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  • Rebecca
  • McDaniels
  • 275 Prospect Park West
    Brooklyn
    New York
    11215
    United States
  • Website
  • (718) 440-9354
  • bklyn speech

Rebecca McDaniels

Credentials: MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Business Name: bklyn speech
Address: 275 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn
New York
11215
United States
Phone: (718) 440-9354
Email:
Website
Business Hours: 8:00am - 7:00pm
Treatment Locations: Office
Insurance Accepted: No
Minimum Age Treated: 0
Maximum Age Treated: 18
Percent of CAS cases: 51-75%
Overall Treatment Approach:

I keep my therapy sessions very play-based, family-centered, and functional so that the child laughs and plays while making gains in each session. I use a combination of PROMPT, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC), and Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) in order to treat each child's CAS on a case-by-case basis. In very early cases, I tend to use PROMPT (increasing jaw stability etc) for early motor speech targets- always focusing on sounds in syllables in words and NOT in isolation. I also use DTTC to introduce some functional approximations so that the child can meet his immediate needs based on the family's concerns. I also introduce AAC early on if it is necessary. I educate parents on their child's CAS, try to put them at ease, and empower them to become active participants in their child's intervention

Community Involvement:

I am a member of many Apraxia support online forums. Since the majority of my caseload is composed of children with CAS, I often advocate in the community and schools to make sure that the needs of these children are met. I often advocate at IEP and IFSP meetings for children on my caseload. I provide training for other related service providers at team meetings so that they understand how to best work with children with CAS.

Parent Involvement:

Parents are typically present during therapy sessions, especially early on in the therapeutic process. I always explain my observations and my course for intervention in terminology that the families can understand. Following each session, I discuss the child's progress and provide the parents with ideas to carry-over therapeutic targets into their daily routines. I make a conscious effort to make the home carry-over activities things that can easily be embedded in the family's routines and will not be an additional burden to the family.

AAC Use/Implementation Expertise:

Depending on the child's age and level of speech I have introduced a variety of AAC systems. I have introduced laminated pictures (low tech) of specific vocabulary such as- tv shows, places, foods, people etc that the child can request these items or to allow a shared known topic for conversation to increase communicative success. I have also introduced high tech AAC devices such as proloquo2go and LAMP in order to encourage robust communication. I often model on these devices during my sessions in order to give linguistic context for speech motor targets.