Erica Janowitz
Pitman,NJ
Summary
Dedicated pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist with extensive experience providing developmental and child/family centered therapy, assessments and evaluations for children from birth to three in Early Intervention. Expertise in play based, relationship-based coaching for families and their children to enable progress towards reaching outcomes. Dedicated to being part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team promoting positive relationships with other practitioners, service coordinators, children, and families.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech-language Pathologist
St. John Of God Community Services
Westville, NJ
08.2005 - Current
- Provide initial evaluations and periodic/annual discipline specific evaluations using the Battelle Developmental Inventory-2 (BDI-2), and provide Speech Therapy Assessments, all as part of the Gloucester County Early Intervention Targeted Evaluation Team.
- Provided on-going and annual assessment and treatment of communication disorders of children from birth to three in home and community settings as part of an interdisciplinary early intervention team and developmental model. Provided coaching to caregivers and consultation with team members. Provided assessment and treatment for children with oral motor challenges, motor planning delays and apraxia, articulation/phonological disorders,
developmental feeding delays, and language delays. - Worked with children with diagnoses such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Prematurity, Spinal Muscle Atrophy, Hearing Loss, as well as, medically fragile children including those with tracheostomies and on ventilators.
- Assessment and treatment with low-tech assistive technology including sign language, picture communication
boards and PECS, simple voice output devices, visual schedules and social stories. - Incorporation of individualized sensory strategies into therapy to achieve optimum outcomes.
- Participate in the development of initial, 6 month, periodic, and annual IFSPs as part of IFSP meetings.
- Supervised Clinical Fellow and Graduate Students in Speech-Language Pathology.
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
St. Agnes Hospital/Children's Rehabilitation Ctr
White Plains, NY
08.1994 - 07.2005
- Provided evaluation and remediation of various forms of speech and language disorders with early intervention (7 months to 3 years), pre-school and school-aged children on home-care and outpatient bases as well as in a therapeutic preschool setting, using a multi-disciplinary approach.
- Worked with children with diagnoses such as Cerebral Palsy, motor planning delays, Apraxia, Down Syndrome, Autism, Prematurity, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Hearing Loss, as well as, medically fragile children including those with tracheostomies and on ventilators.
- Participated in IFSP and IEP meetings for children on my caseload.
- Provided oral motor and feeding evaluations and treatment for children in a therapeutic preschool setting and on an outpatient bases.
- Provided evaluation and treatment assistive technology services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to children at early intervention, pre-school and school age levels.
- Engaged parents and families in therapy process to support student progress.
- Collaborated with Physiatrists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Special Educators.
- Conducted in-services to classroom and therapy staff on various topics on Assistive Technology, Oral Motor and Feeding.
- Helped to maintain adapted Toy Loan Library for teachers, therapists and families. Member of Toy Library Team consisting of a Special Educator, Occupational Therapist and Biomedical Engineer. Participated in development, design and creation of adapted toys, communication devices and equipment.
- Provided supervision to Clinical Fellows and Graduate Students in Speech-Language Pathology.
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Albuquerque Public Schools
Albuquerque, NM
08.1993 - 07.1994
- Provided evaluation and remediation of various forms of speech and language disorders including receptive and expressive language delays, articulation and phonological disorders, oral motor, feeding and augmentative and alternative communication for elementary and school age children in special education.
- Continually collaborated with parents and teachers to achieve speech therapy goals.
Education
Assistive Technology
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NYMaster of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA05.1993
Bachelor of Science - Teacher of The Speech And Hearing Handicapped
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY05.1991
Skills
- Infant Child Mental Health: Parents Interacting with Infants (PIWI) and Keeping Babies and Children in Mind (KBCM) - Montclair State University Center for Autism and Early Child Mental Health
- Continuing Education in telehealth services and parent coaching
- Trained in administration of the BDI-2
- Trained in administration of the HELP (Birth to 3)
- PECS-Picture Exchange Communication System
- Basic Sign Language
- Continuing Education in DIR/Floortime and Affect Based Language Curriculum (ABLC)
- Continuing Education Early Start Denver Model
- Continuing Education in therapeutic topics such as Early Play, Apraxia, Oral Motor skills, Developmental Feeding, Sensory vs Behavior
Certification
- ASHA CCC-Speech-Language Pathology
- New Jersey Speech-Language Pathology Licensure
- New Jersey Speech-Language Specialist Certification
Professional Organizations
- American Speech-language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Timeline
Speech-language Pathologist
St. John Of God Community Services
08.2005 - Current
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
St. Agnes Hospital/Children's Rehabilitation Ctr
08.1994 - 07.2005
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Albuquerque Public Schools
08.1993 - 07.1994
Assistive Technology
New York Medical College
Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
James Madison University
Bachelor of Science - Teacher of The Speech And Hearing Handicapped
Ithaca College
- ASHA CCC-Speech-Language Pathology
- New Jersey Speech-Language Pathology Licensure
- New Jersey Speech-Language Specialist Certification
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