Elana Clayman
Speech Language Pathologist at VA Boston Healthcare System- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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VA Boston Healthcare System
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Speech Language Pathologist
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Speech Language Pathologist
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Jul 2017 - Aug 2021
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Speech Language Pathologist- Clinical Fellow
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Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
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Graduate Student Clinician
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Jan 2016 - Jul 2017
- Administer bedside swallow evaluations and modified barium swallow studies to discern the presence or absence of dysphagia in adult patients - Treat dysphagia through teaching and implementing behavioral modifications including diet changes, mechanical maneuvers and postural adjustments - Educate patients and caregivers about the impact of dysphagia on health status - Administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to Veterans admitted to the acute rehabilitation program
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Children's Speech and Feeding, Inc.
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Needham, MA
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Graduate Student Clinician
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Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
- Collaborated with four fellow graduate students to plan and implement group feeding therapy sessions for children aged 2-4 years old, incorporating non-nutritive and nutritive components - Executed 30-minute individual therapy sessions to target identified feeding objectives, incorporating sensory and motor components of the oral preparatory stage of swallowing - Collaborated with four fellow graduate students to plan and implement group feeding therapy sessions for children aged 2-4 years old, incorporating non-nutritive and nutritive components - Executed 30-minute individual therapy sessions to target identified feeding objectives, incorporating sensory and motor components of the oral preparatory stage of swallowing
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The New England Fluency Program
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Emerson College, Boston, MA
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Graduate Student Clinician
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
- Executed individual and group fluency therapy integrating stuttering modification, fluency shaping, and attitudinal work around stuttering in two 3-week programs - Administered the Stuttering Severity Instrument- 4th Edition and the Overall Assessment of Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering - Executed individual and group fluency therapy integrating stuttering modification, fluency shaping, and attitudinal work around stuttering in two 3-week programs - Administered the Stuttering Severity Instrument- 4th Edition and the Overall Assessment of Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering
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Pierce Elementary School
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Brookline, MA
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Graduate Student Clinician
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
- Developed and implemented individual and group therapy for children kindergarten through fourth grade - Focused therapy sessions on a variety of speech and language targets including pragmatics, receptive and expressive language, and articulation - Administered a variety of diagnostic assessments including the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, 5th Edition, The Test of Narrative Language, and The Social Language Development Test - Developed and implemented individual and group therapy for children kindergarten through fourth grade - Focused therapy sessions on a variety of speech and language targets including pragmatics, receptive and expressive language, and articulation - Administered a variety of diagnostic assessments including the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, 5th Edition, The Test of Narrative Language, and The Social Language Development Test
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Robbins Speech, Language and Hearing Center
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Emerson College, Boston, MA
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Graduate Student Clinician
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Sep 2014 - Nov 2014
- Provided individual therapy to an adult client with dysarthria focused on strategies to improve breath support, precise articulation and appropriate stress application in speech - Collaborated with one fellow graduate student to plan and lead a therapy group for adults with dysarthria - Provided individual therapy to an adult client with dysarthria focused on strategies to improve breath support, precise articulation and appropriate stress application in speech - Collaborated with one fellow graduate student to plan and lead a therapy group for adults with dysarthria
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Thayer Lindsley Program for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Toddlers
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Emerson College, Boston, MA
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Graduate Student Clinician
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Sep 2014 - Nov 2014
- Engaged with toddlers aged 18-36 months and their families - Collaborated with fellow graduate students and clinical supervisors to create a therapeutic group environment focused on speech and language development - Executed individual therapy sessions focused on speech and language development and family involvement - Engaged with toddlers aged 18-36 months and their families - Collaborated with fellow graduate students and clinical supervisors to create a therapeutic group environment focused on speech and language development - Executed individual therapy sessions focused on speech and language development and family involvement
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Education
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Emerson College
Master of Science (MS), Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist -
University of Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Human Development and Family Studies