RS Brochure
The mission of the Related Services division of USDB is to facilitate each student’s
ability to access the general curriculum and experience educational success.
The Related Services Division (RS) is comprised of nine departments: Audiology, Low
Vision, Occupational Therapy, Orientation and Mobility, Physical Therapy, Psychology
and Social Work, School Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy and
Transportation/Registry.
The division provides diagnostic and prescriptive evaluations and interventions for
USDB students and in some cases for students within school district who have sensory
impairments. Consultation services are available to school districts throughout the state,
community agencies and parents of children with sensory impairments. Each department
is staffed with qualified professionals who respond to USDB’s students, staff and parents.
RS specialists also provide consultation and in-service training to classroom teachers.
Leah Voorhies, Director
Leahv@usdb.org
Salt Lake City:
Emily Monson, Secretary
Emilym@usdb.org
(801) 464-2033
Ogden:
Lyndee Price, Secretary
lyndeep@usdb.org
(801) 629-4746
Audiology
The audiology staff provides consultation services to parents and teachers of children
with hearing impairments form birth though 21 years of age. The audiologists perform
comprehensive hearing evaluations to determine aided and unaided auditory function.
Special test are utilized to obtain objective information for the difficult-to-test population.
Student’s personal hearing aids are monitored and maintained to ensure that they are
providing appropriate benefit. Hearing aids are available on a three-month basis through
a loaner program. The audiologists serve children throughout the state by utilizing the
USDB facilities in Ogden and Salt Lake City, a mobile testing unit, and borrowing
facilities from other districts and the Health Department in some parts of the state.
Salt Lake City: Christine Reese-M.S., CCC-A
Katie Tonkovich-M.S., CCC-A
Brooke Hammond-M.S., CCC-A
Ogden: Dale Lisonbee-M.S., CCC-A
Robert Shaw-M.S., CCC-A
Low Vision
The Low vision specialists evaluate the functional vision of students in USDB classrooms
using a variety of tools and techniques, including, acuity, confrontational field, color,
contrast sensitivity, and adaptive and/or compensatory behaviors, etc. Tools such as
advanced auto-refractor and preferential-looking systems are utilized to determine the
visual acuity of the students. Vision clinics are arranged using ophthalmologists and
optometrists to perform in-depth evaluations, and provide vision prescriptions.
Information, instruction, or consultation regarding vision is impairment is provided to
teachers, parents and family members of the students. The low vision specialists also
provide in-service trainings to USDB and district staff regarding low-vision assessments.
Ross Curley, B.S. ABOM
Rossc@usdb.org
(801) 464-2020
Renee McCall, Secretary
ReneeM@usdb.org
(801) 464-2060
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help students by using purposeful activities to promote functional
independence. Services are designed for the prevention of deformity and facilitation of
normal development while improving motor development, play skills, self-concept and
emotional maturity. Occupational therapy promotes age appropriate independence by
developing daily living skills. Assistive technology equipment and services are designed,
fabricated and provided to meet each student’s needs. The school environment is adapted
to increase a child’s physical independence. Oral motor development and eating skills
are promoted.
Salt Lake City
Jay Wheeler, B.S., OTR-L
jayw@usdb.org
Dee Harper, Motor Aide
Ogden
Jennifer Mitchell, M.S., OTR-L
Jenniferm@usdb.org
Orientation and Mobility
Orientation and Mobility Instructors assess students, prescribe service plans, provide
canes and also optical device training for visually impaired students. The orientation and
mobility instructors provide services to students being served by USDB programs in
USDB classrooms and also outreach programs throughout the state. Students are taught
special skills to become oriented to environments so they can move, travel and play
independently and safely. Individual independence, productivity and social interaction
are all enhanced when the students are capable of traveling by themselves.
Services for students begin in preschool and continue throughout their educational
experience. Students learn to travel within the confined environment of the home and
school. They also learn to travel in the outside world which includes travel in residential
and business areas and on public transportation.
Salt Lake City
Stephanie Doeren-Rasmussen-M.A., COMS
Stephanier@usdb.org
Tracy Day-M.A., COMS
Tracyd@usdb.org
Hong (Nana) Phangia-M.A., COMS
Nanap@usdb.org
Jason Shaffer-M.A., COMS
Jasons@usdb.org
Ogden
Jinsong Huang-M.A., COMS
Jinsongh@usdb.org
Shannon Brown-M.A., COMS (part-time)
Shannonb@usdb.org
Orem
Melanie Manwaring-M.A., COMS (part-time)
Melaniem@usdb.org
St. George
Judith Asay-M.A.
Juditha@usdb.org
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists use physical means of exercise, stretching and therapeutic positioning
to treat diseases, congenital abnormalities or injuries. Physical therapy is also utilized to
prevent, relieve, or correct conditions that interfere with the students’ abilities to function
normally in the classroom. School-based physical therapy goals are designed to optimize
a student’s gross motor functioning to maximize their academic performance, and restore
physical capabilities. Rehabilitation is used to help students develop their maturing
bodies.
Mountain Land Rehabilitation contract
Salt Lake City and Ogden
Denise Winters
Denisew@usdb.org
Orem
Angaleen Goodwin
Angaleeng@usdb.org
Psychology and Social Work
The psychology and social work department consists of providers from several different
specialties: counseling psychology, school psychology, school counseling and social
work. The specialists provide psychoeducational evaluations and interventions.
Assessments include: intellectual, academic, social and adaptive behavior, memory and
learning, vocational and visual integration/perception. When problematic behavior is
interfering with a student’s learning, the specialists provide behavior management
consultation and intervention. The specialists also provide social skills training, parent
education and educator in-service training. In addition, the social worker provides
educational foster care placement and supervision when appropriate.
Salt Lake City: Bena Martin-M.S., M.Ed., Behavior Management Specialist
(Rotating), School Psychology Intern
Ogden: Ruth Taylor-M.S.W., Social Worker
Rachelle Hester-M.S., School Psychologist
Anneke Fox-M.S., School Counselor
Orem: Tamra Brown Gear, M.S., Ed.S., School Counseling Psychologist
School Nursing
School nurses provide specialized services by giving individual attention to the
multiplicity of factors that influence the health of students. The management of health
includes annual screening/assessment programs, emergency care and first aid, handling
special health problems, medication supervision, communicable disease prevention, staff
in-service education, health counseling, and the promotion of school policies and
programs for the prevention of disease and protection of the health of USDB students.
Salt Lake City
Cathy Johnson-R.N.
Stacy Bourqe-C.N.A
Carolyn Reboiro-L.P.N.
Donna Adams-L.P.N.
Jennifer Trost-R.N.
Ogden
Vicki Ross-R.N.
Annita Hutchison-R.N.
Jayne Wayman-R.N.
Stacie Simpson-R.N.
Orem
Kathy Carlisle-R.N.
Speech and Language Therapy
Speech-Language Therapist/Pathologists are advocates for students with communication
disabilities. They provide speech articulation and language evaluations, individual and
group intervention, and parent and teacher training. Such training includes speech and
language processing, articulation and fluency and sensory awareness for oral motor
manipulation.
The therapist/pathologists works closely with an audiologist where there is loss of
hearing impacting the students. They also consult and coordinate with the occupational
therapist and medical professional regarding problems with swallowing, drinking and
eating. Classroom teachers and paraprofessionals receive training from the
therapist/pathologists in order to increase opportunities for students to practice the skills
taught during therapy. These professionals serve on augmentative and alternative
communication committee to assess severely disabled students and then prescribe
assistive devices.
Ogden: J’Lene Rawlins-M.S.
Salt Lake City: Lorri Finch-M.S.
Leslie Jensen-M.S.
Lynn Hansen-Speech Aide
Transportation and Registry
The transportation and registry specialist fulfills two roles. Firs, he coordinates student
transportation within established USDB regional boundaries. (USDB currently has three
regions. The North Region campus is located at 742 Harrison Boulevard, Ogden. The
Central Region campus is located at 2870 South Connor Street, Salt Lake City. The
South Region offices are located at 450 South 400 East, Orem.) Wasatch Transportation,
who is contracted with USDB, uses a fleet of small buses and vans to transport student
between home and school when a student resides outside regional boundaries, parents
transport to a transfer point and mileage reimbursement is provided.
Second, he acts as USDB registrar. He manages a database of student information which
provides a quick reference of emergency contact information. Some items included in
the database are pupil transportation route information, program history information,
medical information (i.e., allergy and immunization, etc.), educational classification (i.e.,
hearing impaired, deaf, blind, deafblind, etc.) and ethnicity, etc. The database also
provides a means to report statistical data to the Utah State Office of Education. All
registry information is confidential and protected. It is not disclosed to unauthorized
persons without proper consent as provided by Federal Education Right to Privacy Act
(FERPA).
Ogden: Larry Reidford, Administrative Secretary
Wasatch Transportation (contract)