Daniel Toft Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

Perform swallowing, speech-language, and cognitive treatments in patient's homes. • Work with patients with a variety of pathologies, such as CVA, Parkinsons, dementia, laryngectomies, and trauma, in order to develop functional goals to increase patient independence in the home setting. • Manage schedule independently, review medical histories, perform evaluations, write progress notes, and reassess patients on caseload. • Coordinate with caregivers, nursing, PT, and OT in order to optimize therapy for patients. • Retrieve and use standardized tests and assessments for evaluating patients' performance and develop therapy materials and informal assessments independently.

Middletown, Oh

• Performing swallowing, speech-language, and cognitive treatments for all patients in acute and inpatient settings at Atrium Medical Center.• Working with patients with a variety of pathologies, such as CVA, subdural hematomas, dementia, laryngectomies, and trauma• Independently reviewing medical histories, performing evaluations, as well as writing and monitoring progress for patients on caseload.• Coordinating with caregivers, nursing, dietary technicians, and other therapies to optimize treatment outcomes for patients.

Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

Perform swallowing, speech-language, and cognitive treatments in patient's homes. • Work with patients with a variety of pathologies, such as CVA, Parkinsons, dementia, laryngectomies, and trauma, in order to develop functional goals to increase patient independence in the home setting. • Manage schedule independently, review medical histories, perform evaluations, write progress notes, and reassess patients on caseload. • Coordinate with caregivers, nursing, PT, and OT in order to optimize therapy for patients. • Retrieve and use standardized tests and assessments for evaluating patients' performance and develop therapy materials and informal assessments independently.

Cincinnati, Oh

• Perform swallowing, speech-language, and cognitive treatments in patient's homes. • Work with patients with a variety of pathologies, such as CVA, Parkinsons, dementia, laryngectomies, and trauma, in order to develop functional goals to increase patient independence in the home setting. • Manage schedule independently, review medical histories, perform evaluations, write progress notes according to various home health agency electronic documentation formats, and reassess patients on caseload. • Coordinate with caregivers, nursing, PT, and OT in order to optimize therapy for patients. • Retrieve and use standardized tests and assessments for evaluating patients' performance and develop therapy materials and informal assessments independently.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Performed swallowing, speech-language, and cognitive treatments for all patients across two sites in a Skilled Nursing Facility with both short-term rehab patients and long-term care residents. • Worked with patients in a skilled nursing setting with a variety of pathologies, such as CVA, subdural hematomas, dementia, laryngectomies, and trauma • Reviewed medical histories, performed evaluations, as well as wrote and monitored progress for patients on caseload. • Coordinated with caregivers, nursing, dietary technicians, PT, and OT in order to optimize therapy for patients

Kokomo, Indiana Area

• Managed 55-60 students at three different school sites within a district (two middle schools and one high school)• Caseload included students with articulation, language, fluency, hearing, voice, and cognitive impairments• Worked with students with Downs Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Muscular Dystrophy, hearing impairments, and emotional disabilities• Extensive experience with AAC iPad apps TouchChat HD, LAMP: Words for Life, as well as various apps for Bluetooth communication switch• Maintained records concerning treatment, medicaid billing, and monthly IEP minutes

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Communicated with teachers and parents in a professional and timely manner• Wrote ETRs and IEPs and lead ETR and IEP meetings involving school faculty and students' parents• Created therapy materials using Board Maker program

Miami University, Oxford, Oh

• Worked in clinical rotations involving adult day services, a local stroke recovery group, audiology, and a skilled nursing facility• Administered therapy to a diverse clinical population including: o post-CVA expressive/receptive language therapy and dysphagia therapy o pediatric articulation, fluency, and expressive/receptive language therapy o adult and adolescent voice evaluation and therapy

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Managed a diverse caseload involving children with fluency, articulation, language, and social communication needs• Helped to plan and implement a biweekly adolescent social skills group• Participated in weekly diagnostic testing in conjunction with the CCH Heart Institute

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Cooperated with OT, PT, nursing, and physiatrists regarding patient care• Presented weekly to OT, PT, nursing, and medical staff regarding patients' speech, language, and cognitive progress and needs• Transported patients to and from rooms and treatment areas

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Team-taught one introductory-level class on medieval studies two days a week with one other graduate student. Responsibilities included: preparing a semester-long syllabus; preparing and presenting a variety of historical and literary lectures for college students; preparing and grading testing materials; tracking and reporting student grades.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Responsibilities included editing manuscripts (including scholarly articles, reference lists, and footnotes) and websites and contacting publishers

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Copy edited for a scholarly publication known as Medieval Institute Publications. I also worked as the personal graduate assistant to the Assistant Director of the Medieval Institute, who is in charge of coordinating the International Congress on Medieval Studies, one of the largest scholarly congresses of its kind.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Master'S Degree, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Masters, Medieval Studies

Activities and Societies: Goliardic Society, Medieval Institute Publications, Golden Key Honour Society I studied historical English.

Ba, Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Society, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars