Gabriele Rose, PT Owner of Children's Therapeutics of Austin. Graduated from The University of Texas - Southwestern Medical School in 1977 with a degree in Allied Health Sciences and certification in Physical Therapy. She has had a varied experience with emphasis in pediatrics throughout her career. Gabriele has been providing pediatric physical therapy in the Austin area since 1986 and is well known in the community. She is trained in Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT)- pediatrics, and is certified in Therapeutic Listening. Gabriele is also trained in both Craniosacral Therapy and Myofacial Release and holds a certification in Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation. She has significant experience and interest in work with neuromuscular disorders, oral motor dysfunction, sensory processing disorders, and Autism.
Beth Hood, OTR received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin in 2003. She later received her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy in 2005 from Texas Woman’s University in Dallas. Beth completed a three month clinical internship at Children’s Hospital of Austin specializing in outpatient pediatric rehab, feeding therapy, and NICU training. She has worked with children of all ages and diagnosis consisting of: cerebral palsy, congenital disorders, sensory integration dysfunction, feeding disorders, and gross/fine motor dysfunction. Beth has completed continuing education coursework in the area of sensory integration and praxis.
Kerri Pavliska, OTR Received her degree in Occupational Therapy from The University of New Hampshire and has worked with the pediatric population since her entry into the field. She is Sensory Integration and Praxis Test Certified (SIPT) and specializes in working with children who have sensory processing disorders. Kerri has extensive training in fine motor and visual motor/graphomotor difficulties and works frequently with oral motor challenges. She is currently completing the Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) certification to enhance her ability to assess and remediate handwriting difficulties.
Donna Brandel, CCC SLP Graduated from North Texas State University with a Masters in Speech Language Pathology (SLP) in 1988. She also has a minor in education and has a certificate to teach at all levels in the schools. Donna has worked in different intervention settings including: schools and hospitals, as well as residential and clinical settings. Her areas of interest and specialty include: the pediatric population, the mentally challenged, children with Autism, augmentative communication and oral motor and feeding challenges.
Megan O’Malley, SLP Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Masters of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2003. She is a certified instructor of the Hanen parent programs It Takes Two to Talk and More Than Words for helping parents promote increased communication in the home. She has worked in various settings including a pediatric rehab hospital and the Austin public schools for three years. She joined Children’s Therapeutic of Austin in July of 2006. Her areas of interest include infants, toddlers, and school aged children with extensive continuing education experience in the area of autism, oral motor/ feeding disorders, fluency disorders, apraxia of speech, augmentative communication, language development, and receptive/ expressive language disorders.
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Gabriele Rose, PT Owner of Children's Therapeutics of Austin. Graduated from The University of Texas - Southwestern Medical School in 1977 with a degree in Allied Health Sciences and certification in Physical Therapy. She has had a varied experience with emphasis in pediatrics throughout her career. Gabriele has been providing pediatric physical therapy in the Austin area since 1986 and is well known in the community. She is trained in Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT)- pediatrics, and is certified in Therapeutic Listening. Gabriele is also trained in both Craniosacral Therapy and Myofacial Release and holds a certification in Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation. She has significant experience and interest in work with neuromuscular disorders, oral motor dysfunction, sensory processing disorders, and Autism.
Beth Hood, OTR received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin in 2003. She later received her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy in 2005 from Texas Woman’s University in Dallas. Beth completed a three month clinical internship at Children’s Hospital of Austin specializing in outpatient pediatric rehab, feeding therapy, and NICU training. She has worked with children of all ages and diagnosis consisting of: cerebral palsy, congenital disorders, sensory integration dysfunction, feeding disorders, and gross/fine motor dysfunction. Beth has completed continuing education coursework in the area of sensory integration and praxis.
Kerri Pavliska, OTR Received her degree in Occupational Therapy from The University of New Hampshire and has worked with the pediatric population since her entry into the field. She is Sensory Integration and Praxis Test Certified (SIPT) and specializes in working with children who have sensory processing disorders. Kerri has extensive training in fine motor and visual motor/graphomotor difficulties and works frequently with oral motor challenges. She is currently completing the Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) certification to enhance her ability to assess and remediate handwriting difficulties.
Donna Brandel, CCC SLP Graduated from North Texas State University with a Masters in Speech Language Pathology (SLP) in 1988. She also has a minor in education and has a certificate to teach at all levels in the schools. Donna has worked in different intervention settings including: schools and hospitals, as well as residential and clinical settings. Her areas of interest and specialty include: the pediatric population, the mentally challenged, children with Autism, augmentative communication and oral motor and feeding challenges.
Megan O’Malley, SLP Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Masters of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2003. She is a certified instructor of the Hanen parent programs It Takes Two to Talk and More Than Words for helping parents promote increased communication in the home. She has worked in various settings including a pediatric rehab hospital and the Austin public schools for three years. She joined Children’s Therapeutic of Austin in July of 2006. Her areas of interest include infants, toddlers, and school aged children with extensive continuing education experience in the area of autism, oral motor/ feeding disorders, fluency disorders, apraxia of speech, augmentative communication, language development, and receptive/ expressive language disorders.
