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Greater Los Angeles Area

• Treating clients ages 40 - 100+ years old with Aphasia, Apraxia, Dysphagia, Dementia, Dysarthria, Expressive and Receptive Language Disorders, cognitive-communication deficits, and vocal pathologies in a sub-acute and long term setting at Montecito Heights Health and Wellness Center• Maintaining a minimum of 85% productivity, daily; documented direct interventions and patient responsiveness to interventions as Point of Care (POC) service using the computerized system: RehabOptima.• Administering Boston Naming Test (BNT), Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination- Third Edition (BDAE-3), Ross Information Processing Assessment- Geriatric- 2 (RIPA-G:2), Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia (RCBA), SLUMS, MOCA, quality of life scales, questionnaires, behavioral observations, oral motor mechanism exams, and bed-side swallow evaluations to further assess cognitive-linguistic and swallowing function and to develop treatment goals and patient-driven, team based approaches. • Applying varied cueing hierarchy for therapeutic tasks related to cognitive-communication: recall/orientation, memory, reasoning/problem solving, speech intelligibility, pragmatics, orientation, memory, perceptual abilities, psychosocial expression, functional communication, and oral motor skills; and related to swallowing disorders/dysphagia with use of diet, behavioral and environmental modification plans, and intensive patient/caregiver education.• Traveling to Highland Park Skilled Health and Wellness Center and Country Villa Los Feliz Nursing Center to assist with caseload when census allows

Aberdeen, New Jersey

• Treated clients ages 3 - 15 years old with articulation, language, fluency, and voice disorders in 1:1 clinic based outpatient setting• Documented treatment sessions through online documentation system Theranest• Used standardized and informal tests to evaluate clients' language skills; tests include The Rossetti Infant Toddler Language Scale, Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation- 3 (GFTA-3) andClinical Evaluation of Language Function - 5 (CELF-5)

Plainsboro, New Jersey

• Provided skilled services at Merwick Care Center, a sub-acute and long term rehabilitation facility, which also provides outpatient services. • Trained and supervised graduate student for clinical externship • Designed and executed appropriate individualized treatment plans for adults, ages 25-100+, with a variety of disorders including: Aphasia, Apraxia, Dysphagia, Dementia, Dysarthria, Expressive and Receptive Language Disorders, cognitive-communication deficits, and vocal pathologies in a sub-acute, long term, and outpatient setting.• Administered Boston Naming Test (BNT), Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination- Third Edition (BDAE-3), Ross Information Processing Assessment- Geriatric- 2 (RIPA-G:2), Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia (RCBA), SLUMS, MOCA, BCAT, Ranchos Los Amigos, Glasgow Coma Scales, quality of life scales, questionnaires, behavioral observations, oral motor mechanism exams, and bed-side swallow evaluations to further assess cognitive-linguistic and swallowing function and to develop treatment goals and patient-driven, team based approaches. • Maintained a minimum of 85% productivity, daily; documented direct interventions and patient responsiveness to interventions as Point of Care (POC) service using the computerized system: RehabOptima.

Toms River, New Jersey

• Administered California Verbal Learning Test- Second Edition (CVLT-2), Boston Naming Test (BNT), Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination- Third Edition (BDAE-3), Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia (RCBA), and bed-side swallow evaluations to assess cognitive-linguistic and swallowing function in geriatric in-patient population • Executed specialized and skilled rehabilitative therapy for patients with Aphasia, Apraxia, Dyphagia, Dysarthria, and other cognitive-linguistic impairments• Applied evidence-based practices: Melodic Intonation Therapy, Thematic Language Stimulation, Visipitch, VitalStim, and Facial E-Stim for patient driven care• Recorded patient outcomes on Ace-It Medical Records Program• Compiled and presented Patient Functional Tasks Project to department

ASHA Poster Presentation: Code-Switching Between Tagalog and English in Bilingual Children • This research was a formed collaboration between Seton Hall University and University of Philippines - Manila• Developed IRB proposal, hypothesis, and methods of data collection and tracking • Presented results of research at the 2016 ASHA ConventioNJSHA Conference (Long Branch, NJ) & Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences Perez Colloquium (South Orange, NJ) • Presented a poster regarding the findings of code-switching patterns of bilingual Tagalog-English children35th Annual Bilingual ESL Conference at William Paterson University (Wayne, NJ) • Co-presented on the topic of Translanguaging in the classroom

Piscataway, New Jersey

• Formulated treatment lesson plans and followed behavior modification plans utilizing A-B-C patterns for students with psychological, emotional, and behavioral difficulties such as Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obesessive-Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (of varying types), Tourette's Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder, Mood Disorder- NOS, and Autism Spectrum Disorder• Provided individual and group therapy, centered around improving Literacy by targeting weaknesses in the domains of articulation, receptive & expressive language, cognition, and social communication• Administered the Executive Functions Test (EFT-E), Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (TILLS), Social Language Development Test: Elementary/ Adolescent (SLDT-E & SLDT-A), Test of Reading Comprehension- Fourth Edition (TORC-4), Test of Auditory Processing Skills-3 (TAPS-3), and discourse and narrative analyses for assessment of pediatric clients ages 3-16, and analyzed and recorded findings in Initial Evaluation Reports • Attended and participated in family and staff conference meetings to provide input about each students' progress and continued needs in their respective classrooms • Created sensory books with literacy level appropriate vocabulary and grade appropriate content • Documented student progress performance through daily SOAP notes and mid-year Progress Reports • Applied cueing hierarchy for therapeutic tasks: cognitive-communication: recall/orientation, memory, reasoning/problem solving; speech intelligibility; pragmatics; and functional communication

Aldrich Elementary School In Howell, New Jersey

• Provided Articulation, Language, Fluency, and Voice therapy to students in Kindergarten- 5th grade • Performed observational classroom assessments and administered the following standardized assessments: Weiss Comprehensive Articulation Test (WCAT), and Stuttering Severity Instrument- 4th Edition (SSI-4)• Analyzed and recorded data results of initial assessments and subsequent daily performance of students• Participated in IEP meetings with caregivers and inter-professionals within the school setting

South Orange, New Jersey

• Aided in research studies in the Reading, Oral, & Writing Laboratory and Voice Analytics and Neuropsychology Lab• Recruited participants and assessed hearing using an audiometer and emotional stability using the HAM-D

South Orange, New Jersey

• Assisted in literary reviews, data collection, coding, and organization of school age children's written and spoken samples

Old Bridge, New Jersey

• Developed class programs that met and satisfied the requirements of the various levels, social backgrounds, and ages of students (classes for kids, teens, adults and with special abilities, age ranging from 3 to 60+).• Experience in training students with special needs and special abilities • Delegated and assigned teaching tasks to other instructors • Evaluated and kept track of the progress of each student• Assisted in managing and running state-wide tournaments and fundraising events