The M.O.V.E. Program

Dove Pointe has recently completed certification as a MOVE ® Basic Provider!!!
The MOVE Program (MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES VIA EXPERIENCE) ® is designed to help individuals who are non-ambulatory improve their abilities to sit, stand and walk while participating in functional activities. Using specialized equipment and supervised by our physical therapist and specifically-trained staff, participants enjoy a variety of daily activities designed to motivate them to increase their activity levels, and as they want to move, the training and supports are there to allow them to do so to the best of their ability.
	MOVE® is an international program developed in the early 1980’s by a special education teacher, Linda Bidabe, in Bakersfield, CA., and it is now used in 25 countries around the world, and the curriculum has been translated into 13 languages. Originally developed for school-age children, the program has now expanded to serve adults. Dove Pointe is now one of the few providers certified to implement the new adult program in the country, and we are very excited to be able to offer this wonderful opportunity to the individuals in our area!
Please contact us if you’d like to learn more about MOVE® at Dove Pointe by calling Susan Rollyson, Program Director, at 410-341-4472, ext. 201, or by e-mail: srollyson@dovepointe.com, or you can contact Sarah Patterson, MOVE® Coordinator, at 410-341-4472, ext. 226, email: spatterson@dovepointe.com. Also you can visit the M.O.V.E. ® web site at www.move-international.org