BROWNSVILLE SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN INCORPORATED

Moody Clinic goal is to accomplish its mission of providing the highest quality of rehabilitative therapy to maximize the potential of children with special needs by providing affordable access to care to those who need it the most.

Licensed therapists on staff provide 2-6, 30-minute sessions to patients each week, based on initial evaluation results and what is needed for patient's maximum progress. Through speech therapy, patients increase articulation, coordination of speech muscles, sound repetition and imitation, communication between the brain and the body, receptive and expressive language skills. Patients increase range of motion, strength, endurance, balance, coordination and mobility skills to enhance function through physical therapy. Patients improve fine motor skills, sensory processing, feeding, self-care, and play/social skills to enhance development and carry out daily life activities through occupational therapy.

Our organization's capabilities for carrying out our goals lies with a staff of licensed therapists. Those include:

Jessica Cuevas, speech language pathologist has worked extensively with the pediatric population through Early Childhood Intervention, Mercy Kids Rehab Services and the Brownsville Independent School District. Cuevas is certified in numerous skills and trainings including: Treatment of Severe Feeding Aversion and Beckman Oral Motor Conference which strengthens articulators and increase range of movement mechanics for speech. She also has extensive training on the culture of poverty. Cuevas has a B.S. of Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Texas at Austin and a M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Texas Tech University. She holds a license to practice in the State of Texas and has a Certificate of Clinical Competency issued by the American Speech Language Hearing Association.

Denise Garcia, speech language pathologist, has 17 years of experience in her field. Her expertise includes bilingualism and treating feeding disorders. She has worked previously at Mercy Kids Rehabilitation, Mercy Home Health, Niskers Pediatric Rehabilitation, Just for Kids and the Fort Worth Independent School District. Denise is certified in Vital Stim for both adults and pediatrics. Vital Stim is a non-invasive therapy to help swallowing through the use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES). She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders from University of Texas Pan American (Now UTRGV) and a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a bilingual tract from Texas Christian University.

Moody Clinic has provided treatment to more than 7,000 children since its inception in 1952. As the only nonprofit outpatient rehabilitative clinic in the Rio Grande Valley, staff helps fill in a gap in the community and provides a unique service. More than 5,000 treatments are provided each year to children who would go untreated.