JOE'L EDINGTON FARRAR, MED, CCC-SLP, BCBA

Joe’l Farrar, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, BCBA, is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Certified Speech Language Pathologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and certified special education teacher. She has specialized training from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy at the College of William and Mary School of Law. Ms. Farrar has worked with children and adults with developmental disabilities for over 20 years. During the past 10 years, she has focused her combined knowledge of speech and language disorders and behavioral deficits on providing support and direct services to individuals with autism, FASD and adults with developmental disabilities specifically addressing behaviors related to these diagnoses. Ms. Farrar has worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, intermediate care facilities, group homes, Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILA’s) home-based programs, and outpatient clinics. In these settings, she has worked with and developed transdisciplinary teams and collaboration with other professions which include occupational therapists, physical therapists, teachers, and psychologists. Ms. Farrar has developed curriculum for training staff and families in supporting individuals with significant behavioral needs related to their disabilities. She has presented trainings at American Speech-Language-Hearing Association national conference, Minnesota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Association (MOFAS) conference, State level developmental disabilities conferences, and Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing conference. Ms. Farrar developed training for military families and providers to support individuals with developmental disabilities and advocates for individuals and their families with schools and support agencies.