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Posted 10/16/08

Our team is growing! KIDS-R-US Therapy welcomes Speech-Language Therapist Tina Davis, Occupational Therapist Esther Kant and Physical Therapist Courtney Harris.

Tina Davis, M.S., CCC-SLP, received a B.S. in Health Science from Clemson University and a M.S. in Communicative Disorders with a concentration in Speech-Language Pathology from East Tennessee State University. She has several years of experience in the acute care, outpatient, assistive-living, and home health settings. Her clinical experience has been working in infant/toddler clinics, schools, nursing homes, and a TBI rehabilitation center. Tina has experience treating a variety of disorders including language delays, articulation impairments, traumatic-brain injury, stroke, dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, and cognitive deficits.

Esther Kant, OTR/L, graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Occupational Therapy and from State University of New York at Stony Brook with a master’s degree in Health Science. She has over 30 years of experience working with children in early intervention, preschool, and school-based treatment. Esther has worked with children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, sensory processing issues, and a variety of syndromes and developmental delays. Her interests include working with children in their homes and schools to improve their ability to be a part of the family and group.

Courtney V. Harris, DPT, received her B.S. degree in Health Sciences from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University in 2005 and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Temple University in 2008. She has had pediatric affiliation experience and treated children with orthopedic injuries, developmental delays, and various neuromuscular and genetic disorders. Courtney has always been passionate about working with children and is elated to see her dream of becoming a pediatric physical therapist come true.

Posted 4/29/08

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. Visit the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Web site, www.asha.org, for more information about communication disorders. The site contains useful information for the public, as well as resources for professionals.