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An e-newsletter of the J. D. McCarty Center for children with developmental disabilities Volume VII, Issue 3 July - September 2013 The T. J. Turner Story McCarty Center Team Rallies To Transition Patient To College Determined. Driven. Motivated. Desire. Independent minded. Funny. Smart. These are just some of the descriptors used by the McCarty Center staff who helped 18-year-old T. J. Turner transition from high school graduate to university freshman; and they did it in three very fast weeks. Turner, who has been a patient of the McCarty Cen-ter since he was 7 years-old, was admitted to the hospital on July 24 for a period of intensive therapy and independent living skills training. During his admis-sion meeting, he told the staff he wanted to attend the University of Oklahoma this fall and major in broadcast journalism. He had made application to OU, but hadn’t received his acceptance letter yet. “T. J. has always worked on independent living skills when he’s here,” said Maria Greenfi eld, director of occupational therapy. “He’s always wanted to be as independent as possible.” Turner, whose hometown is Chickasha, has wanted to go to OU since he was a freshman in high school. An internship with T. J. Turner is all smiles as he begins his college career in pursuit of a degree in broadcast journalism. Sporting a class of 2017 T-shirt, Turner has transitioned into col-lege life with the support of the McCarty Center, OU’s Disability Resource Center, Oklahoma Department of Rehab Services, DHS Independent Living Program and Health Care Innovations. the Chickasha Leader weekly news-paper doing general assignment and sports reporting stoked his interest in journalism. Sports reporting is of particular interest to Turner, who is a self-proclaimed sports nut. Turner has never met a stranger. “I like meeting new people and talking with them. Because I like to talk, I thought a career in radio sports broadcasting would be the way to go for me.” “As soon as we knew what T. J.’s goal was, we organized to see what we needed to do to make it happen,” Greenfi eld said. “The team consisted of therapists from speech-language, occupational and physical therapy, social work, psych, nursing, and direct care. Our biggest challenge was going to be co-ordinating all of the groups and agencies involved in getting T. J. in school and supporting him.” One of the fi rst calls the team made was to Dr. Chelle’ Guttery, director of the Dis-ability Resource Center at OU. “This woman is awesome,” said Greenfi eld. “She became T. J.’s champion and continues to be. She helped remove all the barriers, physical and opera-tional, that T. J. faced getting into school. I can’t say enough about this woman.” Another very helpful re-source in getting Turner set up in the Couch Center dorm was Jenn Doughty, director of opera-tions at OU housing and food. “You couldn’t have asked for a more helpful person in getting T. J. set up in a proper dorm room in such a short time frame,” said Aaron Coolidge, an occupa-tional therapy student from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. Coolidge was working with Turner while doing a clinical rotation at the McCarty Center. Continued on page 2
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J. D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities, Oklahoma |
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Title | The building block, 07-09/2013, v.7 no.3 |
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J. D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities. |
Publication Date | 2013-07 |
Publication type | Newsletter |
Purpose | The T. J. turner Story: McCarty Center Team Rallies to Transition Patient to College; Santa's Workshop In Need Of Elves To Replenish Its Supply; Campers, crew said they will cherish experiences at Camp ClapHans: Summer camp for kids with special needs opened in June; |
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Full text | An e-newsletter of the J. D. McCarty Center for children with developmental disabilities Volume VII, Issue 3 July - September 2013 The T. J. Turner Story McCarty Center Team Rallies To Transition Patient To College Determined. Driven. Motivated. Desire. Independent minded. Funny. Smart. These are just some of the descriptors used by the McCarty Center staff who helped 18-year-old T. J. Turner transition from high school graduate to university freshman; and they did it in three very fast weeks. Turner, who has been a patient of the McCarty Cen-ter since he was 7 years-old, was admitted to the hospital on July 24 for a period of intensive therapy and independent living skills training. During his admis-sion meeting, he told the staff he wanted to attend the University of Oklahoma this fall and major in broadcast journalism. He had made application to OU, but hadn’t received his acceptance letter yet. “T. J. has always worked on independent living skills when he’s here,” said Maria Greenfi eld, director of occupational therapy. “He’s always wanted to be as independent as possible.” Turner, whose hometown is Chickasha, has wanted to go to OU since he was a freshman in high school. An internship with T. J. Turner is all smiles as he begins his college career in pursuit of a degree in broadcast journalism. Sporting a class of 2017 T-shirt, Turner has transitioned into col-lege life with the support of the McCarty Center, OU’s Disability Resource Center, Oklahoma Department of Rehab Services, DHS Independent Living Program and Health Care Innovations. the Chickasha Leader weekly news-paper doing general assignment and sports reporting stoked his interest in journalism. Sports reporting is of particular interest to Turner, who is a self-proclaimed sports nut. Turner has never met a stranger. “I like meeting new people and talking with them. Because I like to talk, I thought a career in radio sports broadcasting would be the way to go for me.” “As soon as we knew what T. J.’s goal was, we organized to see what we needed to do to make it happen,” Greenfi eld said. “The team consisted of therapists from speech-language, occupational and physical therapy, social work, psych, nursing, and direct care. Our biggest challenge was going to be co-ordinating all of the groups and agencies involved in getting T. J. in school and supporting him.” One of the fi rst calls the team made was to Dr. Chelle’ Guttery, director of the Dis-ability Resource Center at OU. “This woman is awesome,” said Greenfi eld. “She became T. J.’s champion and continues to be. She helped remove all the barriers, physical and opera-tional, that T. J. faced getting into school. I can’t say enough about this woman.” Another very helpful re-source in getting Turner set up in the Couch Center dorm was Jenn Doughty, director of opera-tions at OU housing and food. “You couldn’t have asked for a more helpful person in getting T. J. set up in a proper dorm room in such a short time frame,” said Aaron Coolidge, an occupa-tional therapy student from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. Coolidge was working with Turner while doing a clinical rotation at the McCarty Center. Continued on page 2 |
Date created | 2013-10-15 |
Date modified | 2013-10-15 |