Clinical Feeding Specialist / Speech Language Pathologist
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Ms. Gellert-Jones has been working in pediatrics for over 30 years, focusing on providing speech-language, AAC, and feeding/dysphagia services within the pediatric population. She holds positions as both a Speech-Language Pathologist and as the school’s Clinical Feeding Specialist at HMS School for Childrern with Cerebral Palsy. She has presented at numerous conferences and workshops in the areas of feeding, speech/language/AAC, and respiration for interprofessional colleagues and families of children with complex medical needs. She authored a chapter on Assessment and Treatment of Feeding in Children and Youth with Cerebral Palsy, which was included in Cerebral Palsy (Miller, Bachrach, Lennon & O'Neill. Eds.), published by Springerlink. Ms. Gellert-Jones previously held appointments as a Speech-Language Pathologist at Thomas Jefferson University Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital and as a Dysphagia Specialist at the Children’s Seashore House Pediatric Center for Dysphagia and Feeding Management. She completed her training in Pediatric Neuro-Developmental Treatment. She is a member of ASHA and a Fellow in the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation; Employee of HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Member of ASHA and affiliate of ASHA SIGs 12 & 13
Supporting Feeding for Children With Complex Medical Needs and Oral Feeding Challenges (SC36)
Saturday, July 15, 2023
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT