Integrative Healthcare Solutions

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“MISSION STATEMENT Integrative Touch For Kids ITK Mission is to change how people experience health and healing through a unique Whole Child, Whole Family, Whole Community wellness model.”

“MISSION STATEMENT ITK is a 501c3 non-profit that is a pioneer in pediatric integrative medicine. We provide services to children with special medical needs and their families in hospital, outpatient, and community settings. ITKs programs serve as a catalyst to accelerate the integration of conventional and complementary approaches to health care, enhancing healing and well-being for all.”

“MISSION STATEMENT At ITK, we believe that our therapeutic services should be available to all, regardless of socioeconomic status, and we provide all our services at no charge to the families we serve.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Overview Integrative Touch For Kids ITK began its pioneering work in pediatric integrative medicine in 2005. Our purpose has been and continues to be to provide integrative therapies to children with special medical needs and their caregivers at no cost to families. All ITKs programs share the goals of 1 Easing pain and anxiety 2 Reducing stress 3 Strengthening familiy relationships 4 Connecting with a vital network of support, and 5 Enhancing coping abilities.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ITK conducts day-long, weekend and week-long Healing Retreats. During these retreats, children with special medical needs, their caregivers and siblings, learn and experience new integrative therapies that help to reduce pain and anxiety and to increase well-being. Parents receive education and participate in support groups that make a significant impact in their day-to-day management of stress and the overall care of their childs condition. Many families describe a powerful and meaningful community of support that continue long after the retreats have ended.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ITK has a hospital program called Hospital Heroes. This program is held at Banner Childrens-Diamond Childrens Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. The program brings ITKs holistic integrative therapies into an inpatient hospital setting. Teams of two therapists work with children, their caregivers, siblings, and other family members by assessing and providing a customized mix of therapies suited to each situation. ITK also provides supportive therapies to providers such as nurses, physicians, and others in the hospital. Therapists use Integrative Touch TM therapy and draw upon 100 techniques and wellness education tools such as Gentle Massage, Reiki, Guided Imagery, Healing Touch, Acupressure, Sound Healing, Meditation, and Play and Music Therapy. ITKs Hospital Heroes Program has been highly successful, nearly tripling the number of families it serves from 400 to over 1,200 in three years. Demand for the program continues to grow, with Hospital Heroes serving 1 in 10 of the children and families who are referred for services. The Hospital Heroes Program is being evaluated by a research and evaluation committee and results show statistically significant reductions in pain 60 and anxiety 62, and increases in global well-being 52 after an Integrative Touch TM session.”

“PROGAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHIMENTS In 2017, ITK continued to expand its programs even further, by collaborating with the Childrens Clinics, CCRS an outpatient clinic on the campus of Tucson Medical Center TMC serving low-income children with complex medical conditions. In early 2017, ITK therapists began working in CCRS palliative care clinics. And in June 2017, ITK began its Healing Circles program, which utilizes the same model as the Healing Retreats and Wellness Weekend, but as a daylong retreat.”

“PROGRAMS Hospital Heroes-The Hospital Heroes program provides holistic, integrative therapies and wellness education for hospitalized children, their families and caregivers. Therapists are truly heroes in the hospital, providing pain relief, comfort, stress reduction, and better sleep. ITKs Hospital Heroes program is unique among pediatric integrative medicine programs. It uses Integrative Touch TM therapy and teams of two therapists who provide services to children and their families simultaneously. A unique treatment plan is designed for each family and the therapeutic experience is customized to meet the needs of each individual.”

“PROGRAMS Palliative Care Clinics-ITKs integrative therapists collaborate with medical teams at the Childrens Clinics Palliative Care Clinic.This clinic is designed for low-income children with highly complex medical conditions to assist in comfort and pain management. ITKs therapists have grown to become assets on the palliative care team, providing integrative therapies that assist in pain management, stress relief, and relaxation for children and their caregivers.”

“PROGRAMSHealing Circles-Healing Circles are daylong retreats that take place at the Childrens Clinics on the campus of Tucson Medical Center TMC. During each Healing Circle, children with special medical needs and their families are invited to experience a variety of integrative therapies. Adult and youth volunteers offer supervised play and craft activities, while parents attend support groups. Each Healing Circle services 20 families with kids with complex medical issues.”

“PROGRAMS Healing Retreats Wellness Weekends-ITKs Healing Retreat And Wellness Weekends are a powerful example of the Whole Child, Whole Family, Whole Community wellness model that ITK has pioneered. During retreat weeks, children with special needs, their parents and siblings experience a wide range of healing modalities and wellness workshops, while connecting with other families facing similar challenges. Adult and junior volunteers play key roles, gaining understanding and compassion for families with special needs. At the retreats, kids find a unique mix of therapeautic support and sheer fun. There are more than 100 integrative healing therapies offered including Acupuncture, Healing Touch, Gentle Massge, Meditation, Yoga Therapy, Equine Therapy, Music and Art Therapies, Reflexology, Relaxation Techniques, and Integrative Nutrition. Families quickly learn its a place where everyone is supported and accepted. In the words of an 11-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder Usually Im with other kids who dont understand the sickness. Here it was different. It was cool to just be myself and not worry about what other people thought. Families also benefit from the community of support that is created, and from counseling sessions that ease stress and strengthen family bonds. In the words of one retreat mother Before our involvement with ITK, our family was stressed and disconnected from one another. Now we talk more, understand each other better, and feel much more calm and connected. The program serves as the largest integrative pediatric retreat in the country, and ITK is working to create a replicable model program that can be offered to families in other communities.”