Caitlin Atkinson Email & Phone Number

Southlake, Tx

•Provided therapy to geriatric clients with the following diagnoses: Lewy Body Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and dysphagia.•Implemented treatment plans and conducted dysphagia and cognitive assessments. •Acquired skill of taking clients' vital signs.

Abilene, Texas

-Created, filed, and organized confidential client files-Cleaned and organized therapy materials in speech and language clinic-Assisted in grading for professors-Coordinated and implemented projects in order to further organize the clinic file system

-Provided customer service for professors and students in the Psychology Department-Updated marketing and advertising for department-Created a blog in which students and professors could learn more information about upcoming events and be informed about any changes in the department-Assisted in managing monthly financial statements regarding the monthly department budget-Evaluation and interpreting complex data for special projects-Assisted in planning, assigning, coordinating, and scheduling faculty events and conferences

Abilene, Texas Area

• Performed assessments, writing evaluation reports, treatment planning and implementation, writing progress reports, and daily documentation for a caseload of preschool children with the following diagnoses: autism, sensory processing disorder, epilepsy, articulation disorder, and language disorder. • Communicated with classroom teachers and administration.• Implemented the use of a Picture Exchange Communication System with nonverbal clients.

Abilene, Texas Area

• Provided speech and language services to adults with intellectual disabilities. • Worked with both high tech and low tech AAC devices. • Participated in preparation and presentation of information at an inservice meeting to educate house parents and staff on how to facilitate and stimulate language and communication with clients.• Wrote weekly documentation notes, midterm progress reports, end term progress reports, and discharge reports.

Burleson, Tx

• Planned and implemented speech and language services in home and at a local daycare to clients with autism spectrum disorder, auditory processing disorders, articulation disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders. • Treated bilingual children who spoke Spanish and communicated with their bilingual families.

Wylie Isd

• Participated in treatment planning and implementation as well as daily documentation for a full caseload of children, in group of 2-4 clients, with the following disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, articulation disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders, and emotional disturbance. • Conducted formal assessments assessing articulation, language, and pragmatics.• Targeted articulation disorders with children in an articulation lab.

Abilene, Texas Area

• Provided group therapy to 4-5 high school aged clients with autism.• Created therapy plans for group therapy, took data, and created goals targeting pragmatic skills. • Communicated with parents about progress seen in group sessions.

Abilene, Texas Area

• Carried out formal assessment including language assessment, hearing screening, and oral mechanism exam• Implemented treatment plan for therapy sessions targeting expressive and receptive language through Contextualized Language Intervention• Provided services in a one on one setting and a group setting that included 5 other graduate clinicians.

-Supervised up to ten high school girls on a weekly basis-Mentored and encouraged high schoolers through outdoor activities and challenges -Assisted in taking photos for marketing and parent connection

-Assisted in managing a home office for a Mary Kay saleswoman-Delivered products to customers-Organized and filed paperwork and products

Master'S Degree, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication Sciences And Disorders, General

Activities and Societies: Member of Women's Social Club Ko Jo Kai, Member of Wishing Well, Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, NSSLHA, Big.