Wonderlab

OUR MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SCIENTIFIC INTERVENTION AND MEANINGFUL PLAY. WE PROVIDE PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGED NEWBORN-18 YEARS OF AGE WITH A VARIETY OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND/OR ORTHOPEDIC ISSUES. OUR THREE TENETS ARE THERAPY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

WONDERLAB'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL DIAGNOSES WITHIN THE INLAND EMPIRE. DURING 2021 WONDERLAB SERVICED A TOTAL OF 16,057 APPOINTMENTS FOR OT/PT AND ST SERVICES. OF THOSE VISITS 1,861 WERE NEW INCIDENTS IN 2021 (MEANING THE FIRST CONTACT FOR A SPECIFIC SERVICE, THIS COULD BE A COMPLETELY NEW PATIENT, OR AN ESTABLISHED PATIENT WITH A NEW SERVICE ADDED). WITH THE EVER-CHANGING RISK AND RESTRICTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC, WONDERLAB NEEDED TO ADAPT QUICKLY AND OFTEN TO ENSURE SERVICES WERE NOT INTERRUPTED FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE WERE ABLE TO PIVOT EARLY IN MARCH OF 2020 TO 100% TELEHEALTH PLATFORM AND THUS WERE ABLE TO STILL PROVIDE THE SAME NUMBER OF VISITS EACH WEEK TO WILLING PARTICIPANTS. WE CONTINUED WITH A HYBRID TELEHEALTH AND IN PERSON PLATFORM THROUGHOUT 2021 AS NEEDED DUE TO CONTINUED THREAT OF COVID. ANOTHER TENANT OF WONDERLAB IS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE THERAPISTS. WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS THROUGH PROVIDING CLINICAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY'S SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAM, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS IN THEIR COMMUNICATION SCIENCE DISORDERS PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY BY TEACHING 3 COURSES IN THE ENTRY LEVEL AND POST PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS SPECIFIC TO PEDIATRIC THERAPY. WONDERLAB PARTNERED WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, AND CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY TO HOST GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FIELDWORK TRAINING. EVEN THOUGH OUR IN-CLINIC TIME FLUCTUATED THROUGH TOTALLY REMOTE, HYBRID AND IN CLINIC TIME, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO HOST GRADUATE STUDENTS IN 2021 FOR OT, PT AND ST. FINALLY, WE HOSTED, SUPPORT GROUPS AND LANGUAGE GROUPS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADD TO THE WHOLENESS AND CONTINUATION OF CARE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. IN 2021 WE DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED OUR FIRST CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE AT WONDERLAB. OUR LONG-TERM GOALS INCLUDE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE PEDIATRIC SPECIFIC THERAPY TO CHILDREN, CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH OUR LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, AND HOST STUDENTS FOR FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH GROUPS.

SOLICITING THE COMMUNITY TO OBTAIN DONATIONS FOR FUNDING OUR THERAPY PROGRAMS.