Becky Pickering Email & Phone Number

Mooresville, North Carolina, United States

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Supervised 15 graduate student clinicians per semester in on-campus clinic with various disorder areas, including early intervention, preschool and school-age literacy, articulation/phonology, fluency, and accent modification. Maintained active role for all cases supervised; modeled assessment/therapy techniques, communicated regularly with clients’ parents/guardians, involved caregivers in therapeutic process, and provided clinical counseling.• Recognized by fellow clinical supervisors for expertise in early intervention, early literacy development, school-age literacy intervention, accent modification, as well as multicultural issues and clinical counseling.• Implemented DIRFloortime® (DIR: Developmental, Individual-differences, & Relationship-based) treatment model for young clients with autism and their parents. • Co-directed specialized literacy clinic with clients (age 6-18) for 5 consecutive years. Treated literacy impairments with a wide range of severity through balanced literacy intervention, blending aspects of both top-down (holistic, authentic reading and writing experiences) and bottom-up (explicit skill teaching; i.e., phonics) instruction methods. Utilized Shared Reading, Enriched Writers’ Workshop, and Word Study treatment approaches to provide individualized therapy in a group setting.• Accent modification therapy included clients with Korean, Cantonese, Nepalese, and Spanish influenced English who desired a more General American English accent.• Prepared and presented various lectures to classes of 20-55 students; courses included Introduction to Communicative Disorders, Clinical Phonetics, and Clinical Counseling and Multicultural Issues in SLP (capstone course).• Collaborated with faculty to implement and continuously improve academic curriculum and clinical practices to comply with current industry best practices.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Provided SLP services in natural home and/or community environments to children (birth-3 years) through LA Early Steps. Served older children in a clinical setting and adults with developmental disabilities in natural and clinical environments. Provided treatment for pediatric feeding, early speech and language development, alternative/augmentative communication (AAC), emergent literacy, articulation, and social/pragmatic abilities. Treated some medically complex clients with global deficits. Involved parents and family in education and training.• Utilized transdisciplinary service model; consulted and co-treated patients with physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), and special instructors.

Farmerville, La

Served geriatric and adult populations at Farmerville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC, a long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Supported clients with aphasia, dementia, dysarthria, dysphagia, social/pragmatic disorders. Conducted speech/language/cognitive screenings and evaluations, developed and executed treatment plans, and provided caregiver education and counseling. • Consulted with rehabilitation and medical professionals such as doctors, nurses, certified nursing assistants, dietitians, and activities directors regarding patient care.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Language And Speech Sciences

Completed 16 hours of coursework from January to December 2015..

Master'S Degree, Speech-Language Pathology

Activities and Societies: National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (2009-2011), Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2009-2011)

Bachelor'S Degree, Speech-Language Pathology

Activities and Societies: National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA), Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, ULM Wesley Foundation