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Meet the Owner: Joy Lennon, M.A., CCC-SLP

Licensed & Certified Speech-Language Pathologist
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Maryland Medical Assistance / Medicaid Provider
License & Certifications
Past Professional Experience

  • Expert Witness in due process litigation in the education setting

  • Coaching families through special education process in local school systems

  • Clinical Fellowship Supervisor/Mentor

  • Western Michigan University - Clinical Instructor

  • Baltimore City Public Schools - District-wide Early Learning Child Find Team Speech-Language Pathologist; Professional Development Facilitator; Clinical Fellowship Supervisor; Mentor​

  • St. Coletta of Greater Washington (District of Columbia) - Speech-Language Pathologist; Clinical Fellowship Supervisor​

  • University of North Carollina's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) - Research Associate & Speech-Language Pathologist

Education

Master of Arts Degree in Speech & Hearing Science, Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)

  • Leadership Education Excellence in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications, Bennett College

(Greensboro, North Carolina)​

Specialized Skills & Training

  • LiPS (Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing)

  • PROMPT  (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets)

    • Technique & Bridging Trained​​

  • Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Trained​

  • SOS Approach to Feeding Trained

  • PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)-Level 1

  • BRAIDY the StoryBraid

  • The Incredible Years Group Leader for:

    • Teacher Classroom Management

    • Parent Program

    • Dinosaur School

  • Growth Mindset practices​

  • Mindfulness practices

Population Experience

  • Ages: 12 months through Adult

  • Children & Adults who are Neurodivergent (aren't we all???)

  • Children & Adults who Stutter

  • Children with Selective Mutism

  • Children using Speech Generating Devices

  • People with "Different Abilities" & Learning Styles including:​

    • Developmental Delay

    • Specific Learning Delay

    • Intellectual Delays

    • Other Health Impairment (including ADHD)

    • Emotional Differences

    • Autism

    • Down Syndrome

    • Fragile X Syndrome

    • Dyslexia

Personal Interests (in no particular order)

  • Watching her child discover the world (something new everyday!)

  • Spending quality time with her family

  • Celebrating Life on the dance floor with her Zumba Family

  • Attending music concerts and theatre productions

  • Volunteering at her child's school

  • Practicing Gratitude Daily!

Contact Joy

Mobile evaluation and therapy services in homes, daycares, and schools cater to Howard County and portions of Carroll County, Montgomery County, west Baltimore County, and west Anne Arundel County. Mobile services to other locations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Teletherapy services in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

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13094 Williamfield Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042

Phone: (443) 300-7JOY   (443) 300-7569

Email: info@CommunicationJOY.com

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