Our innovative programs are on the cutting edge of service delivery and education. Using advanced technology programs with our multi-disciplinary team makes a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Community Therapies is a Center of Excellence with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and is a world-wide training site for occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, and early interventionists. Community Therapies is a non-public agency with the State of California’s Department of Education and is a vendor of several Regional Centers contracted with the Department of Developmental Disabilities. 

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Dr. Elaine is considered an expert in parent child relationships. She is a widely sought after lecturer and author. She has developed a Speech-Language Movement Therapy technique, which has been presented to international, national and state conferences of therapists, educators and parents. She was on faculty at Cedars Sinai with the Infant Mental Health Project, and is an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Bakersfield, Antelope Valley campus.  She is the co-author of Pictures Please and author of Expressions From the Heart and "The Power of Touch."  Her forthcoming book, Massaging Your Baby will be released in February, 2005.

Governors Deukmejian and Wilson appointed Dr. Schneider to the State Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. She has been nominated to numerous Who's Who publications, and has received Distinguished Service awards from state, county and professional organizations. Dr. Schneider is a Fellow of California Speech Language Hearing Association's (CSHA). She was also the Director of CSHA District 7, and has appeared on The Learning Channel’s A Slice of Life and is seen providing touch harmony massage on the Early Start PSA for the State of California.