Experience

SpeechCom, Inc.

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist

  • Mar 2019 - Present



Interstate Rehab

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2020

  Medical Speech-Language Pathologist Medical Speech-Language Pathologist



Genesis Rehab Services

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist

  • Mar 2018 - Mar 2019



Kaiser Permanente

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Medical Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Externship· Conducted bedside evaluations of Dysphagia · Evaluated patients at bedside for cognitive or linguistic deficits· Participated in Modified Barium Swallow Studies · Implemented treatment at bedside for pharyngeal strengthening· Informed caregivers of aspiration precautions · Incorporated functional materials in Aphasia and Cognition treatment · Facilitated Early Intervention parent training courses · Administered assessments of expressive and receptive language for pediatrics· Analyzed assessment results and reported findings · Documented pertinent information from all sessions



LOS ANGELES SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY CENTER, INC.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Assistant- Teens in Motion

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Independence building class for Adolescents with Autism· Lead a group of 3-8 teens with diagnoses of Autism· Implemented daily group discussion topics regarding teen responsibilities and development· Addressed independence skills through functional activities · Managed emergency contact information of teen participants· Provided positive reinforcement for targeted social skills· Observation of pragmatic skills Independence building class for Adolescents with Autism· Lead a group of 3-8 teens with diagnoses of Autism· Implemented daily group discussion topics regarding teen responsibilities and development· Addressed independence skills through functional activities · Managed emergency contact information of teen participants· Provided positive reinforcement for targeted social skills· Observation of pragmatic skills



Wadsworth Elementary School

• Student Teaching Position

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  · Receptive and expressive language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, prelinguistic communication and paralinguistic communication) in speaking, listening, reading, writing · Augmentative and alternative communication modalities · PECS, voice output device, communication board · Fluency · Articulation· Social aspects of communication (including challenging behavior, ineffective social skills, and lack of communication opportunities)· Hearing screenings and disorderso Impact on speech and language



Total Education Solutions

• SPEECH PROVIDER/ASSESSOR

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  · Created and implemented treatment plans for small group sessions · Administration of formal and informal language and articulation assessments (Spanish and English)· Language sampling · Assessment progress reports · Collaborated with teachers to implement language building skills · Observation of pragmatic skills· Oral mechanism examinations · Created and implemented treatment plans for small group sessions · Administration of formal and informal language and articulation assessments (Spanish and English)· Language sampling · Assessment progress reports · Collaborated with teachers to implement language building skills · Observation of pragmatic skills· Oral mechanism examinations



CSUN Language Speech and Hearing Center

• Student Clinician- Neurology Clinic

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  · Informal assessment of acquired deficits in receptive and expressive language · Participated in client-centered goal setting· Completed weekly data tracking charts to record client progress · Wrote Summary of Progress Reports and treatment notes· Created visual supports to aid in treatment· Provided individual therapy for clients with fluent and nonfluent Aphasia · Informal assessment of acquired deficits in receptive and expressive language · Participated in client-centered goal setting· Completed weekly data tracking charts to record client progress · Wrote Summary of Progress Reports and treatment notes· Created visual supports to aid in treatment· Provided individual therapy for clients with fluent and nonfluent Aphasia



CSUN- Language Speech and Hearing Center

• Student Clinician- General Clinic

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  · Formal and Informal Assessments to measure Executive Functioning skills· Used the ‘Patient Initiated Continuum’ to track client perception of progress and abilities· Frequent patient education of types of attention to enhance understanding· Incorporated strategies to address attention skillso Focused; Sustained; Selective · Recurrent client counseling to aid in confidence when necessary· Adopted strategies derived from “Social Thinking at Work” by Michelle Garcia Winner to address social skills in the workplace· Incorporated the use of functional materials to encourage participation and motivation in treatment· Informal assessments for fluency· Sip-swallow test to rule out tongue thrust for swallowing· Articulation therapy to address frontal lisp secondary to tongue thrust· Incorporated functional materials to practice articulation in workplace-related connected speech · Informal assessment and observations· Expressive Language Intervention · Incorporated the use of a visual schedule to aid in therapeutic process· Hearing screenings to rule out hearing loss· Articulation therapy to address retracted speech