What is Music Therapy?
When someone asks, “what do you do?” I imagine they expect an answer like teaching or counseling. Based on the looks and questions that inevitably follow, “I am a music […]
When someone asks, “what do you do?” I imagine they expect an answer like teaching or counseling. Based on the looks and questions that inevitably follow, “I am a music […]
What do Pulitzer Prize winning novels, the streets of Paris France, and tactile maps have in common? I recently read the Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot […]
If you have any of the following equipment that’s in working condition, the STAR Center would love to have it. We pass on this equipment on at no cost to […]
Our Creative Arts Therapy Groups (CAT Groups) serve adults with disabilities. Intellectual disabilities are common in these groups, and our therapists work to build social skills and awareness of time. […]
One Thursday, a couple of weeks ago, I ate lunch with around 20 community leaders as we heard about ways to get involved in the work The STAR Center is […]
I want you to think back to a time, likely in elementary or middle school, when you were asked the question, “Would you rather lose you vision or your hearing?” […]
Senior Independence Month I took some time this week to sit down with Lorraine Harlan, our Manager of Home Care, to talk about some practical steps individuals and families can […]
Thursday, I got to end my day in the best way! When asked how we should end the session, one of our clients broke out into his own original song: […]
What is “assistive technology” anyway? If you have never heard this term, you are not alone. The textbook definition of assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, product system, […]
I remember the first time I read the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in earnest. I was a junior in college and had signed up for a history […]