Speech Language Pathologist

• Sep 2015 - Present

Speech Language Pathologist, CCC-SLP, TSSLD

• Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

Graduate Student Clinician

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

• Treated students placed in 6:1:1, 12:1:4 and 12:1:1 classrooms, individually and in groups, push-in and pull-out sessions • Wrote goals for Individual Education Plans (IEP) and attended IEP meetings • Adapted lesson plans to address Common Core Curriculum goals • Utilized Boardmaker™, Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices • Mealtime intervention, including oral motor intervention and consistency and environment modification • Targeted higher level language and vocational skills with Career & Technical Education (CTE) students Show less

Graduate Clinician

• Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

• Evaluated and treated patients individually and in groups inclusive of Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, dysarthria, traumatic brain injury, childhood apraxia of speech, aphasia, autism, and dysfluency • Treatment highlights: easy onset, pacing strategies, progressive relaxation, sustained phonation, diaphragmatic breathing, confrontation naming, PECS, segmentation, and rhyming for language treatment • Evaluated and treated patients individually and in groups inclusive of Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, dysarthria, traumatic brain injury, childhood apraxia of speech, aphasia, autism, and dysfluency • Treatment highlights: easy onset, pacing strategies, progressive relaxation, sustained phonation, diaphragmatic breathing, confrontation naming, PECS, segmentation, and rhyming for language treatment

Graduate Student Clinician

• May 2013 - Aug 2013

• Conducted comprehensive diagnostic speech, language and feeding evaluations of patients, including parent interviews, dynamic assessments, and administration of formal tests • Planned and executed treatment sessions for pediatric patients with mixed expressive/receptive language delays, autism, apraxia, specific language impairment, articulation disorders, phonological disorders, and literacy delays • Responsible for timely completion of evaluation reports, SOAP notes, treatment plans, and session plans • Participated in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings Show less

Graduate Student Clinician

• Sep 2012 - May 2013

• Evaluated and treated children and adults diagnosed with aphasia, apraxia of speech, and disorders of articulation and language • Provided individual and group speech and language therapy • Assessed patients using variety of formal and informal diagnostic tests as part of a diagnostic team • Facilitated conversational group therapy for adult patients through International Aphasia Movement • Evaluated and treated children and adults diagnosed with aphasia, apraxia of speech, and disorders of articulation and language • Provided individual and group speech and language therapy • Assessed patients using variety of formal and informal diagnostic tests as part of a diagnostic team • Facilitated conversational group therapy for adult patients through International Aphasia Movement

Socialization Group Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

• Managed large classroom of preschool-aged children with varying levels of abilities • Organized socialization groups to help serve individual needs of children experiencing difficulty socializing appropriately with peers• Supported children’s verbal and social development through use of visual support and behavioral intervention programs.• Collaborated with parents to design home treatment for the child

Intern/Assistant Counselor

• Jul 2011 - Sep 2011