STARITHA M.MELENDEZ

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Tampa, Florida 33624

Phone: 813-***-****

Email: wxjmhr@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To provide diagnostic and therapeutic speech and language services to my clients in order to assist them in achieving their academic, social, vocational and rehabilitative goals.

EXPERIENCE

2008 to Present Therapy Station Tampa, FL

Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist

Build positive relationships with parents and caregivers in order to develop, plan and implement Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) goals.

Plan and conduct educational activities with parents or caregivers to meet child’s intellectual, physical, emotional and social needs.

Provide parents or caregivers with information concerning child development, health, nutrition and feeding skills.

Connect parents or caregivers to additional resources in their community.

Schedule and administer developmental screenings and assessments of infant and toddlers motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual and emotional skills.

Collaborate with Service Coordinator, Parents, Speech Pathologist, Physical Therapist, and Occupational Therapist to assure that IFSP goals are met.

2010 to 2011 TheraKids Tampa, FL

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Conduct initial evaluation, diagnostic report and develop plan of care.

Create and implement treatment plan targeting specific client goals and objectives.

Collaborate with Supervisor and Occupational Therapist to assure appropriate treatment plan and consistent level of care.

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Collect data during treatment sessions and adjust presentation of materials as indicated by client performance.

Conduct re-evaluations and adjust long-term and short-term goals as indicated.

Provide ongoing information to parents/caregivers regarding client progress toward goals and development of home

2007-2009 Hillsborough County School District Tampa, FL

Speech Language Therapist

Development and facilitation of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for school aged children grades pre-kindergarten through fifth.

Member of the Child Study and Student Teacher Assistance Teams.

Conduct speech and hearing screenings, perform language and articulation evaluations, develop appropriate interventions and give insight/feedback related to speech and language disorders.

Complete required state and district paper-work, track attendance and progress toward long-term and short-term goals and objectives.

Supervise speech therapy assistant and provide support in development and implementation of treatment goals for all children enrolled in the speech therapy program.

Attain state and district required teacher certification.

2006–2007 Pinellas County School District Tampa, FL

Speech Language Therapist

Facilitate and conduct daily therapy sessions for students ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade.

Create treatment plans targeting Individual Educational Plan goals in order to develop optimum communication skills through multi dynamic speech and language activities.

Update and adjust goals and objectives according to student performance and results from standardized assessments.

Document treatment hours as well as daily student progress notes.

Attend professional development trainings provided by the school district.

1998–2004 City of Riviera Beach Marina Tampa, FL

Special Events Coordinator

Plan and coordinate various public service programs including: American Heart and Cancer Society Fundraisers, Earth Day Awareness and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Increased volume of billed hours through marketing, generating revenue more than three times my annual salary.

Prepare annual budget and slide show presentations to City Council and municipal staff.

Provide supervision, training, scheduling and payroll for a staff of thirteen.

Maintain client accounts including billing, accounts receivable and accounts.

EDUCATION

December 2011 Nova Southeastern University Ft Lauderdale, FL

M.A. Speech Language Pathology

August 2006 University of South Florida Tampa, FL

B.A. Communication Sciences and Disorders

May 2004 Palm Beach Community College Lake Worth, FL

A.A. General Education

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

NSSLHA- National Student Speech Language Hearing Association

Professional Educator’s Certificate- Speech and Language Impaired (Grades K-12)

State of Florida Approved Medicaid Provider

State of Florida CMS Provider

State of Florida Early Steps Provider

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