Shayna Raphael Email & Phone Number

Educational Consultant and Behavior Specialist with extensive experience in coaching (instruction and leadership), classroom teaching, special education, behavior assessment/management, and expert testimony focusing on educational needs and best practices. My career is focused on identifying barriers, removing them, and replacing those barriers with strategies that work for students, staff, and families in a school setting. I concentrate on interventions, mentoring, supports for special education students, and collaboration between families and schools.

Tacoma, Wa, Us

Board President/Co-founder of the Claire Bear Foundation. This foundation is in memory of our daughter, Claire Whitten Raphael, and focuses on safe sleep education and advocacy as well as family support. Additionally, this foundation will continue our work with advocacy for safe, accessible, high quality child care for all families and partnerships with local medical facilities. To learn more, visit www.theclairebearfoundation.org.

Tacoma, Washington, Us

I am continuing work with students identified as EBD in both general education and special education settings. Instead of teaching full time in one classroom, I have the opportunity to work with teachers, parents, and other staff members in multiple schools to collaboratively and effectively meet the the academic and behavioral needs of each student.

Tacoma, Washington, Us

I began student teaching in a self-contained classroom working with students identified as Emotionally and Behaviorally Disordered (EBD) and continued in this setting after receiving my certification. I was responsible for providing behavior support and academic instruction in a self-contained setting, with the ultimate goal of inclusion into general education classrooms.

Manage and supervise the operational and administrative functions, activities, and projects of a Speech and Language Clinic. Responsibilities include the managing, planning and coordinating the operations of the clinic to include: Supervising all clinic staff, billing procedures, monitoring delivery of patient services, planning for space allocation, and acting as contact between patients, businesses, academic administration and faculty. Successfully implemented online billing and scheduling program, accessible through desktop, iPhone, and iPads. Worked with Clinic Director to successfully open second satellite location.Serve as liaison between Clinic Director and other Clinical Staff, as well as building strong relationship with community members and outside agencies. Administering speech therapy in individual and group sessions with children to treat and help prevent disorders related to speech, language, and fluency delays.

Tacoma, Washington, Us

Provided speech and language services to local school district by working with children to assess, diagnose, treat, and help prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, and fluency. Responsible for services from ages 3-19 and managed a caseload of 84 students.Evaluated performance of my three Speech Language Pathology Assistants annually. Received exemplary evaluations annually from immediate supervisor.

Worked with children ages 2-10, conducting screenings and assisting with assessment for language, voice, fluency, articulation, and hearing impairment disorders. Followed documented treatment plans or protocols under the supervision of an SLP.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Speech And Hearing Sciences

Master Of Arts In Education (Ma Ed.), Education

Master Of Science In Education (Ms Ed.), Educational Administration

Graduate Certificate, Applied Behavior Analysis

Diversity And Inclusion Certificate