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Child and Family
Development Services
• Birth to Three
• Family Enrichment Services

Farmington Valley
Diagnostic Center

Integrated Program Models
Polaris Center
River Street School
River Street Autism Program
River Street Preschool
Soundbridge
Program Descriptions
Birth to Three
A regional program operating under the auspices of the State Department of Mental Retardation, the program offers home-based early intervention services to infants/toddlers and their families living in northcentral Connecticut. Contact: Nancy Canata ncanata@crec.org (860) 509-3770.
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Family Enrichment Services
A Hartford home-based prevention program designed to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, promote healthy child development, enhance parenting skills and strengthen the family unit. Contact: Nancy Canata ncanata@crec.org (860) 509-3770.
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Farmington Valley Diagnostic Center
The Farmington Valley Diagnostic Center is a partnership involving CREC and Farmington Valley school districts. The Center provides services to students with learning and behavior problems, including: short-term diagnostic and interim alternative placements; specialized evaluations to design improved educational and behavior management strategies; supported transition back to local school districts from more restrictive settings; and family support and counseling to improve home-school collaboration and cooperation. Contact: Barbara Chatfield (860) 675-5480.
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Integrated Program Models
Through special education and related services, IPM offers year-round services to children with severe and multiple disabilities in classrooms in public schools as well as through home and hospital-based services. Occupational and physical therapy and assistive technology services are provided in local districts throughout the region. Contact: Thomas Parvenski tparvenski@rss.crec.org or Jill Bialy jbialy@rss.crec.org (860) 298-9079.
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Polaris Center
The Polaris Center is a comprehensive educational and clinical facility offering a myriad of school programs for students with emotional, behavioral and learning disorders, grades ranging from middle school through high school. Services and specialized programming include counseling, behavioral intervention and support, a school-based health center, and vocational training/transition planning. A separate Outpatient Mental Health Clinic for Children and Families and an Adventure Therapy Course is also located on campus, available to students and to members of the community. Polaris Catering, providing students with valuable vocational experiences under the supervision of skilled chefs, offers food services to school districts and area agencies. Contact: Director Timothy Carroll, (860) 289-8131 or tcarroll@crec.org.
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River Street School
River Street School provides special education day and extended day services to children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders. In addition, River Street provides home and center-based programs in discrete trial training for young children with autism, assistive technology services and sensory integration treatment. Staff represent school psychology, behavioral intervention, nursing, social work, speech and language, occupational and physical therapy. On-site psychiatric and neurological consultation is provided, as well as management of psychoactive medication.

River Street also offers specialized sensory integration and developmental clinics as well as behavioral consultation to local school districts. Two community-based group homes provide 24-hour treatment for children with severe behavior disorders. Contact: Thomas Parvenski tparvenski@rss.crec.org (860) 298-9079.
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River Street Autism Program
Through its facilities in Windsor and Hartford, the River Street Autism Program provides children with autism home-based services; offers individual consultation for public school students; runs Model Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) classrooms in public schools; consults with school districts on developing early intervention and preschool programs; and operates a full-day, extended year ABA program in a school setting. Contact: Thomas Parvenski tparvenski@rss.crec.org (860) 298-9079.
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Soundbridge
Soundbridge is a comprehensive Auditory Oral program for children and adolescents with hearing impairments from birth to age twenty-one. Soundbridge offers statewide services under the Birth to Three program, an inclusive Early Learning Center and special education and inclusive classes in public schools. Soundbridge also provides special educational support to children with hearing impairments in public school through consulting teachers, oral interpreters, full audiological service including equipment rental and repair and a special program for young children with cochlear implants. Comprehensive educational evaluations and summer school offer additional educational supports. Contact: Dr. Elizabeth Cole ecole@crec.org (860) 529-4260.
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CREC Magnet Schools Special Education
The Division of Student Services works with local school districts to design and implement special education and related services to identified special education students in CREC's magnet schools. Additionally, early intervention in special education prevention services are available in all CREC Magnet schools. Contact: Carole Kerkin ckerkin@crec.org (860) 509-3695.
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