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About Me!
I completed my undergraduate work at the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Hearing and Speech Sciences and then went on to complete a Masters degree at Kean University in Union, NJ in Speech Pathology. In 2009, I became a Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) certified assistive technology practitioner (ATP), specializing in assistive technology and augmentative communication. Before joining Essex Fells School District, I worked for 15 years at a special needs private school servicing students with multiple handicaps and disabilities. In my off time, I am a wife, to my husband Jason of 15 years, and my 2 children Micayla (12) and Ethan (10). I am very active in my children’s PTA at their school and love to cook and bake, play mahjong, go down the shore, travel, and spend time with family and friends.
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The profession of Speech-Language Pathology requires a Master’s Degree. In addition, Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) complete at least 400 hours of practicum with a variety of populations and disorders in a multitude of settings.
After passing a national board exam, SLPs are required to complete a supervised Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY). Upon completion of the CFY, the SLP obtains a Certificate of Clinical Competence. You will see this in the SLP’s credentials as CCC-SLP. He/she is also required to have a state license to practice. All practicing SLPs have the same educational level and licensure, whether they practice in hospitals, clinics, schools, etc.
Areas of expertise for SLPs include: stuttering, articulation, swallowing disorders, voice disorders, language disorders, and overall communication disorders secondary to traumatic brain injury, strokes, cognitive impairments, craniofacial syndromes, and autism.
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