maria chavarria is our Team Member of the month!!!

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Maria is a Speech Language Pathology Clinical Fellow and is a very special member of our team.  She has been an SLP-A, a graduate student, and a clinical fellow during her tenure at Bi-County.  This month is special, because she is about to complete her clinical fellowship and become a Certified, Masters Level, Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist and join our Certified Team!

Maria graduated with a Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology from Albizu University in August 2019. She has been a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant in the state of Florida for 10 years and has worked in both clinical and private school settings.  She has always loved children and is honored to be part of a field that aids them in progressing past their difficulties, allowing them to reach their full potential.

Maria loves working with all ages of children with a passion for school aged through young adults with Developmental Disabilities.   Maria treats patients in both English and Spanish.  She establishes very close rapport with her clients and their families.  She works hard with her families and goes the distance to try and assist families with understanding of their child's deficits, and furnishing them with tools to carryover therapy goals in an easy to understand way.   She establishes a structured environment with mutual respect between the child, herself and the family.  She  has a level of empathy that is touching and works hard so that her client's make the progress at a steady pace towards their goals.   

Maria is always interested in learning new techniques.  She practices these techniques and always ensures that she has a thorough understanding of the techniques and their application.  She is very innovative, and thrives with technology.