Integrated Play Groups™ (IPG)
Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D.,
Ms. Rebecca Berry, M.S.P.T.,
and Ms. Glenda Fuge, M.S. H.Ed., OTR/L
on September 11-12th, 2009
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The Creekside School welcomed leading experts on
Integrated Play Groups™ (IPG)
a research-based model originated by Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D. of San Francisco State University and the Autism Institute on Peer Relations and Play,
Co-presenting with Ms. Rebecca Berry, M.S.P.T., and Ms. Glenda Fuge, M.S. H.Ed., OTR/L of Developmental Pathways for Kids Pediatric Center
About the Presenters
Dr. Pamela Wolfberg is associate professor and director of the Autism Spectrum program at San Francisco State University and co-founder of the Autism Institute on Peer Relations and Play in California. As creator of the Integrated Play GroupsTM model for children around the world, Dr. Wolfberg is widely published and the recipient of several distinguished awards for scholarship, research and service to the community. She is best known for her books: “Play and Imagination in Children with Autism” and “Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum: The Art of Guiding Children’s Socialization and Imagination.”
Rebecca Berry, M.S.P.T., has been an active pediatric physical therapist since 1985. For over 20 years, she has provided evaluation and treatment for infants and children with mild to severe developmental delays. She has served as clinical coordinator of pediatric services in a hospital setting, on children’s diagnostic teams and consults with numerous school districts. Currently she is co-director at Developmental Pathways for Kids, a pediatric sensory integration clinic that specializes in working with children on the autism spectrum.
Glenda Fuge, M.S., OTR/L, has been an occupational therapist specializing in pediatrics and sensory integration for 27 years. She has worked as an administrator and as a clinical therapist in public and private schools, a hospital setting and her current private practice, Developmental Pathways for Kids. Prior to opening her private practice, Ms. Fuge taught pediatrics and supervised the pediatric sensory integration clinic for the Occupational Therapy Department at San Jose State University.
Authors of “Pathways to Play! Combining Sensory Integration and Integrated Play Groups,” Ms. Berry and Ms. Fuge provide consultation and workshops on combining sensory integration and Integrated Play Groups as therapeutic treatment for children on the autism spectrum. They have conducted research on the combined model in conjunction with San Jose State University.