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Deb and Maria drank Scout and Cellar Prosecco. Maria and Deb both voted "drink it". If listeners want to purchase Scout & Cellar wine Instagram message @natures_intention2018 for a SLPs wine and cheese discount.
Deb and Maria were joined by their (fancy) guests, Ms Jessica Perez and Dr. Leah McGuire. Jessica Perez is a certified school psychologist and neuropsychological technician. She currently resides in Montville, NJ, with her husband, Kyle, and 1 year old daughter, Evelyn. She received two B.A. degrees in Elementary Education and Spanish from Bucknell University and graduated magna cum laude in 2010. Immediately after graduating, Jessica attended Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2013, she graduated with her M.A. in Educational Psychology, her Ed.M. in School Psychology, and her national certification in school psychology (NCSP). Upon graduation, Jessica worked as a school psychologist in the Emerson Public School District in Bergen County, NJ, for the 2013-2014 school year. She then worked for the Hillsdale Public School District in Bergen County, NJ for four years. In June 2018, Jessica resigned from her position as a school psychologist to stay home with her daughter, Evelyn. She is currently working as a neuropsychological technician for Dr. Leah McGuire administering and scoring comprehensive batteries of tests for children and adolescents in Watchung, NJ. She also works for Region II Special Services completing psychological evaluations for various school districts in Bergen County, NJ.
Dr. Leah McGuire is a pediatric neuropsychologist, a nationally certified school psychologist, and a licensed psychologist in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. She is an adjunct assistant professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she teaches graduate-level coursework related to evidence-based assessment, consultation, diagnosis, intervention, and therapy. She conducts research at Bellevue Hospital regarding trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in youth. She additionally serves as an ad hoc reviewer of best practice and academic research within the field for School Psychology International and is the chair of the New Jersey Psychological Association's (NJPA's) Committee on Continuing Education (CoCEA) Program Committee.
She received a B.A. in psychology from Bucknell University in 2005. While attending graduate school at Teachers College, she obtained her Ed.M., M.A., and M.Phil. degrees and her national certification in school psychology (N.C.S.P.). She received her doctoral degree from Columbia University in October of 2013. She subsequently completed a two-year pediatric neuropsychology post-doctoral fellowship at North Shore LIJ Lenox Hill Hospital’s Center for Attention and Learning (CAL) in Manhattan in August of 2015. Clinically, she has worked with children and adolescents within outpatient clinics, hospitals, day and residential treatment centers, and public and private school settings. Within her private practice in Watchung, New Jersey, she provides empirically-supported therapy and comprehensive neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations.
Website: leahmcguire.com
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