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Valerie Johnston, MS, CCC-SLPValerie Johnston, MS, CCC-SLPValerie Johnston opened Overton Speech & Language Center in January of 1982 and is the director of the center in addition to being one of the clinicians at the center.
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EXPERIENCE:
1982-present Speech-language pathologist and director at Overton Speech and Language Center
1981-1982 Instructor and clinical supervisor in the area of stuttering for the Communication Pathology department at Texas Christian University
1980-1982 Speech-language pathologist in part-time private practice
1976-1981 Speech-language pathologist for the Fort Worth Independent School District
DEGREES:
1978 Master of Science in Communication Pathology from Texas Christian University
1975 Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology from Texas Christian University, Magna cum Laude
CERTIFICATIONS:
1993 Graduated from Stuttering Therapy: Workshop for Specialists - an intensive two-week course sponsored by the Stuttering Foundation of America and Northwestern University
1984 License to practice as speech-language pathologist in Texas issued by the State Committee of Examiners
1979 Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association
1976 Certified by the state of Texas to provide speech and hearing therapy in the public schools
PUBLICATIONS:
1998 Co-authored SPARC for Questions: Stimulus Pictures for Assessment, Remediation, and Carryover published by LinguiSystems
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Fluency and Fluency Disorders Special Interest Division of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association
Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association - served on the licensing, insurance and private practice task forces
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Speech and Hearing Association
If you have questions or need more information you can contact us at:
Overton Speech &
Language Center, Inc.
4763 Barwick Drive, Suite 103
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817) 294-8408