Joan Green, M.A., CCC-SLP

Joan Green, M.A., CCC-SLP

Joan L. Green, M.A., CCC-SLP, the founder of Innovative Speech Therapy, is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist with many years’ experience helping children and adults who have communication, cognitive, literacy, and learning challenges. She received her undergraduate and graduate education and training at Northwestern University. She has developed a unique effective approach to therapy that empowers individuals, families, and professionals with state-of-the-art local and online therapy, coaching, and training programs. She authored Technology for Communication and Cognitive Treatment: The Clinician’s Guide and The Ultimate Guide to Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources for Education, Intervention, and Rehabilitation (Innovative Speech Therapy, 2007). She offers an informative free e-newsletter at http://www.innovativespeech.com to more than 7,000 recipients. These newsletters highlight affordable technology treasures such as iPad apps and interactive online sites as well as strategies for success. In 2008, Green received the Most Outstanding Contribution to the Field Award from the Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association.