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Maria Zimmitti, Ph.D.

August 8, 2015

Georgetown Psychology

Evaluation & Therapy Services For Children, Teens & Adults

Maria Zimmitti, Ph.D., President and Clinical Director of Georgetown Psychology, and her team of experienced clinicians truly offer a team approach to the assessment and treatment of children, teens, and adults. Our multidisciplinary group consists of licensed psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists. We focus on helping students, families, and their teachers understand how the students are able to overcome those learning boundaries, and set strategies to build on the strengths and challenges of the individual.

Georgetown Psychology has three locations: Georgetown, DC; Bethesda, MD; McLean, VA. In addition to providing services to individuals in the DC Metro area, we work closely with families living abroad or relocating to the U.S.

At Georgetown Psychology, our educational testing and assessments serve students in grades K-12, as well as young children; college and graduate students, young adults and adults. We offer a wide variety of services for individuals, couples, children, and families. To accommodate out of state/country clients we do offer Skype services as well. We believe that communication and collaboration are essential to effective treatment.

Families and students can contact our staff to determine whether our services could be of use and to schedule and initial consultation with our staff.

For more information, please visit Georgetown Psychology’s website.

Georgetown Psychology

Georgetown Psychology is a multi-disciplinary practice offering a broad range of services to children, adolescents, adults, and families, including comprehensive evaluations and evidence-based treatments.

1054 31st Street, NW; Suite 312

Washington, DC

20007

Phone: +1 (202) 333-6251

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Rebecca Resnik and Associates

June 13, 2015

Rebecca Resnik and Associates is trusted in the Bethesda area for providing excellent psychological care. Their highly-trained clinicians are dedicated to providing evidence-based care in a comfortable, supportive environment. They understand that their clients want to work with clinicians who have strong credentials, and they know their clients have high expectations. They also understand that choosing a highly qualified clinician does not mean having to sacrifice the quality of the experience. They believe that a family’s experience, their relationship with their psychologist, is the foundation for finding the right solutions.

Rebecca Resnik and Associates offers the following services:

Psychological testing
Neuropsychological Testing
Psychoeducational testing
Developmental Testing
Therapy for Young Children (2 through 6)
Therapy for Older Children (6 through 11)
Therapy for Teenagers (12 through 20)
Therapy for Adults

Rebecca Resnik and Associates, PC

Rebecca Resnik and Associates is trusted in the Bethesda area for providing excellent psychological care and evaluations.

5602 Shields Drive, Suite A

Bethesda, MD

20817

Phone: +1 (301) 581-1120

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The Center for Communication and Learning

June 3, 2015

The Center for Communication and Learning is an established speech and language private practice located in Rockville, Maryland. We offer a wide range of services that will enable your child to reach his/her full potential and become successful communicators at home, in school and in the community

CCL is committed to providing high quality services including individual and group treatment plans that emphasize family education, to develop feeding, speech, language, literacy, and social learning skills. This family centered approach for treatment includes the parents being directly involved in the evaluation, development and implementation of goals and services for continued success.

CCL provides services to children exhibiting communication and learning challenges including but not limited to Autism, ADHD, Social Communication Disorder, Executive Function Disorder, Articulation, Auditory Processing Disorder, Receptive and Expressive Language Delays, Spoken and Written Language Disorders.

CCL offers social thinking groups and programs led by a Speech Language Pathologist who has completed the Social Thinking Clinical Training Program at the Center for Social Thinking in San Jose, California. Our Be Social program focuses on helping children navigate their social world.

CCL offers dynamic parent workshops on a diverse range of topics. These presentations target educational, medical, allied health, and mental health areas related to child development. Experts in these fields will provide critical information to guide you and empower you to assist your child.

CCL Speech Language Pathologists are certified by the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensed by the State of Maryland in Speech-Language Pathology. Each speech language pathologist participates in ongoing continuing education thereby providing your child access to cutting edge therapeutic programs.

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Sensational Kids Therapy

February 12, 2015

Sensational Kids Therapy — located in Washington, DC (near Chevy Chase) — is a private outpatient practice of occupational therapists and physical therapists specializing in sensory integration therapy. Their practice is focused on helping children develop both skills and confidence for successful participation in their daily roles, including play, school, and self-care. They use a play-based, child-centered approach to provide children with the “just right challenge” that elicits motivation while also improving foundational skills. Each therapy session is tailored to each child’s unique interests, strengths, and challenges. Occupational and physical therapists at Sensational Kids Therapy take special care to develop child-therapist rapport so that each child feels safe and willing to take increased risks, and they partner closely with parents and caregivers.

The experienced team of occupational and physical therapists also works closely with teachers and other professionals to gain a fuller understanding of each child’s challenges. Therapists are trained to administer and interpret a variety of evaluations to develop an individualized treatment plan. Diagnoses include sensory processing disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and other medically based syndromes.

Meet the Directors:

Shiraz Kashani, MS OTR/L, Co-Director

Shiraz is the co-director of Sensational Kids Therapy. She first became interested in occupational therapy while working as an assistant at Lynne C. Israel and Associates, OT summer camp program while home on summer breaks from the College of Charleston. After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Fitness in Health from the College of Charleston, she chose to attend Boston University where she completed her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy in January, 2000. She returned to Lynne C. Israel and Associates to begin her career as a pediatric OT, working in a private school setting for children with learning disabilities as well as working in a private outpatient clinic. This experience solidified Shiraz’s interest in sensory integration therapy and she chose to focus her career in this area. For over ten years, she has worked in private practice in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. She has spent many years leading therapeutic sensory-motor summer camps and weekly groups. Her treatment experience also includes classroom treatment and family and classroom consultations. She is certified in Sensory Integration Theory and Treatment and in the administration of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT).

SIPT Certified
Sensory Integration Theory and Treatment Certified

Lisa George, MS OTR/L, Co-Director

Lisa George, co-director of Sensational Kids Therapy, received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Towson University in December 1999. She began her career in pediatrics with Lynne C. Israel and Associates where she worked in both the private practice as well as Kingsbury Day School. In the fall of 2002, Lisa left Lynne’s employment to work exclusively in pediatric private practice with children and families in the MD and DC areas. Lisa spends most of her time devoted to sensory integration treatment. In addition, she performs evaluations and consultations and has several years of experience leading sensory-motor groups in the clinic setting and at therapeutic camps. Lisa is certified in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) and Sensory Integration Theory and Treatment. She is also certified to administer The Listening Program.

SIPT Certified
Sensory Integration Theory and Treatment Certified
Listening Program Certified

For more information, please visit the Sensational Kids Therapy website.

Sensational Kids Therapy

Sensational Kids Therapy is a private state of the art outpatient practice that utilizes a variety of theories to guide our treatment including sensory integration, motor control and motor learning, and neurodevelopmental perspectives.

4400 Jenifer Street NW, Suite 280

Washington, DC

20015

office@sensationalkids-therapy.com

Phone: +1 (202) 244-8089

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Diana M. Savit (Special Education Attorney)

November 7, 2012

Diana M. Savit is a founding member of the law firm Savit & Szymkowicz, LLP, which is located in Bethesda, Maryland. Ms. Savit has extensive experience as a senior litigator in private practice and the government sector. Her current practice emphasizes resolving business disputes, representing employers and employees, and securing students’ educational rights, preschool to postgraduate. Since 2007, Ms. Savit has annually been named a SuperLawyer® (for education law) in both Maryland and the District of Columbia by, respectively, Baltimore and Law and Politics magazines.

In December 2007, she was named among the top 1% of District of Columbia lawyers (for education law) by Washingtonian Magazine.

Previously, Ms. Savit headed the litigation department at Silver, Freedman & Taff in Washington, DC (1985-1995), was an assistant corporation counsel for the District of Columbia (1979-1985), and served as a general attorney in the Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs Service (1976-1979).

Practice Areas:

Civil and appellate litigation and litigation avoidance
Business formation and management
Employment
Contracts
Special education
Disability rights.

Education:

Princeton University, A.B. (cum laude) 1973
George Washington University Law School, J.D. (with honors) 1976

Admitted:

1976, District of Columbia; 1987, Maryland; United States District Courts for the Districts of Columbia and Maryland; United States Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia, Fourthand Federal Circuits; United States Tax Court; United States Supreme Court.

Activities:

President, District of Columbia Women’s Bar Association Foundation (2008-present); past president, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (1993-04); co-chair, Board of Governors, The Chelsea School, Silver Spring, Maryland (2009-present); past president, Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources, (2004-06); member, D.C. Superior Court Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 1994 to present.

Also: past vice president, National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations; D.C. Advisory Committee on Education of the Handicapped, 1980-1981, 1984-1985; member, D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference, 1992, 1994; member, D.C. Judicial Conference, 1994, 1997,1999-2001; member, Legal Counsel for the Elderly Policy Board, 1997-2001; mediator, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; arbitrator, National Association Of Securities Dealers.

Memberships:

The District of Columbia Bar (member, Litigation Section); Maryland State Bar Association (member, Litigation Section); American Bar Association (member, Litigation, Law Practice Management and General Practice/Solo Firm Sections); Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Women’s Bar Association of Maryland (also member, Montgomery County chapter); International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (member, Board of Governors, 1994-2003); National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (Board Member, 1997-2003).

Publications:

Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for the Solo Lawyer, 3rd & 4th eds., Edited by Jeffrey R. Simmons,Published by American Bar Association/Law Practice Management Section (2001, 2004).
Chapter author: Life After the Law Firm: Family and Personal Considerations in Deciding to be a Solo.

Speeches:

Education Law 101: What education professionals need to know to help their clients/patients navigate the legal system, November 2008. Sponsored by Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources.
Legal Issues for the Small Business Owner, EDVentures 2005. Sponsored by Education Industry Association.
Understanding Special Education Law, October 2003. Sponsored by Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources.
Advice on Succeeding in the Business World, February 2000. Sponsored by Georgetown University Women in Business.
Legal Rights of Students with Special Learning Needs, January 2000. Sponsored by Board of Jewish Education of Greater Washington and Jewish Social Service Agency.
Business Ethics in Professional Life, March 1999. Sponsored by Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School/Hebrew Academy of Washington (11th grade special program).
Panel speaker, Georgetown University Women in Business, January 1996.
Balancing Your Life While Keeping Your Career on Track, April 1994. Sponsored by Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
War Stories, December 1993. Sponsored by Litigation Forum of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Taking Care of Business: Avoiding Litigation and Successfully Resolving Business Disputes, October 1992. Sponsored by Litigation Forum of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Topic: “Thinking Defensively in Negotiating and Preparing Contracts”.
Law and Business for the Entrepreneur: Surviving and Thriving in Troubled Times, September 1991. Sponsored by Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Topic: “Selecting Litigation Counsel”.

Awards:

Martindale-Hubbell™ rating: AV; listed in Who’s Who in American Law, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th eds.

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Washington, DC Metro Area

Maria Zimmitti, Ph.D.

Georgetown Psychology

Evaluation & Therapy Services For Children, Teens & Adults

Rebecca Resnik and Associates

The Center for Communication and Learning

Sensational Kids Therapy

Diana M. Savit (Special Education Attorney)

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