To improve educational and living standards for people with different abilities by:
To be a world-wide company that develops and implements diverse therapeutic/educational programs, for students of different language and cultural backgrounds and to help people with different abilities to achieve their full potential, minimizing challenges and obstacles in their lives.
Bilingual Multicultural Services Inc. (BMSI) began in 1992 with a vision of wanting to support parents who have a family member with a different ability. The company has grown from one to over 100 team members in the areas of Speech-Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Diagnostics, Social worker, family service coordinator, developmental specialist, music therapist, nutritionist, Alternative healer, sign language interpreters, deaf and Hard of hearing consultants, Infant Massage, and Infant Mental Health. BMSI has created long, respected, and well-established working relationships with many school districts, agencies, and communities throughout the state of New Mexico. Through hard work and dedication, BMSI has grown to be one of the largest therapy companies of its kind in New Mexico.
BMSI provides assessments and therapeutic services from birth through end of life in home, schools, and at community and workplace. We pride ourselves in supporting the academic achievement of the children in the school districts. We help our clients to understand that differences are not always disorders and it is okay to be different.
Weekend Retreats for families
Project CIERA (Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement)
Promoting early literacy in young children
Project TALES (Talking About Life Experiences through Stories)
Project BRIDGE (Building Reading Instruction in Diverse Groups in Education)
Project PLAY (Play and Language, Attunement for young Children)
Reading Camps
International outreach
Trainers of trainers
2019 Latin Maya Awards / Premios Maya - Bolivia
2019 US Department of Labor – Highest award given to a civilian.
2011 ASHA - Certificate of Recognition for Special Contribution in Multicultural Affairs
2009 ASHA Diversity Champion – recognition of the work with Native Americans
2016 - 2019 Ad Hoc Chair ASHA-PAHO for Paraguay
2013 - 2019 ASHA SIG 17 committee member
2001 - cont. Mission in Bolivia – Trainer of Trainers - Developing and implementing language acquisition, autism awareness programs
Phone: (505) 266-5557
Fax: (505) 266-5545
chendricks@bestsupportteam.org
5200 Copper Ave NE, Albuquerque
USA, 87108
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