Lane Williams Email & Phone Number

Dover, Delaware, United States

• Competes evaluation of dysphagia in critically ill patients with proficient use in objective instrumental swallowing assessments, such as Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS), to determine physiological impairments and formulate research based plans of care, including exercise based rehabilitation and compensatory strategies. • Assesses and treats acute cognitive-linguistic, speech, and language deficits in the inpatient setting. • Supports medical team and palliative care to help formulate plans of care that align with patient and family wishes while providing needed education to all involved parties. • Works closely with physicians, ENTs, and respiratory team members to support rehabilitation of tracheostomy patient’s with dysphagia and Passy Muir Speaking Valve needs, including patients’ in-line with a ventilator. • Evaluates and treats patients from ages 20 to 95 in the outpatient setting for speech, language, and cognitive linguistic deficits.• Educates and supervises graduate students and aids in training clinical fellows

Newark, Delaware, United States

Perform test batteries comprised of a variety of language and cognition assessments on perspective participants under Dr. F. Sayako Earle, PhD.

Dover, Delaware, United States

Premature termination due to COVID-19. Acute care externship where I independently completed clinical swallow evaluations, identified patients at risk for dysphasia with recommendation for appropriate instrumental evaluations with minimal assistance from supervisors. Assisted in running Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES); independently analyzed findings to determine dysphasia physiology and severity; generated treatment plans. Completed Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) with minimal assistance from supervisor; assessed effectiveness of compensation strategies trialed during study; employed findings to determine dysphasia physiology and severity; developed treatment plan; and, completed MBSImP Student edition. Ran rehabilitative dysphagia treatments in inpatient and outpatient settings with use of strength-based therapy through EMST and effortful swallow exercises. Exposure to tracheostomies and Passy Muir Valves (PMV). Led treatments in cognition, language, dysarthria, and apraxia in inpatient, including the ICU, and outpatient settings; evaluated cognition, language, and speech skills. EMR documentation was completed using EPIC software.

New Castle, Delaware, United States

Provided engaging home and community-based speech and language assessments and treatment, and feeding treatment, in collaboration with other therapy services to linguistically, culturally, and socio-economically diverse children age birth to three as well as several adult clients. Trained parents in language facilitation techniques to implement in the home setting. Exposed to feeding evaluations, group-based therapy, adult augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluations and treatment, and dysarthria evaluations.

Newark, Delaware, United States

Short-term externship in which I designed and manipulated activities to fit a range of diverse client needs while leading both individual, small and large group treatment sessions during a two-week intensive program.

Newark, Delaware, United States

Experience with assessment and treatment of speech and language disorders, Down syndrome, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Autism Spectrum Disorder, AAC, Aphasia, and Dementia. Completed clinical simulations with Simucase and MBSImP. Administered hearing screenings to kindergarten through eighth grade students.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Communication Sciences And Disorders, General

Magna Cum Laude, GPA: 3.89 Minor: French and Francophone Studies