Stephanie Leaf, M.S., Ccc-Slp Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado

Provide speech services to pediatric patients with complex communication and feeding needs using an intensive model of service as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Assess and implement Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to restore functional communication. Target articulation, phonological processes and motor planning disorders to increase speech intelligibility. Teach fluency strategies for stuttering. Implement feeding therapy. Increase receptive, expressive and social-pragmatic language skills. Create and teach home exercise plans to families. Conduct assessments and re-evaluations, complete progress notes and daily SOAP notes using Raintree EMR.

Aurora, Co

Treated medically complex pediatric patients from age 2 to 17 in the areas of language delay, speech sound production, voice disorders, apraxia and executive function in a home health setting. Evaluated auditory comprehension, cognition, verbal and non-verbal communication, and speech sound production with standardized assessments. Partnered with families, caregivers and early intervention teams to develop goals and therapy plans. Taught language and communication strategies to families and caregivers and developed home exercise programs to facilitate generalization of goals. Developed and implemented low and mid tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to facilitate patient communication. Lead interdisciplinary team meetings to review patient progress and collaborate on therapy interventions. Provided telehealth sessions with patients and their family. Documented progress though SOAP notes, re-evaluations, IFSP reviews and discharge summaries in Alora EMR.

Denver, Co

Provided speech therapy to preschool through high school aged clients in an outpatient hospital setting under the supervision of a certified speech-language pathologist. Assessed and treated preschool through high school aged patients with a variety of needs including fluency, autism spectrum disorder, hearing impairment, apraxia and language delay. Co-facilitated an early language group and a fluency group; provided direct therapy as well as parent education of home strategies to foster language development and fluency. Aided and observed Cleft Palate Clinic, feeding therapy and AAC evaluations and therapy. Developed goals and plans of care; documented evaluation results and daily notes in Epic EMR.

Boulder, Co

Evaluated and treated geriatric patients in a skilled nursing facility with a variety of disorders including aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, dementia and dysphagia. Collaborated with physicians, family, OT and PT to create treatment goals and discharge plans. Partnered with dietitian to modify diet texture to improve swallowing safety. Developed low-tech AAC to facilitate communication. Completed documentation including plans of care, daily SOAP notes, weekly and monthly progress reports and discharge summaries in a timely manner utilizing Healthmax EMR.

Colorado Springs, Co

Evaluated and treated pediatric patients in an outpatient clinic with expressive and receptive language disorders, speech sound disorders, cluttering, autism spectrum disorder, and genetic conditions including Prader-Willi syndrome and CDKL5. Collaborated with OT and PT to co-treat as appropriate. Developed plans of care with short and long-term goals. Documented daily notes and progress reports utilizing Therabill EMR.

Denver, Co

Supervised maintenance of human resource records as well as benefit enrollment, application, and claim records for all company provided benefit plans. Ensured billing from vendors was accurate for work performed. Managed vendor relationships. Prepared benefit announcement material including printed booklets and website updates to communicate new plans and annual changes to employees. Conducted open enrollment and new hire orientation meetings. Administered FMLA leave, Workers' Compensation and COBRA benefits.

Dayton, Oh

Partnered with HRIS team to develop and test electronic interface files, modify current interfaces and implement needed enhancements. Responsible for auditing, encrypting and sending weekly electronic files to all benefit vendors. Oversaw input of acquisition data into PeopleSoft system, ran weekly queries to ensure data accuracy for 20,000+ employee files, resolved discrepancy reports from vendors. Served as benefit administrator for active employees and administered COBRA benefits for former employees.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Liberal Arts And Social Sciences

Master Of Science - Ms, Speech-Language Pathology

Graduate coursework emphasizing evidence based practice in the areas of expressive and receptive language, fluency, swallowing disorders.