Easter Seals Greater Houston
Kimberly Gephart OTR/L, MOT, is an experienced occupational therapist currently serving as an ECI Infant Occupational Therapist at Easter Seals Greater Houston since May 2019. Previous professional experiences include a Level II Fieldwork in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Methodist Healthcare System, a Level II Fieldwork in Inpatient Rehab at Encompass Health, and a role as an Occupational/Physical Therapy Technician at ROC in Houston. Kimberly has a strong background in education, having worked as an elementary school teacher and interventionist for Lamar CISD, where significant contributions included leading kindergarten initiatives and participating in various school committees. Kimberly holds a Master of Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman's University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Texas Tech University.
Easter Seals Greater Houston
Nationally, Easter Seals is the leading non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, other special needs, and disabled veterans. For more than 68 years, Easter Seals Greater Houston has been offering help, hope and answers to people of all ages with disabilities and their families.Through therapy, training, education and support services, Easter Seals creates life-changing solutions so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our community. Founded in Houston in 1947, Easter Seals Greater Houston provides a variety of needed services to individuals of all ages with all types of disabilities and their families in the five counties surrounding the Houston area. They are the only organization in the greater Houston area providing comprehensive services to individuals with all types of disabilities and their families. Originally called the Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center, the organization was started to provide services to individuals with disabilities living in Houston and Harris County. The Center served as a school and as a therapeutic service center over the years, and was briefly called the Children's Center for Developmental Therapy. In 1989, the organization changed its name once again and greatly expanded and reorganized it's services to meet the needs of its clientele. Today as Easter Seals Greater Houston, the organization provides multiple outstanding service programs (Adult Program, Camps & Case Management, BridgingApps, Social Motion Skills, The Caroline School, ECI Infant Program, Housing Initiative, High School / High Tech, Respite Services, Toy / Tech, the Assistive Technology Lab, Transition Services, and Veterans Services) to children and adults with all types of disabilities and their families.