Shana Kelly, M.S., CCC-SLP
Owner/Director
shana@communicationcorner.org
Shana graduated with a Bachelor of Science (1996) from the University of Washington and holds a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology (1999) from Idaho State University. She has worked with children from six months to 21 years of age in home-based, clinical, and school settings serving clients with mild to severe communication differences and disorders.
Shana strives to meet the needs of each individual client, which is what led her to the development of social skills groups with Heather Browne, M.S., OTR/L. She has incorporated her years of experience working with the pediatric population, as well as techniques from many continuing education courses into her daily treatment with her clients such as PROMPT, the Beckman technique, Social Thinking, and floortime training.
Shana believes in facilitating functional communication skills within the child's natural language environments. She is available for consultation and treatment sessions within the home, school, and/or daycare. She welcomes ideas, thoughts, strategies, and techniques from other professionals, parents, and teachers to best meet the needs of the children and families with whom she works.
Owner/Director
shana@communicationcorner.org
Shana graduated with a Bachelor of Science (1996) from the University of Washington and holds a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology (1999) from Idaho State University. She has worked with children from six months to 21 years of age in home-based, clinical, and school settings serving clients with mild to severe communication differences and disorders.
Shana strives to meet the needs of each individual client, which is what led her to the development of social skills groups with Heather Browne, M.S., OTR/L. She has incorporated her years of experience working with the pediatric population, as well as techniques from many continuing education courses into her daily treatment with her clients such as PROMPT, the Beckman technique, Social Thinking, and floortime training.
Shana believes in facilitating functional communication skills within the child's natural language environments. She is available for consultation and treatment sessions within the home, school, and/or daycare. She welcomes ideas, thoughts, strategies, and techniques from other professionals, parents, and teachers to best meet the needs of the children and families with whom she works.
Mia Richkind, M.S., CCC-SLP
Certified Speech Language Pathologist
mia@communicationcorner.org
Mia graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Voice and Opera Theater (2002) from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Realizing her passion to work with children and families in early intervention, she returned to school to complete a post-baccalaureate program in Communication Disorders at California State University, Los Angeles. Mia worked as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant for 2 years in the public schools and in private practice before moving to Seattle for her graduate program. She completed a Master's of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Washington. Mia comes to CCC with experience working with both children and adults with motor speech, language, cognitive and voice impairments. She is passionate about working with children in the following areas: early intervention, expressive-receptive language delay/impairment, motor speech impairments, TBI, and voice. Mia values a child-directed therapy approach and opportunities for incorporating music in therapy whenever possible.
P.R.O.M.P.T
Level 1 (December 2011)
Level 2 (March 2012)
Certified Speech Language Pathologist
mia@communicationcorner.org
Mia graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Voice and Opera Theater (2002) from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Realizing her passion to work with children and families in early intervention, she returned to school to complete a post-baccalaureate program in Communication Disorders at California State University, Los Angeles. Mia worked as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant for 2 years in the public schools and in private practice before moving to Seattle for her graduate program. She completed a Master's of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Washington. Mia comes to CCC with experience working with both children and adults with motor speech, language, cognitive and voice impairments. She is passionate about working with children in the following areas: early intervention, expressive-receptive language delay/impairment, motor speech impairments, TBI, and voice. Mia values a child-directed therapy approach and opportunities for incorporating music in therapy whenever possible.
P.R.O.M.P.T
Level 1 (December 2011)
Level 2 (March 2012)
Gina Cardillo, PhD, CCC-SLP
Certified Speech Language Pathologist and Early Intervention Specialist
gina@communicationcorner.org
Gina Cardillo specializes in early intervention.
Dr. Cardillo specializes in how family relationships and communication develop in the first 5 years of life. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to support families and professionals in early learning. Her treatment philosophy assumes the principle that all learning occurs in the context of relationships. She supports strengths‐based approaches to treat the caregiver-infant/toddler pair, through family-centered coaching, education, empowerment and reflective feedback.
In 2010, Gina graduated with a PhD and MS in speech and hearing sciences from the University of Washington. Her interdisciplinary doctoral research, under the supervision of Dr. Patricia Kuhl, explored several aspects of infant language acquisition including relationships between speech perception, emergent language and early literacy, and word learning in toddlers. She has also published research on the relationships between music and language in young children.
In addition to partnering with families as a clinician, Gina helps connect academic research on early learning to communities outside academia. She has had professional experience as an outreach specialist at the UW Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, where she developed presentations and training workshops for educators, advocates, policy makers and parents, highlighting research on early cognitive development and the brain.
Dr. Cardillo has continued to develop courses on resilience in infants and toddlers, family engagement, and cognitive foundations of learning.
Dr. Cardillo supports continuing professional development for early childhood intervention specialists, teachers, and families on ways to integrate neuroscience and early intervention principles into everyday practice.
Please find a list below for sample workshop topics, though workshops can be tailored to meet individualized needs. Dr. Cardillo is a WA STARS approved trainer.
Certified Speech Language Pathologist and Early Intervention Specialist
gina@communicationcorner.org
Gina Cardillo specializes in early intervention.
Dr. Cardillo specializes in how family relationships and communication develop in the first 5 years of life. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to support families and professionals in early learning. Her treatment philosophy assumes the principle that all learning occurs in the context of relationships. She supports strengths‐based approaches to treat the caregiver-infant/toddler pair, through family-centered coaching, education, empowerment and reflective feedback.
In 2010, Gina graduated with a PhD and MS in speech and hearing sciences from the University of Washington. Her interdisciplinary doctoral research, under the supervision of Dr. Patricia Kuhl, explored several aspects of infant language acquisition including relationships between speech perception, emergent language and early literacy, and word learning in toddlers. She has also published research on the relationships between music and language in young children.
In addition to partnering with families as a clinician, Gina helps connect academic research on early learning to communities outside academia. She has had professional experience as an outreach specialist at the UW Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, where she developed presentations and training workshops for educators, advocates, policy makers and parents, highlighting research on early cognitive development and the brain.
Dr. Cardillo has continued to develop courses on resilience in infants and toddlers, family engagement, and cognitive foundations of learning.
Dr. Cardillo supports continuing professional development for early childhood intervention specialists, teachers, and families on ways to integrate neuroscience and early intervention principles into everyday practice.
Please find a list below for sample workshop topics, though workshops can be tailored to meet individualized needs. Dr. Cardillo is a WA STARS approved trainer.
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