The Parish School Connection
The Carruth Center was originally The Diagnostic Treatment and Training Center. It was established to help Parish School families who were in need of individual speech therapy and were not receiving these services elsewhere. The need for services has steadily increased. Individual therapy has gone from 15 sessions a week to 75 sessions. Experts in the fields of child psychology, neuropsychology, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, counseling, and social language groups have joined the Center. The facility was renamed The Carruth Center in 1991 to honor the generosity and commitment of Ethel Carruth and her family. Funding from the Carruth Foundation, Inc. allowed the Center to function independently from The Parish School, thereby serving more families in the community.
As a year-round facility, the Carruth Center provides support services to students of The Parish School as well as children in the community. Parish School families are welcome to utilize the Carruth Center's services, although it is not required. Clinicians readily work with outside schools and clinics to provide their clients with a collaborative approach to learning.