Special Education Assistant

Maureen Stevens

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EDUCATION

La Salle University School of Nursing and Health Sciences May 2021 60 credit program

●M.S in Speech Language Pathology GPA: 4.0

University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Science April 2019

●B.A in Communication Science and Disorders Minor: Creative Writing Overall GPA: 3.65 Major GPA: 3.84

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE*

Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital and Center Outpatient Clinic January 2021-Present

Completing medical placement in an outpatient clinic with medically fragile/medically involved pediatric patients

Working within an interdisciplinary team dynamic to provide services to children with congenital defects, developmental delays, Cerebral Palsy, various genetic disorders, and neurological insults

Evergreen Avenue Elementary School/Junior and Senior High School Woodbury School District September 2020-December 2020

●Completed student-teaching internship working with both regular education and special education students

●Obtained 145.5 contact hours and 9 observation hours through treatment and evaluation in the following areas: articulation, fluency, expressive/receptive language, and apraxia

Simucase April-May 2020

●Completed 45.5 contact hours both child and adult populations in the following areas: articulation, fluency, voice, expressive/receptive language, swallowing, cognitive-linguistics, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

Bankbridge Development Center Gloucester County Special Services January-March 2020

●Obtained 73.5 contact hours and 15 observation hours in the following areas: articulation, expressive/receptive language, cognitive-linguistic, pragmatics, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

●Provided speech and language services to a low incidence, medically fragile childhood population in a specialized school

●Collaborated with occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, and behaviorists to maximize treatment

●Gained experience with the following AAC devices and programs: PECS, Touchchat, Proloquo Lamp-O, and Novachat

La Salle University Speech Language Hearing Community Clinic September-December 2019

●Obtained 10.75 contact hours in an outpatient clinic treating a child with Autism in the areas of social pragmatic language and expressive language in both individual and group sessions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant La Salle University Fall 2019-Spring 2020 Research supervised by Evelyn Klein Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-SL

●Contributed to a soon to be published pragmatic language program for children with selective mutism, stuttering, and Autism

●Aided corresponding faculty in her independent research on childhood language disorders

●Completed comprehensive childhood speech/language evaluations and wrote evaluation reports for children with suspected selective mutism and executive function deficits

Personal Caregiver Providence Point Nursing Home/Harris LLC. Aug. 2017-August 2019

●Assisted a patient with Dementia with her daily tasks including eating, drinking, and maneuvering the facility

●Provided emotional support by initiating conversations and facilitating activities that require keeping the brain active and engaged

●Encouraged social interaction by coordinating various games and promoted group conversations with other residents to encourage a positive and interactive lifestyle

EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT

●National Member National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Fall 2016-Present

●Executive Board Member Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Fall 2016-Spring 2019

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

●CPR and First Aid Certified August 2019-Present

●Completed elective courses in Pediatric Dysphagia and Cognitive Communication Disorders May-June 2020

*All clinical supervisors are ASHA Certified and possess a certificate of clinical competence. Names and contact information can be provided upon request

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