Simi Hadley Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Va

Boston, Ma

Fron desk associate at Pure Barre Boston

Needham Heights, Ma

• Provide individual and group therapy to preschool children with a focus on social cognitive development• Use Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking Curriculum to target pragmatic language deficits • Observed school consultation regarding social cognitive development and executive functioning skills

Bevery, Ma

• Provide individual speech, language, swallowing and AAC therapy to clients ages 1;6-9;0 • Increasing functional communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder utilizing PECS and Speech Generating Devices• Provide swallowing therapy to picky eaters with and without feeding tubes to increase po intake, food repertoire, and/or efficiency during meal time • Review and write homework for caregivers• Utilize behavior techniques and principles to increase compliance for language based tasks • Complete treatment session data collection, electronic SOAP notes, and UPOC/POC/DC summaries

Somerville, Ma

• Provided push-in and pull-out therapy to preschool - 8th grade students with speech language delays and disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, pragmatic deficits, auditory processing deficits, and behavior needs• Planned and implemented individual and group therapy, often utilizing Visualizing and Verbalizing • Evaluated speech and language skills using: GFTA-3, CELF:4, TOLD-P:3, TOLD:4, and Fluharty-2• Completed assessment reports and daily treatment notes

Annandale, Va

• Developed and implemented speech and language treatment plans for children ages 1;6 to 18;0 years old • Utilized a variety of prompts - including tactile kinesthetic prompts, The Kaufman Speech to Language Approach, and pacing boards - to improve speech production in children with phonological disorders, speech sound disorders, CAS, and dysarthria • Used Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking Curriculum to target pragmatic language deficits • Documented progress in electronic SOAP notes• Counseled parents and caregivers regarding progress, home programs, and the therapeutic process• Observed AAC therapy and learned about communication applications for tablets, including LAMP Words for Life and PODD 60 • Observed a diagnostic pediatric feeding evaluation and a motor speech evaluation

Hampton Falls, Nh

• Provided therapy to 25 clients between the ages of 1;6 to 12;0 years old with varying diagnoses and treatment goals• Implemented speech, language (expressive and receptive), pragmatic, cognitive/play, and feeding goals in therapy sessions with respective clients using drill-play and client-directed therapy models based on best fit for clients’ specific needs• Carried out therapy sessions in preschool, office, and group settings• Shared clients’ progress and session notes with parents and teachers during and after sessions• Observed feeding and stuttering therapy

Hyde Park, Ma

• Enhanced literacy skills in emerging readers through reading activities • Collaborated with graduate clinicians to develop shared reading tasks and activities • Screened kindergartners’ phonological awareness skills using the CELF-P2 Phonological Awareness Subtest

Boston, Ma

• Provided weekly expressive language therapy to a 3;0 year old client • Used language modeling and expansion techniques to increase frequency, length, and complexity of client’s utterances• Improved syntactical skills through structured play activities • Created a weekly treatment plan and documented client progress in SOAP notes • Elicited and analyzed a language sample and prepared diagnostic reports and progress summaries

Montgomery County, Md

• Provided speech language therapy in natural environments and the clinical setting• Collected data and participated in rounds with a multidisciplinary team, including behavior therapists• Worked with families from diverse cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, and ethnicities • Received training in the parent-coaching model for early intervention services• Participated in the Hanen Program parent class, “It Takes Two to Talk”• Created and modified low-tech AAC systems using Boardmaker software• Participated in training regarding a parent-coaching model of early intervention services, • Participated in the Hanen Program parent class, “It Takes Two to Talk”, and gained experience in interdisciplinary work and team collaboration• Created and modified low-tech AAC devices to adhere to individual children’s needs using Boardmaker

Annandale, Va

• Assisted in providing weekly therapy for a 9;0 year old boy with Down Syndrome and CAS• Implemented individualized behavioral plan developed by a behavior specialist • Supported the speech-language pathologist in targeting the following skills: speech sound production, use of multi-word utterances, syntax, following directions, question comprehension, and social language• Provided session feedback to parents

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

Fall 2014 •EI: Family Systems •EI: Infant & Toddler Development Spring 2015 •EI Planning and Evaluating •EI: Assessment and Intervention.

Graduate Certificate, Early Intervention

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Communication Sciences And Disorders Minor

Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Delta Epsilon IotaGraduating with Leadership Distinction in Research