Rachel Brady, PT, DPT, MS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD), University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Brady is the Project Director of the GU Certificate in Early Intervention.
Dr. Brady’s passion is advocating for and sharing her expertise in early childhood intervention including providing services, professional mentoring, and professional development for individuals and systems through service delivery, training, and advocacy. Her advocacy for better policies to support individuals with disabilities and their families across the life span has included local and national testimony on behalf of more inclusive programs.
Dr. Brady has been an early childhood intervention service provider since 1991 and has been a certified trainer for Routines Based Home Visiting and Routines Based Interview. She understands the rewards and challenges service providers experience in evaluation, assessment, service delivery and policy making for children developmental delays and disabilities and their families. She mentors service providers across disciplines in providing contemporary early intervention practices and building relationships with families and early childhood educators to enhance service delivery.
Teaching and training is the mainstay of Dr. Brady’s work. In addition to her teaching responsibilities within the Certificate Program she conducts in-person and web-based training on a variety of early intervention topics. Dr. Brady also creates products and publications that translate research into evidence based practices for the early intervention service provider.
Dr. Brady’s mentorship and leadership extends to professional associations. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy.