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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Philadelphia Area

Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologist working with children ages 3-5 and their families to support and aid speech and language development in the home.

Philadelphia, Pa

Cross Senior Care And West Jacksonville Rehab

Life Care Center Of Hilliard, Fl

Duval County School District, Jacksonville, Fl

• Currently employed as an itinerant Speech-Language Pathologist in my Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) providing therapy to students who attend J.E.B. Stuart Middle School and Baldwin Middle Senior High School in the Duval County Public School (DCPS) system• Manages a caseload of approximately 60 students with varied speech and language diagnoses• Develops and implements therapy materials to adapt to individual students and their needs• Moderates and participates in individual education plans (IEP) meetings and multidisciplinary team (MRT) meetings• Creates individualized goals for clients using informal and standardized test data and assessments• Collaborates and consults with students’ teachers and parents regarding students’ goals and progress • Working to implement the Common Core Standards (CCS) into the therapy sessions• Refers students for medical consultations regarding resonance disorders

Bloomsburg University Of Pennsylvania

I provided speech therapy under the supervision of my supervisors to students at Southern Columbia Area School District, in Catawissa, PA and Central Columbia Elementary School, in Bloomsburg, Pa. I also provided speech therapy in the University's Speech-Language and Hearing clinic. While providing therapy services I was a graduate assistant to one of the professors in the department of Speech Pathology as well as took classes.

Central Columbia Elementary School, Bloomsburg, Pa

• Areas of focus/experience across settings included: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD-NOS), Down Syndrome, Language, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Fluency (child and adult), Phonological and Articulation Disorders, • Conducted diagnostic evaluations, including client/parent interviews and conferences, collections and analysis of spontaneous speech and language samples, standardized testing, oral motor exams, and hearing screenings• Developed and implemented individual and group therapy plans using a variety of activities• Created individualized goals for clients using baseline and standardized test data• Work included development of therapy plans, daily notes (i.e., SOAP notes), progress reports, IEP writing, and diagnostic reports• Created and implemented therapy materials and participated in individual education plans (IEP) meetings• Managed a caseload of 10 students in a public school setting with varied speech and language diagnosis• Collaborated with supervisors, behavioral consultants, special/regular education teachers, and therapeutic support staff (TSS) to target students goals effectively across team members• Planned and conducted Kindergarten Language Lessons (KLL), Classroom based instruction using Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII) lessons • Conducted therapy in an autistic support classroom during an extended school year (ESY) program • Conducted speech, language and hearing screenings for incoming kindergarteners.• Gained knowledge utilizing online IEP databases along with ACCESS billing (Performance pathways and IEP writer)

Southern Columbia Area School District

• Areas of focus/experience across settings included: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD-NOS), Down Syndrome, Language, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Fluency (child and adult), Phonological and Articulation Disorders, • Conducted diagnostic evaluations, including client/parent interviews and conferences, collections and analysis of spontaneous speech and language samples, standardized testing, oral motor exams, and hearing screenings• Developed and implemented individual and group therapy plans using a variety of activities• Created individualized goals for clients using baseline and standardized test data• Work included development of therapy plans, daily notes (i.e., SOAP notes), progress reports, IEP writing, and diagnostic reports• Created and implemented therapy materials and participated in individual education plans (IEP) meetings• Managed a caseload of 10 students in a public school setting with varied speech and language diagnosis• Collaborated with supervisors, behavioral consultants, special/regular education teachers, and therapeutic support staff (TSS) to target students goals effectively across team members• Planned and conducted Kindergarten Language Lessons (KLL), Classroom based instruction using Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII) lessons • Conducted therapy in an autistic support classroom during an extended school year (ESY) program • Conducted speech, language and hearing screenings for incoming kindergarteners.• Gained knowledge utilizing online IEP databases along with ACCESS billing (Performance pathways and IEP writer)

Hershey, Pa

• Full-time paid summer internship—School-based program specializing in children with autism• Member of the multidisciplinary team composed of Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Behavioral Technicians, and Special Education Teachers to help the students with disabilities• Participated in community based instruction, accompanied students to local pizza shops, the town library or pool to practice social skills and communicating their needs via AAC devices or verbal communication in varied settings• Attended IEP and team meetings, reported weekly progress, and proposed alternative ways to achieve students goals• Designed, upgraded and individualized programming student’s AAC devices (i.e., Dynavox and Proloquo2Go)

Heatherfield Swim Team, Harrisburg, Pa

• Learned how to work as part of a coaching team to help swimmers reach their maximum potential• Expansion of the team to 112 children required me to manage various skill levels (ages 4-18 year olds)• The large team also required me to act as a liaison between the parents and the board members

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Maintained Red Cross CPR and Lifeguard certifications

Master Of Science (M.S.), Speech-Language Pathology, 3.6

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Audiology/Speech-Pathology, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Bloomsburg Huskies Men's Swim Team, Secretary for NSSLHA chapter, member of Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society)

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