Associate Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

• Oct 2022 - Present

Speech And Language Therapist

• Oct 2022 - Present

- School or home-based speech and language therapy - Clinical expertise in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), social communication development, and supporting communication skills related to emotional regulation - Utilise approaches such as SCERTS, Attention Autism, AAC, intensive interaction, colourful semantics, Word Aware, and child-led therapy - Work with children aged 3 to 16, addressing social communication needs, early language communication needs, and developmental language disorders - Provide additional support and guidance to parents and caregivers in understanding their child's communication needs and strategies for fostering communication skills outside of therapy sessions Show less

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

• Aug 2023 - Aug 2023

Coordinated and supported colleagues to create Targeted Intervention Resource packs for school-led therapy groups that are differentiated for special school students with complex communication needs (Lego Therapy, Language for Thinking, News Sharing, Conversation Skill etc.); adding evidence based strategies; reflecting and modifying existing therapy approaches to ensure they celebrate neurodiversity and advocacy; checking readability and matching with user (children & young people as well as school staff) suitability and compatibility Show less

Founder

• Jul 2020 - Jun 2023

STLinks aims to provide support to aspiring, fledging and working speech and language therapists through mentoring, advice and resources. STLinks aims to provide support to aspiring, fledging and working speech and language therapists through mentoring, advice and resources.

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

• Sep 2022 - May 2023

Special School for autistic individuals with learning disabilities - assessment & providing support for communication development through supporting universal communication-friendly strategies, targeted intervention groups and specialist direct work (Whole Systems Approach). Clinical focus on AAC, differentiated learning, early communicative functions, EHCP process and review reports. Special School for autistic individuals with learning disabilities - assessment & providing support for communication development through supporting universal communication-friendly strategies, targeted intervention groups and specialist direct work (Whole Systems Approach). Clinical focus on AAC, differentiated learning, early communicative functions, EHCP process and review reports.

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

• Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

- support mainstream and special school(s) to provide a communication friendly and inclusive environment for those with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) through coaching, training and modelling strategies and interventions - provide online training to school staff on speech and language knowledge, strategies and approaches - provide therapy for students with SLCN jointly with school support staff to support their attention & listening, language and social communication - facilitate and support school staff to implement augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in both mainstream and specialist schools - assess and provide advice and recommendations (statutory and non-statutory) to schools for students with a range of SLCN - joint work with multidisciplinary team to provide holistic care for students' complex needs - supervise and support student speech therapists on placement Show less

Speech And Language Therapist

• Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

• Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

Worked with children aged 3 - 16 who have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in schools. Assessing their needs, devising therapy programmes, providing speech therapy training to staff and parents and liaising with other health professionals to provide holistic support to children with SLCN. Worked with children aged 3 - 16 who have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in schools. Assessing their needs, devising therapy programmes, providing speech therapy training to staff and parents and liaising with other health professionals to provide holistic support to children with SLCN.

Research Assistant

• May 2015 - Jun 2015

SEN Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

Volunteering Assistant

• Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

Shadowing and assisting Speech Therapists in both in-patient and out-patient wards; materials preparation for the ST department. Shadowing and assisting Speech Therapists in both in-patient and out-patient wards; materials preparation for the ST department.

Internship

• Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

Assistant for on-site speech therapist and coordinators; group activities and outings helper for centre members with special needs. Assistant for on-site speech therapist and coordinators; group activities and outings helper for centre members with special needs.

Teaching and Administrative Assistant

• Aug 2011 - Aug 2011

Group activities facilitator for dyslexic children; materials preparation and assistance for on-site teachers and administrators. Group activities facilitator for dyslexic children; materials preparation and assistance for on-site teachers and administrators.

Volunteering Teacher

• Jul 2011 - Jul 2011

Volunteered to teach English to Year 10 students living in Rural China. Volunteered to teach English to Year 10 students living in Rural China.

Program Assistant

• Aug 2009 - Aug 2009

Group activities facilitator for children diagnosed with ADHD and Autism. Group activities facilitator for children diagnosed with ADHD and Autism.