Pediatric Therapy Intensives
Two pathways. A plan built around your child.
The primary reason for seeking treatment determines the clinical pathway. Your child’s assessment, treatment location, endurance, and family circumstances then guide the specific intensive format.
WHERE THE DECISION BEGINS
What is the primary reason you’re seeking an intensive?
Your child may have needs in both areas. The primary treatment goal determines which pathway leads the plan.
Broader Functional Goals
Whole Child Neurodevelopmental Intensive
Consider this pathway when posture, movement, coordination, regulation, communication, or functional participation are the primary concerns.
feeding-led goals
Complex Oral Motor & Feeding Intensive
Consider this pathway when feeding, swallowing, oral-motor function, efficiency, texture progression, or mealtime participation are the primary focus.
pathway one
Whole Child Neurodevelopmental Intensive
This intensive is used when the primary goals involve broader neurodevelopmental function rather than feeding-specific treatment. MNRI® is the treatment approach used within this intensive, with priorities selected according to the child’s assessment findings, functional goals, and response to treatment.
The Assessment Considers:
Medical and developmental history
Current functional abilities
Postural control and motor coordination
Regulation, participation, and endurance
Communication and family priorities
How is the treatment planned?
Treatment priorities and strategies are selected from the assessment findings, the child’s response to treatment, and the functional goals identified with the family.
The recommended daily length also considers tolerance, recovery needs, and the total treatment volume the child can use effectively.
Location of Intensive
Home-Based
Treatment occurs in the child’s regular residence when the address and environment support safe, effective care.
Family Travel
Treatment occurs at a family-arranged temporary residence or other approved location.
pathway two
This intensive is used when feeding, swallowing, oral-motor function, or clinically significant motor-speech needs are the primary concerns. Treatment centers on direct work with functional oral, feeding, swallowing, and motor-speech tasks. Relevant postural, sensory-motor, regulatory, and neurological factors are addressed when they materially affect performance, and MNRI® may be incorporated when clinically appropriate.
Complex Oral Motor & Feeding Intensive
The Assessment Considers:
Medical, developmental, feeding, and communication history
Oral-motor and feeding observation
Food or liquid trials when appropriate
Motor speech assessment tasks when apraxia or dysarthria is part of the referral
Positioning, seating, and swallowing-safety review
Goal planning and treatment candidacy
Children Who Are NPO
NPO status does not automatically exclude a child. When appropriate, treatment may address oral-motor readiness, secretion management, positioning, sensory tolerance, non-nutritive oral experiences, caregiver education, and safety-focused progression.
Location of Intensive
Home-Based
Treatment occurs in the child’s regular residence when the address and environment support safe, effective care.
Family Travel
Treatment occurs at a family-arranged temporary residence or other approved location.
What factors influence the intensive format?
Daily Treatment Length
Based on endurance, participation, regulation, feeding schedule, medical needs, and recovery time.
Number of Treatment Days
Five or ten treatment days may be recommended based on your child’s clinical priorities, treatment needs, response to therapy, and family circumstances.
Session Structure
Some intensives of two or more hours may use split-day scheduling when clinically appropriate.
practical details
Questions Families Have When Booking
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Unity Therapy Solutions does not currently maintain a permanent clinic location for intensives. Home-Based services occur in the child’s regular residence when available. Travel-Family services occur at an appropriate temporary residence or other specifically arranged location.
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Yes. An applicable assessment is required to guide treatment planning. Based on the written recommendation and agreed plan, it may be completed before the family commits to an intensive or incorporated at the beginning of the intensive
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Dates are officially reserved after the Intensive Therapy Service Agreement is signed and the 25% scheduling deposit is paid. Families should wait for written confirmation before making nonrefundable travel arrangements.
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Families whose dates are officially reserved at least 60 calendar days before treatment begins may request the standard advance installment option. Any payment arrangement must be approved and documented in writing.
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Superbills may be available for eligible medically necessary feeding and swallowing evaluation or treatment. Reimbursement is determined by the family’s insurance plan and is not guaranteed. MNRI® and broader developmental services are not represented as insurance-billable feeding treatment.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
Find the next right step for your child.
You do not need to determine which intensive or delivery format your child needs before reaching out. We can begin with your concerns, and I can guide you through the options