About Us
A Work In Progress' mission is to provide quality services to children and young adults with a variety of strengths and challenges. Our goal is to promote independence and success by developing optimal communication skills, social interaction, and integration of sensory systems.
In 2002, Tatia and Vicki began doing home consultations and visits in addition to their full-time work at a children's hospital providing co-assessment and treatment to children with ASD and other diagnoses. As demand grew for their services, they decided to launch A Work In Progress (AWIP) as a full-time, specialized treatment facility in 2007.
In 2002, Tatia and Vicki began doing home consultations and visits in addition to their full-time work at a children's hospital providing co-assessment and treatment to children with ASD and other diagnoses. As demand grew for their services, they decided to launch A Work In Progress (AWIP) as a full-time, specialized treatment facility in 2007.
Vicki Mabanta, OTR
Education:
B.S. Occupational Therapy Indiana University School of Medicine 1996
Vicki grew up in Lebanon, Indiana and attended Indiana University in Bloomington before finishing her degree at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. Vicki worked in pediatrics at both Ball Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children. While at Riley Hospital, Vicki worked closely with Tatia Kortepeter, introducing co-treatment models and social skills groups. In 2005, she moved to Australia and worked as an occupational therapist for a private pediatric company. Upon her return to the States in 2007, she began working full time at AWIP. Vicki recently completed training in primitive reflex integration through the Brain and Sensory Foundation.
Certification:
WPS/USC Certified to interpret and administer the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test
B.S. Occupational Therapy Indiana University School of Medicine 1996
Vicki grew up in Lebanon, Indiana and attended Indiana University in Bloomington before finishing her degree at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. Vicki worked in pediatrics at both Ball Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children. While at Riley Hospital, Vicki worked closely with Tatia Kortepeter, introducing co-treatment models and social skills groups. In 2005, she moved to Australia and worked as an occupational therapist for a private pediatric company. Upon her return to the States in 2007, she began working full time at AWIP. Vicki recently completed training in primitive reflex integration through the Brain and Sensory Foundation.
Certification:
WPS/USC Certified to interpret and administer the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test
Tatia Kortepeter, M.S., CCC-SLP
Education:
B.S. Speech and Hearing Sciences Indiana University 1993
M.S. Speech and Hearing Sciences University of Washington 1995
Tatia grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Indiana University and then went to graduate school in Seattle, Washington. Upon completing her Master's degree in 1995, Tatia completed her clinical fellowship year at the Experimental Education Unit in Seattle, WA, providing therapy in the classroom to preschool children with disabilities with particular emphasis on Autism Spectrum Disorders. She then worked in the public schools in Cincinnati for one year. Following that, she moved to Indianapolis and did outpatient pediatric therapy at Riley Hospital for Children for almost 10 years. While there, she worked closely with Vicki Mabanta, introducing co-treatment models and social skills groups. In 2007, she began working full time at AWIP.
Publications:
Coggins, T.E., Friet, T.L., & Morgan, T. (1997). Analyzing Narrative Productions in Older School-Age Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: An Experimental Tool for Clinical Research. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.
Teaching Experience:
Birth to 3--Assessment and Treatment (undergraduate class). Indiana University 2002, 2003
Autism seminar--Assessment and Treatment (graduate class). Indiana University 2004
B.S. Speech and Hearing Sciences Indiana University 1993
M.S. Speech and Hearing Sciences University of Washington 1995
Tatia grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Indiana University and then went to graduate school in Seattle, Washington. Upon completing her Master's degree in 1995, Tatia completed her clinical fellowship year at the Experimental Education Unit in Seattle, WA, providing therapy in the classroom to preschool children with disabilities with particular emphasis on Autism Spectrum Disorders. She then worked in the public schools in Cincinnati for one year. Following that, she moved to Indianapolis and did outpatient pediatric therapy at Riley Hospital for Children for almost 10 years. While there, she worked closely with Vicki Mabanta, introducing co-treatment models and social skills groups. In 2007, she began working full time at AWIP.
Publications:
Coggins, T.E., Friet, T.L., & Morgan, T. (1997). Analyzing Narrative Productions in Older School-Age Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: An Experimental Tool for Clinical Research. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.
Teaching Experience:
Birth to 3--Assessment and Treatment (undergraduate class). Indiana University 2002, 2003
Autism seminar--Assessment and Treatment (graduate class). Indiana University 2004