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Sherri Woloszyn, SLP East Division

In a letter to THERAPY 2000, a patient’s grandmother, Christine C., had choice words for speech therapist Sherri Woloszyn:

“Professional, dependable, knowledgeable, competent and very skilled,” and just for safe measure, “very awesome.”
Sherri works with kids with autism,  language delays, and with some kids that are non-verbal and use augmentative devices.

“When Sherri began working with Wade (Christine’s grandson) in April, his vocabulary and speech were almost non-existent, he was unable to let us know what he wanted to eat, drink or do,” Christine wrote. “His frustration level was very high, as was ours. Six months later, after working with ‘Ms. Sherri,’ our family and friends are just amazed at how far he has progressed!”

“He is beginning to speak in sentences, he can tell us when he wants a drink, what he wants to eat, what he wants to play with, when he needs help, when and where he hurts, and when he needs to use the potty,” she wrote. “He is really and truly a different, and much happier child.”
Christine goes on to say that when school began again, Wade’s teachers were very impressed with the progress he had made, and continues to make.

Eileen Wade, District Supervisor for the East Division, said Sherri is “really an incredible employee.”  When she first came to THERAPY 2000, she didn’t have any dysphagia experience, but has risen to the challenge and has grown in this area since she’s been here. When the opportunity to become Vital Stim certified arose, she took it, and still continues to build her skills as a speech therapist. 

Sherri admits that while she attended Harding University, in Arkansas, she changed her major five times. She originally wanted to be a physical therapist, but eventually decided to try speech therapy and found that she really liked it. She completed her graduate work at Truman State University, in Missouri. Sherri’s parents were educators, her mom a first-grade teacher and her dad a principal.  She said that environment encouraged her to dedicate herself to a similar path.

“I used to sit in my living room as a kid and just teach my stuffed animals,” she said. “Put little pieces of newspaper in front of them and teach them, so I’ve always thought I would teach or do something along those lines.”

Eileen recalled a story about Sherri’ going above and beyond for one of her patients, a teenager who uses an augmentative communication device, and Sherri’s efforts to obtain a more age-appropriate device for her.

“She was an advocate for the patient. She wrote a very extensive evaluation, had sales representatives come out and has now acquired this new device,” Eileen said.
Sherri has now undergone additional training with the device to maximize her use of the device with this particular patient. The patient is still learning it, and Eileen said she “loves the new device.”

Eileen adds that Sherri excels not only in the field, but also with her documentation, which she always turns in on time.

If all that weren’t enough, she joined the marketing team, where she also shines.  “She’s a good marketer,” Eileen said. “We got a physician luncheon set up because of her contact.”

Before joining THERAPY 2000 in October of 2007, Sherri practiced in schools and hospitals working with kids. Home health is her favorite, she said, and as far as THERAPY 2000 is concerned: “I love it.”  On her free time, she likes to camp, hike and fish.

Eileen said she often hears from parents about Sherri’s strong therapy skills, and that Christine’s sentiments are shared by many others.

“Today I knew I had to write this letter,” Christine concludes, “because this afternoon when I asked my grandson ‘What is your name?’ for the first time in his life he responded with ‘My name is Wade.’  Thank you Sherri!!!”

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