TIRR Memorial Hermann Outpatient Adult and Pediatric Rehabilitation
Beth Reeves, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker – Challenge Program
Beth attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2017. She completed her Master of Social Work (MSW) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 2019. Beth’s career in social work began in special education, working as a school-based social worker in a Title I private separate day school for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. She also worked for the Autism Waiver program as a family consultant. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas, Maryland & Florida.
Beth relocated to Texas at the end of 2022 and began working for the TIRR Challenge Program at Kirby Glen. The Challenge Program provides a comprehensive range of services to help brain injury and stroke survivors maximize their potential, celebrating milestones and successes through each step of recovery. Specialized services focus on community integration skills critical for the transition to independent living, school, work or volunteer activities following brain injury. This outpatient day treatment approach addresses the physical abilities, memory strategies, interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills needed for long-term success.
She started the Young Adult Brain Injury Support group through TIRR in 2023 after noticing that there was a gap in social-emotional supports offered to the younger population. She continues to run this group each month alongside another social worker from the TIRR Woodlands Challenge Program. Beth also runs a post-Challenge support group, which was started by a former patient in 2017 and continues to meet monthly. She is passionate about working with individuals across the lifespan with a range of disabilities, an active member of the National Association of Social Workers, and a proud Baltimore Orioles fan!
Vanessa Jewell, OTR/L
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Big Certified
Occupational Therapist III
Spinal Cord Service Line
Outpatient Rehabilitation- Kirby Glen
Vanessa attended The University of Texas Pan American and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation in 2014. She went on to complete her master’s in occupational therapy from the University of Texas of Rio Grande Valley (RGV) in 2016.
She worked at a skilled nursing facility from 2016-2018 before transitioning to The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann system. Her current role is a level three clinician for the spinal cord team at TIRR Kirby Glen.
Vanessa continues to develop the Spinal Cord Engagement Group that she established in 2022. Currently facilitating this SCI Engagement group every first Wednesday of the month. The goal is to positively impact the lives of individuals living with spinal cord injuries as well as their families and caregivers to provide support and knowledge to increase their independence within the community.
Vanessa is an avid member of the TIRR Memorial Hermann Spinal Cord Core Group within the Memorial Hermann system. She works with the Parkinson’s population and is a Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) certified therapist since 2022. She has participated in the assembly of the neurodegenerative diseases course discussing occupational therapy and its relation, and is currently the primary outpatient OT fellowship mentor for TIRR Kirby Glen.