Speech Language Patient Care
Resume:
Caren Lyn Cuellar
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San Antonio, TX
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of pursuing and continuing treatment with a variety of speech language disorders in children and adults. I want to provide the best quality in patient care and instill confidence to the patients I for see.
Education
Post-bachelorette in Communication and Language Disorders Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX
August 2011– May 2012
Bachelors of English Communication Arts
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, TX
August 2002– December 2006
Professional Work Experience
Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant
The Children’s Spot-Circle of Care Helathcare
July 2019-present
● Provide treatment for Speech Pathologist’s caseload; approximately 25 patients
● Develop treatment plans in coordination with SLP’s evaluation and diagnosis
● Provide quality therapy to a wide range of disabilities: Autism, Apraxia, Oral Motor difficulties, down-syndrome, Articulation, Phonological Development, and Speech/Language Disorders.
● Implemented techniques and strategies in the patient’s home as well as exercise programs to ensure progress during treatment
● Coordinate with daycare directors, school program directors, speech therapists in schools, and parents to ensure patient’s progress and plan of care. Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant
East Central Independent School District
December 2018-May 2019
● Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologist.
● Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.
● Collect and compile data to document clients’ performance or assess program quality.
● test or maintain equipment to ensure correct performance
● Implement therapeutic programs to improve patient functioning.
● conduct in-service training sessions, or family and community education programs.
● prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients’ performance information.
● Complete progress reports at end of 6 weeks for approximately 50 students on ESPED for ARD meetings/updates
● perform support duties such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant
Child’s Play Therapy-Aveanna Home
May 2014-present
● Provide treatment for Speech Pathologist’s caseload; approximately 18 patients
● Develop treatment plans in coordination with SLP’s evaluation and diagnosis
● Provide quality therapy to a wide range of disabilities: Autism, Apraxia, Feeding difficulties within my scope of practice, and Speech/Language Disorders.
● Implemented techniques and strategies in the patient’s home as well as exercise programs to ensure progress during treatment
● Coordinate with daycare directors, school program directors, speech therapists in schools, and parents to ensure patient’s progress and plan of care. Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant
Therapy 2000 Inc.
July 2012- February 2014
● Treatment provided for Speech Pathologist’s caseload; approximately 15 patients
● Provided treatment primarily in Spanish to pediatric patients from 2-16 years of age
● Followed speech and language intervention programs developed, assigned and monitored by the speech pathologist.
● Treatment provided primarily in clinical home settings with articulation, language, or fluency disorders.
● Followed documented treatment plans created by Speech Language Pathologist and informally document patient’s performance
● Compiled, maintained and filed reports, records, and other documents required
● Implemented techniques and strategies in the patient’s home as well as exercise programs to ensure progress during treatment
Leadership/Service Learning
San Antonio Independent School District
January 2012– April 2012
● Interaction with students in Pre-Kindergarten with daily activities administered in the classroom
● Analyze children’s language behavior semantically, syntactically, morphologically, and pragmatically in completion of service.
● Report service learning experience related to language delay and development.
● Implemented treatment programs designed by SLP-CCC
● Conducted a language sample analysis
● Worked with language delayed children in enhancing literacy skills in the classroom
● Created activities and incorporated goals to support language development and play ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Career Development Specialist/Case Manager in Social Work Texas Workforce Solutions
August 2009- August 2010
● Develop, evaluate, and effectively implemented plans to find employment or employment skills through Individualized Employment/Educational Plan
● Maintained contact with clients throughout progress in order to sustain federal benefits
● Engaged in self-assessment and obtained formulated goals for employment and education opportunities
● Document and monitor case records for monthly reports
● Provided ongoing case management and services as a liaison between client visits
● Managed case load of 55-60 clients monthly
● responsible for establishing and maintaining professional business relationships with employers for the purpose of job development for clients Corporate Relations Coordinator
San Antonio Housing Authority
September 2007-July 2009
● Worked with community leaders through public relations’, communications, and marketing activities dealing with departmental leadership development, and organizational needs, including the preparation of materials, as well as logistics, planning and implementation of events.
● Report to the Vice President of Corporate and Employee Relations where development and drafting of informational materials, e-newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, flyers, brochures and process to accommodate the implementation of internal and external public relations
● Research, write, and edit various materials such as press releases, employee spotlights, letters to external media, publications and presentations using software’s such as excel spreadsheets, word office, PowerPoint, dream weaver, and illustrator
● Consulted with residents to assess their physical, social and economic conditions, to conduct assessment and develop 'Individual Training & Service Plans', as well as identify resources that assist the residents in meeting self-sufficiency goals.
● Dealt with strategic consulting through the application design to create and develop exceptional results.
Speech Therapy Continue Education
● October 17, 2012- Assessment and Treatment of the High Risk Infant: Thrive to Survive
● March 15, 2012- Partnering with Children and Families in Pediatric Intervention; Supporting motivation Cooperation and Participation for Best Outcomes
● April 18, 2013- Ethics in Rehabilitation and Awesome Apps. for therapy
● May 3, 2013- Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls: Reflective Practice Tips for the Rehab Therapist
● July 18, 2013- Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Severe Motor Speech Disorders
● November 16, 2013- Sensational Strategies: Assessing and Treating Children with Sensory Processing Disorders
● November 6-7, 2014- In “Pediatric Feeding.” The Big Picture – The 5 Key Domains in Feeding Disorders
● February 23, 2015- Preschoolers and Autism
● June 24, 2015- Behavior GPS-:Guiding Practicing Solutions
● November 7, 2015- Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy- Talk Tools
● March 15, 2016- Visual Phonics: Multi-Sensory Approach for teaching Articulation and Auditory Discrimination
● February 26, 2022- TSHA Conference- Tracking and Evaulating your Hearing Aid Business, AAC Assessment Tools, Multisensory Cueing Strategies in Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders, The Elephant in the Room with Behavior and Sensory,
● February 27, 2022- Short Term Group Intervention for Children with Apraxia of Speech, Selecting Targets for Children with Childhood Apraxia
● April 2022- Sensory Motor Approaches to Apraxia of Speech
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