All About Adapting Caregiver Training: Adapted Board Games
No. Of Credits:
Progressive Pediatric Therapy
5589 Okeechobee Blvd.
2nd Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Course Duration: 1 hour workshop
Price:
Saturday, November 8, 2025
$10 Donation to Hope4Mobility

Course Description
Hope4Mobility and PPT4ED collaborate to create a family-focused educational series, All About Adapting, aimed at empowering families of children with physical and developmental challenges. Using the expertise and resources of our nonprofit organizations, H4M will provide funding and community promotion while PPT4ED will provide community promotion, therapists and location for family classes to promote inclusivity and participation for children with special needs and fun family based activities.
Session 1: Adaptive Board Games- Introducing simple strategies to make board games accessible for all family members. Make and take session with all supplies provided.
Program Objectives
Four 1-hour family-based classes, hosted monthly over the course of 4-6 months, to focus on adapting family activities for children with physical involvement. Sessions will be led by physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Each session will be live and open to 20 families maximum and may be repeated by families who are interested. All supplies will be provided. Sign ups will be on a first come first serve basis.
Participants will be able to
Course Schedule
Instructors
Cristina Rojo-Sirico, MSOT, OTR/L, SIPT
Cristina Rojo-Sirico graduated with a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy degree from Florida International University. She has over 18 years experience working as a pediatric therapist in multiple settings, including private clinics, preschool and charter schools, and home care, including early intervention. She is currently the occupational therapy clinical manager at Progressive Pediatric Therapy’s West Palm Beach clinic. Cristina is SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Test) certified, and holds additional certifications including Physical Agent Modalities, Therapeutic Listening, the Handwriting without Tears Program, Interactive Metronome, and both the AEIOU and SOS feeding approaches. She has also completed courses in the areas of whole body vibration, orthotics, therapeutic taping, reflex integration, and learning disabilities. Cristina is passionate about integrating this knowledge to evaluate and treat children and adolescents of a variety of ages and needs. She is enthusiastic about helping children develop independence through adaptations and accessibility, and incorporating her passion for animals with animal assisted therapy. She is dedicated to continuously expanding her clinical knowledge through coursework, as well as providing learning opportunities and mentorship to other therapists and community members.
Mary Pengelley, PT, DPT
Mary Pengelley has been a pediatric physical therapist since 1983. She has worked with children of all ages including young adults who have grown up with a variety of developmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, genetic disorders, muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy, brachial plexus injury, and torticollis. Mary is the Director of Education and Research at Progressive Pediatric Therapy in West Palm Beach FL, is certified as an Assistive Technology Practitioner, teaches pediatric classes for DPT students, and continuing education webinars/live classes for licensed therapists.