Hello my name is Elizabeth Maga and I currently work for Spaulding Outpatient Center for Children in Lexington as an Speech Language Pathology Assistant and Augmentative Alternative Communication Specialist. I am also the Assistant to the AAC program. I have experience working with an array of students and adults with varying abilities and stages of AAC use. I am available to provide training regarding set up, programming and implementation on all devices from low to high tech. I will work with staff to ensure they feel confident in helping the child/ adult to reach full potential. I will be able to help make vocabulary selections and give ideas for the following steps as the child/ adult progresses. I know how demanding AAC devices can be and want to provide the child/ adult, staff and family with the support they need to grow as a communicator.

Training Styles

Question and Answer: Have your staff come with questions to be addressed during the meeting on any and all topics AAC from the philosophy behind AAC to differences between devices and software on the market.

The Basics of AAC good practice methods: Learn about the importance of core language and vocabulary selection. We will discuss Aided Language Stimulation and how to best support your student while they are learning to use their device.

Device/ Software Specific: Device/ software training and troubleshooting. Specific device and software must be provided ahead of time.


About Me


Education
Graduate Degree: Simmons College- M.S.Ed in Assistive Technology - Finishing up in August 2015
Undergraduate: UMASS Lowell- Bachelors of Science in Exercise Physiology 2010
Undergraduate: Bridgewater State University- Communication Disorders coursework 2013


My name is Elizabeth Benson-Maga and I am an SLP-A and AAC Specialist at Spaulding Outpatient Center for Children in Lexington Massachusetts. I started my journey into the therapy world as an Exercise Physiology Major at UMASS Lowell. After graduating I started work at Spaulding as the Assistant to the newly created AAC program. While at Spaulding my love and knowledge for AAC and Assistive Technology grew and the more I learned the more I wanted to know. After years of teaching and training the ins and outs of AAC I realized that what I love to do most is teach and preach to those who need more information on these delicate topics.

As for my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, walking/ hiking with my dogs, watching movies, and horseback riding.

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