About Shelby Camhi

Shelby is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed in New Jersey as well as New York. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the National Down Syndrome Society, the Apraxia Network, and COSAC (New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community).

While practicing, Shelby has focused her interests and education on the treatment of speech and language disorders related to young and school age children. She completed her clinical competency at Children's Specialized Hospital, an affiliate of The Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center. Upon completion of her clinical year, Shelby was asked to remain on as part of the team treating Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), motor speech disorders, aphasia, tracheotomy, cognitive deficits, dysarthria, dysphasia (swallowing and feeding disorder), and medically fragile infants post NICU/PICU.

Shelby has attended and successfully completed an intensive
ORAL MOTOR training at TALKTOOLS in Tucson, Arizona. A hands on emersion program taught by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson and her staff at Innovative Therapist International. Shelby is a highly trained oral motor specialist who is able to utilize an oral motor approach for speech production, feeding, and improved speech praxis.

Upon opening a private practice, Shelby obtained
further training in:

• Apraxia of Speech from Nancy Kaufman MA CCC-SLP
• Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders- SOS Approach (advanced) Kay Toomey, PhD
• Sensory Integration from Lise Gerard Faulise MS, OTR/L, BCP and Stacey E. Szkult MS, OTR/L
• Son-Rise Program for children on the Autism Spectrum
• P.R.O.M.P.T.
• Myofunctional Therapy from Roberta Pierce M.A.T., CCC-SLP, COM
• Foreign Accent Reduction from Arthur Compton