This type of therapy helps the student strengthen his/her ability to learn. The student engages in activities that help their academics comprehension, as well as, teach them skills in processing, focusing, and memory. There is a difference between traditional tutoring and<unk> . Traditional tutoring deals specifically with academics while<unk>  deals with both the processing of information and academics. The<unk> st uses a variety of methodologies and teaching materials to help the student build on his/her academic competency. Processing is the way students think and learn. All students learn differently and process information in a unique manner. Information is taken in through the five senses. Some students learn better by watching (visual learning) while others learn better by hearing (auditory learning). The students who seem to do worse in the traditional school setting learn best by doing (kinesthetic learning). If these students are taught to strengthen their weakest learning systems, then learning becomes easier and more efficient. Some students have problems focusing. Attention deficits make the student less receptive to learning. If the student is not receptive to the information being presented, the student does not learn. Traditional methods involve helping the student improve, on the other hand,<unk> sts work with students and teach them how to focus and attend to what is being presented to them. Students today are expected to hold vast amounts of information in their memory banks. Many students are weak in this area as well. Memory skills can be strengthened like any skill, which in turn affects academics in a positive manner. Cross lateral kinesthetic exercises may be used to strengthen proprioception skills. These physical exercises are thought to strengthen cognitive skills. By addressing the processing of information, focusing issues, and memory skills, as well as academics, the<unk> st is better able to treat the underlying problem of the learning issue that is keeping the student from succeeding in the academic arena. This sometimes seems illogical to people, as they feel that the only way to fix an academic problem is to offer more academics. This rarely is a long term solution to the problem of poor academics, since piling on more academics only fatigues and burdens an already frustrated student.<unk>  is better equipped to deal with the problem of processing information. This in turn leads to stronger academics.<unk>  addresses the underlying learning skills that affect academics. These skills would include visual and auditory processing, attention, and focusing as well as memory skills. The student only receives instruction or help in the skills that he/she is weak in. The goals of<unk> 's treatment plan include developing clients' strategic use of strengths to foster learning, develop autonomy and understand the relationship between learning and social/emotional functioning.
Educational therapy
Music therapy
Reality therapy
Metaphor therapy
Dance therapy
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive remediation therapy
Scrambler therapy