delta Society that governs all therapy animals.
Animal-assisted therapy and research programs Adams has directed include joint affiliations with the Clearwater Marine Science Center, Exceptional Equestrians, Freedom Ride Therapeutic Riding Center, Walt Disney World, and Sea World.
The exposition will feature 200 exhibitors and 120 multi-disciplinary sessions sponsored by the WCD Foundation for Education and other professional societies and organizations.
The WCD is open to all professionals in the disability community, people with disabilities and to lay persons who are interested in helping the disabled. For further information, visit the WCD site at www. wcdexpo. com/ (http://www. wcdexpo. com/).
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