OUR MISSION: Pediatric Therapy Source was founded to provide high-quality therapy services to children in the Pittsburgh community and to create an atmosphere for parents that is based on partnership, knowledge, and cooperation. We believe that kids are capable of incredible growth and resilience. PTS’s sole mission is to nurture that growth through engaging therapy services that are play-based, effective, and fun! We formulate unique partnerships with parents based on trust, communication, and an individualized treatment plan.🔗https://www.pediatrictherapysource.com/

👩‍🏫 Provided individualized and group therapy sessions to Long-Term Covering caseloads of 35-58 Elementary through High school age students with speech, language, and communication disorders, utilizing evidence-based practices and currentresearch to improve their academic and social outcome.✏️ Conducted comprehensive assessments and developed tailored intervention plans, collaborating with teachers, parents/guardians, administration, counseling and OVR services, to integrate speech and language goals into the classroom, assist in post-secondary transition, and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, including IEP documentation.📊 Monitored and documented students' progress, adjusting treatment plans as necessary, and participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate services and support for students with complex needs.👋🏻 Facilitated school and community wide education opportunities through Student Stuttering Newspapers, weekly National Speech Language and Hearing Month educational Newsletters, and Teacher/Parent Correspondance on speech andlanguage development, disorders, and strategies for support, while providing counseling to students to enhance their communication, social skills and self-esteem.🏅 Staff Nominated and Selected Presenter for AIU Staff Continuing Education on Clinical Approach towards Counseling Based Stuttering Therapy Sessions

🧠 Provided screening, evaluation, and treatment for adult to geriatric patients, designing and executing individualized treatment plans for diagnoses including dysphagia, aphasia, apraxia, and cognitive-linguistic disorders.🩻 Conducted bedside swallowing evaluations, managed dietary consistency restrictions during meals, and collaborated with physical and occupational therapists, doctors, and nurses to deliver comprehensive patient care.💬 Educated patients, families, and caregivers to ensure continuity of care, while gaining experience in billing,diagnostics, and the PointClickCare documentation system.

🧩 Provided outpatient center screening, evaluation, and customized, conventional speech therapy techniques to meet the specific needs of with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Cognitive Deficits, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Apraxis of Speech, and Articulation and Phonological Processing Disorders ages 1 - 18yearsParticipated in multidisciplinary observation and cotreatment with physical and occupational therapy.🗂️ Maintained 90% of 2 supervisor caselodes , documentation, and filing 🎶 Childrens Therapy Center wide newsletter article to educate on implementation of Nursery Rhymes in early sound and expressive language development.🙋🏼‍♀️ Earned repeated commendations from supervisor and parents for providing high-quality, play based, and compassionate services

🧸 Provided screening, assessment, evaluation, and customized individual and group treatment services for preschool aged children (3-5) years in the home, daycare, preschool, and special education school setting. 📊 Completion of data collection, daily progress notes, inital and diagnostic evaluation reports, re-evaluation reports, and Individualized Family Service and Individualized Education Plan documentation and meetings.🏫 Collaborated with physical and occupational therapists, parents, preschool and daycare teachers, as well as Pathfinder School Classroom Teacher and Teachers Aids for group and individual treatment.