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A passionate clinician, executive director, and entrepreneur with keen strategic and intellectual ability evidenced in professional accomplishments, clinical staff mentoring, and advising and teaching students, professionals, and parents across the country. Landria has the opportunity every day to work and live in her purpose by working and training people with special needs and their families. Landria is described as a dynamic, informative, energetic, and captivating speaker. She is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with specialties in autism, assistive technology, behavior, and communication. As the granddaughter of a woman who’s communication abilities were cut short by a massive stroke, she understands first hand the impact of impairment on the family. Landria is currently the owner and Executive Director of SLC Therapy, a private therapy firm located in Connecticut and Michigan focused on Empowering Families and Expanding Independence. Through her leadership at SLC Therapy, Landria has created dynamic and innovative programs for families that include Flourish!, a center based educational program for learners with autism, and the use of videoconferencing (Teletherapy) technology to provide families access to therapy service. In addition, Landria is focused on empowerment through partnerships with organizations to enhance community services. Landria is the creator of The Empowered Parent, a parent e-magazine focused on support for families of people with special needs. Landria was recently selected as a professional expert on a documentary focused on Autism in the African-American Community. Landria is the author of the social curriculum Keep the Conversation Going, which focuses on social cognition, conversation fluency, and social skills. Education B.S. Speech and Hearing Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.A. Speech Language Pathology Northwestern University Certified Speech Language Pathologist American Speech Language Hearing Association DIR Level 1 Practitioner Certification: Compton P-ESL Certificate: ADOS Training, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor PROMPT-Introduction Verbal Behavior, Dr. Vincent Carbone Achievements 40 Under 40 Business Professionals in Fairfield County 2009 Someone You Should Know Award, Bridgeport Black Pride 2007 People’s Bank Community Award 2006
Blog » THERAPY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
I was recently interviewed on the AM radio show Lunch with Lisa as the People's Bank Hometown Hero. I spoke of the Community Programs that Speech & Language Consultants, LLC has developed as part of the continued call what I believe to be social responsibility in the heart of therapy.
In this show and on other shows, I have spoken about our SLC Volunteers. These volunteers as young as three years old have served as typical peers in our social communication groups. Our middle and highschool students have attended our disabilities 101 course and are learning that people with disabilties and nondisabilities benefit from real relationships...not so much the ones where the peers coddle and hand hold. We try our best to develop positive authenticity!
The SLC Parents Night Out is another program that gives a new spin to what we identify as RESPITE.
Recently, we raised almost $2,000.00 during the Autism Speaks Walk. Many Thanks to our donors as far as Chicago (thanks to the Seals Family and my good friends Wanda, Kaamilyah, Marcy) as well as Connecticut (the Counts Family, Donna, Teresa, SLC Interns, SLC Staff and their Families)!
Why do we do it?
My answer: How can we not!
Landria
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