OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Julie Tourigny, MS, OTR
Founder and director of the Colorado Center For Pediatric Learning and Development.
Julie has over a decade of extensive experience evaluating and treating children with sensory processing deficits, either in isolation or in conjunction with other diagnoses, including attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Down's syndrome, and premature birth.
Julie has her Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University in occupational therapy. She has a Master of Science degree from Boston University in therapeutic studies and she has a Masters of Business Administration from Daniels College of Business at The University of Denver. She received her certification to interpret and administer the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT) in April 2000 from Sensory Integration International. She is a nationally known instructor on sensory integration intervention techniques and has developed numerous lectures on sensory integration.
Yvonne Bueno, OTR
Bilingual Provider - Spanish & English
Yvonne received her degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California in 1997. She is a native of Southern California and began her career working for California Children's Services in 1998 and remained in that program for 7.5 years before relocating to Denver. She moved to denver in July of 2005 and began working for the Children's Hospital and subsequently for CCPLD in 2006.
Professionally Yvonne has pursued expertise in working with children with developmental delays, musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions, children with orthopedic injuries, burn injuries, congenital hand differences, and sensory processing disorders.
Amanda Chestnut, MSOTR/L
Amanda received her B.A. in Psychology from Colorado Christian University and her M.S. in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University. SInce that time, she has enjoyed working with a variety of children and families at the Children's Hospital and CCPLD. Amanda's experience includes working with children who have brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, feeding/swallowing difficulties, and a variety of neuromuscular conditions. She loves working closely with kids and their families and enjoys watching children learn and grow through Occupational Therapy.
Jamie McGrew, MSOTR/L
Jamie received a Masters in Occupational Therapy from Midwestern University and has been a pediatric occupational therapist for over eight years. Professionally, her ares of interest and specialization are sensory integration and autism spectrum disorders among others. She has acquired great experience working in a variety of settings including private practice, Chicago Public Schools, daycare's, in homes, and early intervention.
In addition to CCPLD, Jamie works in the outpatient clinic and the Child Development Unit at the Children's Hospital. She has a wonderful husband, a 19 month old son, and a Wes tie named Ikea. In her free time, Jamie enjoys hiking with the family, running, and relaxing.
Jennifer Ludwig
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Rose Scrivener, PT, DPT
Rose started her journey of becoming a physical therapist at Seattle University where she received a Bachelor in General Science with a Pre-health Professional Emphasis. She earned her doctorate in physical therapy at Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Arizona. Prior to working in Colorado, Rose worked at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital where she worked with children and their families or caregivers on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), oncology floor, trach floor, epilepsy unit, and the general floor.
She is now currently employed as an in-patient physical therapist at the Children’s Hospital where she works with children with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, orthopedic surgeries, developmental delays, a history of prematurity, seizure focus resections, deconditioning, equipment needs, etc. At CCPLD Rose works with children and their families or caregivers in their homes or other natural environments. In Rose's free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Braden, and their two dogs, Addy and Roper. When the weather is nice, you can find Rose and her side-kick Roper outside gardening, working on the fences, or riding horses.
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
Jane Koerbel, M.A. CCC-SLP
Jane has over 20 years experience working in the field of Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy. She has worked in Preschool, Schools, Private Practice. Her undergraduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology is from the University of Northern Iowa and her Graduate Degree is from the University of Kansas, where she studied under Mabel Rice. Her areas of expertise are language disorders in children due to Autism, Specific Language Impairment, Prematurity, Genetic Disorders and Processing Disorders. She also specializes in Articulation Disorders and Social/ Communication Skills. Jane believes in empowering parents and working closely with teachers to ensure a child’s success. She and her husband have 3 children and have lived in 3 different countries. Her interests are skiing, reading, art and travel.