Background and Training For those who don't know me, here's a quick overview of my prior experience and training: After receving my Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology from Columbia University in 1989, I was certified by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), and have maintained national certification ever since (ASHA #01104341). I also hold a Florida license in Speech Language Pathology (SA #6111), and prior to that was licensed in the state of New York. Over the years I have worked in a variety of clinical and educational settings, and have supervised graduate students and clinical fellows from a number of schools, but most frequently from my alma mater, Columbia University. I have also periodically combined clinical practice with teaching both full-time and part-time on the college level, and will be returning to Embry-Riddle University to teach evening courses on a part-time basis in the Spring of 2009. I joined the faculty at Belle Terre Elementary School last winter and now have primary responsibility for working with the ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) and PI (Physically Impaired) classes, as well as most of the self-contained students. As scheduling permits, I am also seeing a limited number of children from the second and fourth grade inclusion classes, and a few fourth and fifth graders with mild articulation difficulties. Many parents ask if I have direct experience working with their child's particular diagnosis, and I want to assure everyone that there is nothing on my current caseload that I have not seen many times before. For the families of students who have ASD, I want to especially mention that I have been working with children who have this complex and challenging disorder since my student days at Columbia, and am constantly reading and taking additional courses to increase the effectiveness of my intervention. I'm enjoying my work with the Flagler County School District, and am committed to the success of every one of my students. Best wishes, Robin
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