Yolanda Lusane, Phd, Pt, Capm Email & Phone Number

National

Clinical faculty member for a nation-wide company providing continuing education courses for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, educators, allied and mental health professionals. Conceptualize, develop, and teach courses for professionals working with infants, toddlers, and preschool age children with and without developmental delays.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Administrates and coordinates resources, services, and support for an Early Intervention Services (EIS)/Related Services (RS) special education programs. Responsible for program development, quality assurance, contract management, and regulatory compliance. Develops, integrates, tracks, and monitors agency/compliance policies and procedures in alignment with contract guidelines and regulations. Prepares and delivers insurance reports. Utilizes development models to assist educators, staff, organizations, families, and children in healthy development and advancement. Collaborates directly with professionals from multiple disciplines and engages in comprehensive discussions in areas related to infant and early childhood development.• Provides training program oversight and accountability for early intervention special education programs.• Ensures compliance of services in alignment with the policy mission, goals and objectives.• Collaborates with teams, families, schools, and other community agencies in support of program goals. • Monitor and assess training and education for program children to ensure learners are achieving performance standards. • Manages resources and develops/submits budget requests including tracking funds and services.• Oversees all aspects of contract management including accepting and referring clients effectively.• Provides staff training and handles payroll processing. • Reviews and authorizes invoices for billing and payment processing.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Early Childhood, Development, Intervention and Special Needs SME and Master Coach for District of Columbia’s Early Intervention Program with coaching based on Rush & Shelden model; providing coaching for early intervention providers to support treating therapists in reaching fidelity level, introducing coaching model to therapists new to the system, aiding therapists needing help with implementing the coaching model in their practice. Participates in IFSP meetings. Educates parents to build an engaged relationship with their child, including activities assisting social-emotional growth.• Spearheaded introduction and implementation of evidence-based inclusive developmental playgroup. • Established principles, methods, and techniques of project to emphasize child readiness for improving social interaction. • Developed lesson plans and adapted plans to include children with special needs. • Facilitated developmental playgroups for children ages 6 months through 3 years geared toward the child’s developmental level. Implemented playgroups within homeless shelter, library, community, and childcare centers. • Evaluates child to determine eligibility for early intervention services.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Administrates and coordinates resources, services, and support for an Early Intervention Services (EIS)/Related Services (RS) special education programs. Responsible for program development, quality assurance, contract management, and regulatory compliance. Develops, integrates, tracks, and monitors agency/compliance policies and procedures in alignment with contract guidelines and regulations. Prepares and delivers insurance reports. Utilizes development models to assist educators, staff, organizations, families, and children in healthy development and advancement. Collaborates directly with professionals from multiple disciplines and engages in comprehensive discussions in areas related to infant and early childhood development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provides patient assessment, treatment planning and implementation of treatment plans to pediatric caseload in community, home, and school-based programs. Serves as a Service Coordinator to children with disabilities and their families. Facilitates and conducts inclusion instruction and training to childcare center families and staff in order to include children with disabilities in programs traditionally for typically developing children. Provides direct treatment and consultative services to patients residing in group homes and training to group home employees. Significant Accomplishments include:► Conducts and facilitates IFSP review and transition conferences and assists families in locating appropriate community resources. ► Assists families transitioning from Part C to Part B services and administers developmental evaluations and screenings including Mullens, Bayley, Denver II. ► Develops and establishes developmental and educational goals with families and provides special education instruction and services.

Bethesda, Md

Provided virtual training for international participants. Assisted in development of syllabus and researched needed technical support capabilities. Planned weekly activities, supported student technical needs, and provided participant feedback through virtual meetings regarding case studies.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Performed detailed developmental evaluations and provided direct physical therapy treatment to children within the District of Columbia Public School District. Conducted consultative services and addressed adaptive and durable medical equipment needs within the educational environment.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided physical therapy services within a hospital setting for patients ages birth to 22 years including assessment, treatment planning, development and implementation of home exercise, and family/caregiver training.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided consultative services to childcare centers in the District of Columbia working with childcare center monitors to ensure services were being provided in safe, developmentally appropriate environments.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted with development of protocols and processes for a home visiting program provided to families of the DC Early Intervention Program.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Infant And Early Childhood Development, Emphasis In Mental Health And Development Disorders

Master Of Arts - Ma, Human Growth And Develoment, Emphasis In Low Incidence Disabilitites From Birth To 5 Years Of Age

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physical Therapy