Henegar Counseling Center
Henegar Counseling Center might be your option of choice. This organization offers a broad range of counseling and psychological services to the Chattanooga community through a Christian tradition of faith and caring.
Mental Health Cooperative
Mental Health Cooperative exists to engage, enlighten, and empower individuals and families with behavioral health issues to live healthier lives. By providingintegrated care for the whole person everyone can experience hope and live a full life in the community. MHC believes that there is life after a diagnosis, and that our challenges do not define who…
Alstrom Angels
Alstrom Syndrome is a very rare genetic disease that affects children by causing complete blindness, deafness, type 2 diabetes, dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, COPD, kidney and liver failure. It is one of the most brutal diseases there is, as it touches every organ in the body. Most children are lost in their late teens…
Affordable Weighted Blankets
SensaCalm SensaCalm specializes in the manufacturing and selling of high quality, therapeutic weighted blankets and other weighted items. Aside from weighted blankets, SensaCalm offers a large variety of
UI Reach Program
“The University of Iowa REACH Program is a two-year, transition certificate program for students with multiple intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities. UI REACH provides a campus experience to empower young adults to become independent, engaged members of the community. Courses, campus life, and career preparation assist students in reaching their full potential. UI REACH strives to maintain periodic contact…
Facilitating Emotional Regulation Supplemental Resources
On Thursday evening, January 27, 2017, LifeLine families came together at our northwest Georgia FamilyShare support group and discussed ways to facilitate our children’s emotional regulation at home and at school. Lisa Mattheiss shared ideas and resources that she and Michal Jones had collected in their years of working with families in Chattanooga and northwest…
Lessons from A Different Path
Crystal Horner, Chattanooga, TN On January 2nd, 2008 I woke up in a hospital room with a small view of the rising sun. I had been up earlier that night giving birth to my first child. Hudson James Horner was born a bit abruptly as I had gotten an upper respiratory infection and had been…
What Families with Special Needs Wish Their Pastors Knew
Last week Sandra Peoples published an article on Key Ministry’s blog entitled “What Special Needs Families Wish Their Pastors Knew”. In that article, she shared five main points: We are lonely. We wish we could do more. We know you can’t control every church member’s reaction to our family, but you do set the…
Meaningful Ministry for Those with Disabilities
Stephanie Hubach, author of Same Lake Different Boat, is also mom to Tim. Stephanie took the month of October to share some thoughts about Down Syndrome and various ways that it has impacted Tim as well as ways Tim has effected people’s view of the abilities of someone with Down Syndrome. Post #8: Down Syndrome…
Is Inclusion Possible for Students with Disabilities in Hamilton County?
Chattanooga Inclusive Ed recently provided a requested white paper to Chattanooga 2.0 outlining current deficiencies in inclusive best practices in the Hamilton County Department of Education, a summary of evidence on the benefits of inclusion for children with and without exceptional needs, and concrete recommendations for reform. Here’s an excerpt from the white paper on…