{"id":6113,"date":"2024-10-22T09:36:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T13:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?post_type=idfive-person&#038;p=6113"},"modified":"2025-02-09T13:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T18:53:11","slug":"leah-barid","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/leah-barid\/","title":{"rendered":"Leah Barid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--person\">\n\t<div class=\"person-block idf-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person-block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_person_placeholder_480.jpg\" alt=\"A gray silhouette of a person on a light gray background, typically used as a placeholder for a profile picture.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-block-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"article-h1\">Leah Barid<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"person-block-info__title\">OT\/L, ATP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access Case Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"person-block-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:470-963-2759\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Phone\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t470-963-2759\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:leah.barid@shepherd.org\" title=\"leah.barid@shepherd.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Email\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tleah.barid@shepherd.org\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/admissions\/referrals\/\" class=\"wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Patient Referrals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Leah Barid, OT\/L, ATP, has been with Shepherd Center since 2003 and serves as an Access Case Manager for the East Coast.<\/p>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Medical College of Georgia<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Georgia<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor of Education, Therapeutic Recreation<\/p>\n<h2>Certifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistive Technology Professional (ATP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>Leah Barid is an occupational therapist and assistive technology professional with a wealth of experience in the field of neurorehabilitation. With over 20 years of dedicated service at the Shepherd Center, Leah has cultivated a deep understanding of the complex needs of individuals recovering from catastrophic injuries. Before transitioning to the access case manager role, Leah held positions on both Day Program and Inpatient therapy units; and most recently served as an assistive technology specialist providing customized therapy interventions to clients across the entire rehab continuum.<\/p>\n<p>Leah holds a degree in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Georgia and earned her Occupational Therapy degree at the Medical College of Georgia. Leah\u2019s mission is to leverage her knowledge, passion, and experience to provide unwavering support to patients and their families as they embark on the journey of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>In her personal life, Leah enjoys live music, passionately supporting professional soccer, and embracing the great outdoors, including camping in her teardrop camper. 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