Get a Free Screening Session to Check for Developmental Delay This July

While kids reach their milestones at different paces, you as the parent will be the first to notice if you something is amiss in your child's development. If you suspect that your child may be experiencing a learning or developmental delay, bring him to a pediatrician as soon as possible because early intervention is vital. And there may be time still to bring him to the National TheraFree program of the University of the Philippines College of Allied Medical Professions Alumni Association (UP-CAMPAA).

The UP-CAMPAA holds the National Therafree Celebrations every year in July in commemoration of National Disability Month. Throughout the month, the organization provides free screening sessions to check for developmental and behavioral conditions in young children. These sessions are held in therapy centers all over the country and are carried out by volunteer therapists.

Aside from free screening sessions, the organization will provide home programs that are crafted according to the needs of the clients. Similarly, parents and guardians are taught how to do different therapeutic techniques to help augment the condition of their children.

“For clients/families just starting with the intervention, they will be guided/assisted on [specific] steps they could do for the continuation (ex. recommendations for securing regular therapy sessions from centers/intervention providers) of their sessions,” UP-CAMPAA tells SmartParenting.com.ph in a Facebook Messenger interview.

If you want to avail of a free screening or therapy for your child, don’t forget to sign up for a slot since walk-ins are not allowed. To reserve your slot, look for the partner site nearest you below and give them a call.

Here is the list of partner sites where the National TheraFree Celebrations programs:

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National Capital Region

Manila

• Brightkids Occupational and Speech Rehabilitation Center Manila (Ermita) (Contact details: +02 906-3579 or +0917 503-2568)
• Nurturing Early Skills Therapy Center (NEST), Inc. (Sampaloc) (Contact details: +02 244-7913 or +0998 882-3356)
• Trails Center for Children Manila (Sampaloc) (Contact details: +02 356-2044 or +0927 852-3356)
• Speak Up Therapy Clinic (Sta. Ana) (Contact details: +02 255-5269 or +0999 758-4442)
• Skill Builders Therapy Services Corp. (Malate) (Contact details: +02 536-7444)

Caloocan

• Center for GOALS Caloocan (Bagong Barrio) (Contact details: +02 362-5981)
• DreamCatcher Therapy Center (Kaunlaran Village) (Contact details: +0932 371-0775 or +0945 780-2370)

Taguig

• Center for GOALS BGC (Bonifacio Global Center) (Contact details: +02 659-0185 or +0927 603-2625)

Mandaluyong

• Independent Living Learning Centre (ILLC) (Contact details: +02 531-1551 or +02 655-7275 or +0926 736-0843)
• HATCH (The Podium) (Contact details: +0928 506-7821)

Muntinlupa

• Center for GOALS Alabang (Alabang) (Contact details: +02 771-1189 or +0915 622-6888)
• Therabilities South, Inc. (Alabang) (Contact details: +02 801-6050 or +0917 680-1227)

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Parañaque

• Therapy Works, Inc. (Tambo) (Contact details: +02 853-0121 or +02 853-0358)
• Communicare Therapy Center BF (BF Homes) (Contact details: +02 829-2441)

Pasay

• Communicare Therapy Center MOA (Mall of Asia) (Contact details: +02 877-0144 or +0917 868-2273)

Pasig

• Hongs Children Center for Cerebral Palsy (Ortigas) (Contact details: +0927 806-5301)

Marikina

• Lifelink Therapy Center (Marikina Heights) (Contact details: +0917 169-5465)

Quezon City

• Center for Exploration and Experiential Development (Commonwealth) (Contact details: +02 287-0232)
• Alternative Learning Resource School (ALRES) QC (Doña Josefa) (Contact details: +02 712-1189 or +0932 852-5737)
• Core Skills Therapy Center (Doña Josefa) (Contact details: +02 410-1525 or +02 354-9572 or +0917 853-3507)
• Brightkids Occupational and Speech Rehabilitation Center QC (Tandang Sora) (Contact details: +02 906-3759 or +0917 503-2568)

San Juan

• Nurturing Early Skills Therapy Center (NEST) Inc. Greenhills (Greenhills) (Contact details: +02 744-3393 or +0916 580-3702)
• Move And Think Therapy Specialists (MATTS) Manila (Pedro Cruz) (Contact details: +0927 620-3255)

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Region 1

Pangasinan

• Medical Centrum Dagupan (Dagupan) (Contact details: +0917 852-3961 or +0929 300-1774)
• New Aces Therapy Clinic (Dagupan) (Contact details: +0919 532-9884)

Region 2

Cagayan

• RehabWorks Therapy Center (Tuguegarao) (Contact details: +0917 809-3409)
• KIDS Beyond Borders Therapy Center (Tuguegarao) (Contact details: +0977 392-9778 or +0917 572-5525)

Region 3

Bulacan

• Move And Think Therapy Specialists (MATTS) Malolos (Malolos) (Contact details: +0917 872-7460)
• My Child’s Place Behavioral Center (Malolos) (Contact details: +0922 880-3578 or +0917 860-3579)
• Superkids Hub Child Development Center (Marilao) (Contact details: +0933 966-4110)
• Core Potentials Therapy Center (Meycauayan) (Contact details: +0932 391-5126 or +0927 911-3171)
• Gifted Minds Therapy Center (San Ildefonso) (Contact details: +0932 877-3736)

Nueva Ecija

• Gifted Ones Development Foundation Center (Cabanatuan) (Contact details: +044 940-0322 or +0925 501-2770)
• Play First Learning and Development Center (Cabanatuan) (Contact details: +0936 048-4512)

Pampanga

• Play Matters Therapy Center (Mexico) (Contact details: +0925 547-7529)
• Happy Talkers Learning Hub (San Fernando) (Contact details: +0995 498-1642)
• Let’s Talk and Learn Therapy Center (San Fernando) (Contact details: +0916 230-4619)
• Aces Therapy Center (San Fernando) (Contact details: +045 455-1786)

Tarlac

• Life Skills Therapy Center (Contact details: +045 982-3756)

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Region 4

Batangas

• Academy for ABLE Children with Exceptionalities, Inc. (Lemery) (Contact details: +043 774-4540 or +0933 852-2697 or +0916 269-2571)
• Sunhill Development Education (Tanauan) (Contact details: +043 784-8126 or +0917 508-8042)

Cavite

• Skill Discovery Therapy Center Co. (Gen. Trias) (Contact details: +0945 465-1060)
• Ignite Therapy Center (Imus) (Contact details: +046 235-1075 or +0917 329-0308 or +0925 380-0950)
• Walkie Talkie Therapy Center (Dasmariñas) (Contact details: +0950 858-3948)
• Trails Center for Children Dasmariñas (Dasmariñas) (Contact details: +046 489-5655 or +0927 978-0927)

Laguna

• The Therapy Room (Biñan) (Contact details: +049 250-2745 or +0917 674-1885)
• Trails Center for Children – San Pedro (San Pedro) (Contact details: +02 808-7691 or +0927 954-2023)
• Alternative Learning Resource School (ALRES) – Sta. Rosa (Sta. Rosa) (Contact details: +049 534-9990 or +0932 862-5737)

Palawan

• Lou Vallesteros (Puerto Princesa) (Contact details: +0928 631-3024 or +016 775-8005)

Rizal

• Milestones Therapy Center (Antipolo) (Contact details: +02 570-5955 or +02 782-6698 or +0926 749-9047)
• Nurturing Early Skills Therapy Center (NEST) Inc. Cainta (Cainta) (Contact details: +02 644-4622 or +02 633-1721 or +0929 843-7952)
• Nurturing Early Skills Therapy Center (NEST) Inc. San Mateo (Contact details: +02 502-1947 or +0956 554-0466)

Region 5

Bicol

• Lance Yuri Kids SPOT Center – Naga (Contact details: +054 472-4923)
• Lance Yuri Kids SPOT Center – Daet (Contact details: +054 440-0151)
• Lance Yuri Kids SPOT Center – Legazpi (Contact details: +054 481-0759)

Region 7

Cebu

• Buildabilities, Inc. (Guadalupe) (Contact details: +032 515-0217+0927 558-3849 or +0932 264-9580)
• JIFKI-DREAM Project Pediatric Therapy Clinic (Lahug) (Contact details: +032 415-8330 loc. 128 or +0917 594-1926)

Region 10

Cagayan de Oro

• Cornerstone Therapy Hub (Gusa) (Contact details: +0935 598-5917) 

Region 11

Davao

• Theracare Occupational Therapy Center (Buhangin) (Contact details: +0949 137-0446)
• Helping Hands Child Advancement Center (Juna Subdivision) (Contact details: +082 297-8621 or +0917 700-2629)

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