Position: Director of Family Services/Occupational Therapist

Education: Masters of Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas

Sarah has practiced as an occupational therapist in the pediatric and adult population, in school and community-based practice, with a concentration in developmental disabilities. She has expertise in program design, daily living skills, fine motor, functional visual skills, sensory processing, behavior, assistive technology, feeding, and home adaptations.

Position: Director of Speech & Language Services/Speech-Language Pathologist

Education: Masters of Communication Disorders, Central Missouri State University

Betsy has practiced as a speech-language pathologist in the pediatric population, in school and home-based practice, with a concentration in developmental disabilities. She has expertise in speech and language development, pragmatic language skills (social communication), sign language, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), behavior, Apraxia of Speech, feeding, and fluency (stuttering).

Position: Occupational Therapist

Education: Master of Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas

Marie recently graduated as an occupational therapist. Throughout her education, she completed clinical rotations in school and community-based settings, including one at DSG. Also, she completed an extensive training program called Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and related Disabilities (LEND). LEND provided her experiences in a variety of interdisciplinary clinics, knowledge about developmental disabilities, and the opportunity to conduct a research project on the topic of play. Throughout graduate school, she worked as a Registered Behavior Technician, providing in-home ABA services to children with autism. Marie is very excited to begin her career at DSG!

Position: Director of Behavioral Services/Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Education: Masters of Special Education with an emphasis in Autism Spectrum Disorders, University of Kansas

Megan has practiced as a BCBA in the pediatric population, in school and home-based practice, with a concentration in reducing maladaptive behavior. She has expertise in creating function-based positive behavior support plans, creating visual supports, teaching functional communication skills, and training caregivers.