BA (Hons) SP&H Th. MA SLP

CURRICULUM VITAE OF LISA CHIMES

Practice No. 8212031 • HPCSA No. 0007510

** *** ***, **. * Inanda Place, Inanda 2196, Johannesburg • 210 Longridge, 53 Ridge Rd, Glenhazel, Johannesburg

Tel Home +27 -11 327 0028 • Mobile: +27 - 82 388 3446 • Email: ads43h@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A highly skilled Speech-Language Therapist, with 23 years’ experience in private practice and at various educational institutions; I have successfully worked with clients from toddlers to adults who have presented with a broad range of speech and language based difficulties, including language based learning difficulties and attention deficit disorder, second language difficulties, dyslexia and dysgraphia, dysarthria and apraxia, autistic spectrum disorder and stuttering.

Following an Honours degree in Speech and Hearing Therapy, I obtained my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and have since worked in varied environments, including pre-primary, primary and high schools, corporate consulting, and private practice. Since 1996, I have concurrently operated my own private practice, alongside Ilana Erster (Speech Therapist and Audiologist) in a shared practice, providing speech and language therapy, as well as training and professional development workshops to parents and teachers at numerous schools.

Particularly passionate about helping young children and adolescents in achieving their full learning potential, I believe in a multi-modal approach to learning, utilising play, state-of-the-art therapy techniques and research-based intervention strategies in order to help achieve individual therapy goals. Multilingual and versatile, I am conversant in working with a wide variety of speech and language disorders and delays of varying severity levels, customising therapy sessions to fit the unique needs and interests of every child. My diverse skill set falls within the following principal areas of practice:

Language Processing & Acquisition (Syntax, Semantics & Pragmatics)

Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Stuttering & Cluttering

Dysarthria & Apraxia

Early Intervention

Phonological Disorders

Articulation

Voice Disorders

Oral Motor Difficulties

Auditory Processing

Dyslexia & Dysgraphia

Reading & Spelling Remediation

Developmental Disabilities & Delays

Literacy

Programme Development

Teaching & Training

Public Speaking

I harness instinctive compassion to provide an encouraging and supportive environment in enabling children to achieve developmentally appropriate skills and enhance confidence in their abilities. My firm belief is that a positive rapport with the child and a close working relationship with family members, teachers, caregivers and other related professionals are key to maximise success at home, school and in the community.

Professional Affiliations: Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) I South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SASLHA) I Autism South Africa (A;SA) I Speakeasy Stuttering Association of South Africa (Speakeasy SA)

QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology; University of the Witwatersrand, 1997

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Speech and Hearing Therapy; University of the Witwatersrand, 1993

First Year Bachelor of Arts in Education; University of the Witwatersrand, 1989 [all credits obtained]

Senior Certificate / Matric; Carmel High School, 1988

Prefect / Student Leader (Gr 12)

Full Colours in Athletics (Gr 12)

Fundraising Convenor for Operation Hunger & Selwyn Segal Home for Physically and Mentally Challenged Children

3-month Leadership Programme, Israel (1986)

COURSES COMPLETED:

Most recent conferences attended:

- “The Ethical Practitioner-considering the ethics of the assessment process”-presented by Tammy Copeland (6 Novemebr 2016).

- “A Language workshop for Professionals”- presented by Dr. Heila Jordan and Dr. Jill Ridley (7 October 2016).

Continuous Professional Development (CPD); SASLHA

Examples of recent accredited CPD SASLHA workshops attended:

Exercise based intervention in individuals with ASD (May 2016)

Role of SLT in supporting literacy development (March 2016)

Ethical deliberation: A foundation for evidence based practice (February 2016)

A community based memory group pilot study (February 2016)

Characteristics of narrative discourse processing after damage to the right hemisphere (February 2016)

Using the Nuffield program for apraxia in therapy practice (January 2016)

Low muscle tone in children (July 2015)

Why talk with children matters: Clinical implications of infant- and child-directed speech research (May 2015)

Working with children who stutter: Raising our game (April 2015)

Sentence comprehension in boys with autism spectrum disorder (April 2015)

Ethics in the practice of speech-language pathology in health care settings (April 2015)

The Association of a Preschool Voice Education Program with changes in yelling frequency (April 2015)

Classroom listening assessment: Strategies for speech-language pathologists (April 2015)

Integrating the iPad into an intensive, comprehensive aphasia program (April 2015)

A tutorial on auditory neuropathy/dyssynchrony for the speech-language pathologist and audiologist (April 2015)

Talk it out: A conflict resolution program for preschool children with speech and language impairments (April 2015)

Temperament, emotion, and childhood (April 2015)

Parent-directed approaches to enrich the early language environments of children living in poverty (April 2015)

Auditory verbal therapy (March 2015)

Amount of therapy matters in very early aphasia rehabilitation after stroke: A clinical prognostic model (March 2015)

Lexical and phonological variability in preschool children with speech sound disorder (March 2015)

Stuttering treatment for adults: An update on contemporary approaches (March 2015)

Use of Children’s Communication Checklist–2 for classification of language impairment risk in young school-age children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (March 2015)

Children’s voice and voice disorders (March 2015)

Norms for visual function (October 2014)

First Aid Level – 1 CPR, Basic First Aid and First Aid Level 1; The South African Red Cross Society [annually renewed]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Name of Practice Lisa Joss Speech-Language Therapy (Practice No. 8212031)

Concurrent Employ Ilana Erster Speech Therapist and Audiologist (Practice No. 8200521)

Designation Speech-Language Therapist

Period of Work 1995 to Date

Core Overview:

Provides speech and language therapy and training in private practice capacity and at various locations, including preschool, primary and high schools (mainstream, remedial and special education).

Works with children and adult clients (adult stutterers) on individual and group basis in delivering therapy.

Key Roles & Accountabilities:

Identifies, diagnoses and assesses clients with communication difficulties Assesses communication environments.

Treats communication difficulties arising from range of causes; for example, congenital problems (such as cleft palate and tongue tie).

Devises, implements and revises relevant treatment programmes Monitors and evaluates clients' progress.

Advises carers on implementation of treatment programmes and trains other professionals in therapy delivery.

Writes and maintains confidential client case notes and reports, as well as information for clients, carers and other professionals Manages caseload, taking into consideration priority cases, waiting lists, successful outcomes, referrals and discharge of service users.

Collaborates with others to improve effectiveness of service delivery.

Develops, coordinates and presents training sessions, professional development workshops and public talks Contributes to implementation and evaluation of projects and developments.

Keeps abreast of new developments, research and therapy treatments in profession by attending monthly SASLHA CPD seminars, reading professional publications and networking with other professionals.

Maintains consistent communication with health insurance providers to the industry in ensuring optimal service delivery in profession, in accordance with ethical and medical aids’ quality service delivery standards.

Undertakes clinical audit through collation of statistical, financial and other data relating to service delivery.

Ensures adherence to professional standards through maintenance of annual professional licence to practice.

Career Synopsis:

2007 to Date;

Provides average of 70 therapy sessions per week (14 half-hour sessions daily).

Works at Yeshiva College and Torah Academy, providing speech and language therapy services to preschool, primary school and high school children Caseload includes treating children who present with language-based learning difficulties, second language difficulties, spelling and reading difficulties, articulation and phonological disorders, apraxia and dysarthria, dyslexia and dysgraphia, autistic spectrum disorder, and stuttering.

Provides biannual training and professional development workshops to parents and teachers at aforementioned and other schools, covering wide range of topics, including updated research in field Delivers talks on speech and language developmental milestones Most recent training course entitled “Exploring fundamental language skills needed for successful learning – The primary school aged child (Grades 1-6)” in July 2016.

Provides therapy in Hebrew to children who do not speak English, progressively incorporating more English as language and vocabulary skills develop.

Partakes in coordination of regular hearing screening tests at several schools across Johannesburg area.

2005 to 2006;

Provided speech therapy on part-time basis whilst assuming role of stay-at-home mother.

2003 to 2004;

Provided speech and language therapy services at Torah Academy Primary School (2004) under employ by Ilana Erster, as well as at Parkmore Nursery School (2003) in private capacity.

Consulted part-time for Mandate Training (Arlene Ketz), providing corporate speech training services on both one-on-one and group basis Training comprised Business English for foreigners, voice training, assertiveness training, presentation skills training and call centre training.

2002;

Took sabbatical when son was born Assumed role of stay-at-home mother, whilst providing voluntary community work.

1998 to 2001;

Provided speech and language therapy services through self-established private practice at Houghton Primary School, treating 6 to 13-year-old children with range of speech and language deficits Caseload largely comprised treating children with English as second language.

Instituted specialised program for illiterate children at school who had no previous exposure to learning or literacy.

Coordinated and instituted Accelerated English Program for second language English speakers in order to improve general language and literacy skills to adequately manage in English-medium school.

Placed and treated children in remedial and special education settings who were unable to cope in mainstream classroom environment.

Provided series of lectures and workshops to school staff on how to identify children who present with language-based learning difficulties, how to help and when to refer to other professionals.

1995 to 1997;

Worked in private capacity and employed part-time at Ilana Erster during postgraduate studies.

Private caseload consisted mainly of adults who stutter and children with range of developmental speech-language difficulties.

Treated children with various types of speech- and language-based learning difficulties, who presented with various forms of attention deficit disorder.

Provided parent counselling and education as part of therapeutic process.

Performed detailed differential diagnosis, testing procedures and treatment for a wide range of genetic and acquired speech-language impairments, such as language deficits, auditory processing difficulties, stuttering, voice disorders and stroke patients.

POSTGRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE:

Postgraduate Studies:

Completed postgraduate research thesis, entitled “Stutterers and their supervisors’ perceptions of stuttering in the workplace,” investigating communication challenges in the workplace experienced by adults who stutter and the extent of supervisors’ awareness of such.

Completed postgraduate coursework, which attributed to half of final mark, including:

Advanced Stuttering: Theory and Management

Advances in Speech Pathology

Advances in Child Language Disorders

Research Methodology

Undergraduate Studies & Clinical Training:

Completed undergraduate thesis, entitled “Iconic images of stuttering,” investigating effectiveness of utilising drawings as viable method of reaching the thoughts, feelings and experiences of school-aged children between ages of 8 and 12 years who stutter.

Involved in providing both group and individual speech and hearing therapy to children and adults in variety of mono- and multilingual settings, including hospitals, clinics and special education schools.

Gained following clinical experience at Johannesburg General Hospital:

-Worked with adults who presented with voice pathologies, head injuries and stroke patients.

-Ran weekly cleft palate clinics.

-Accompanied physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, ear nose and throat specialists and neurologists on daily in-patient and out-patient ward rounds.

-Observed theatre during various ear, nose and throat surgeries.

Provided therapy services to:

-Forest Town School (cerebral-palsied and learning-disabled children)

-The Centre for Language and Hearing Impaired Children

-St Vincent School for the Deaf

-Hillbrow General Hospital patients

-Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital patients

Assisted fellow colleague (Marlene Green, Speech Therapist) with statistics and research for her Masters Degree in Speech Pathology.

Completed Community Service at Wits Rural Facility in Gazankulu, South Africa.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Involved in fundraising for King David Linksfield Primary School Outreach Program for purposes of purchasing weekly fruit, vegetables and groceries for over 900 children at Emfundisweni Primary School in Alexandra, Johannesburg. [2008-2016]

Coordinated Waverly Nursery School Outreach Program for underprivileged children in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Implemented and facilitated training courses for teachers at group of Alexandra-based crèches, as part of program. [2005-2008]

Involved as member and coordinator of Speakeasy Stuttering Association of SA, national organisation that establishes self-help support groups for people who stutter. Involved in educating public through various channels about stuttering disorder, particularly talking to teachers and institutions, and running monthly self-help groups for adults, teenagers, and parents of children who stutter. [1995-2005]

Provided voluntary teacher training and caregiver courses, through translators, to Emfundisweni Primary School and other underprivileged communities in surrounding Johannesburg area. [2002]

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS:

Extensive experience in clinical environment, with sound theoretical knowledge of anatomy, child development, linguistics, neurology, phonetics, physiology, psychology, speech pathology, and therapeutic methods.

[Professional Strengths Continued]

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with keen listening, presentation and report-writing capability. Attends regular multidisciplinary case conferences and meetings, and comfortably interacts and relates with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Robust administrative and record-keeping skills. Able to effectively prioritise, plan and organise multiple tasks in management of successful private practice.

Sharp creativity and problem-solving skills; designs programmes appropriate to different learning styles and communication issues.

Cooperative team-work ability; actively collaborates with other professionals in diverse groups.

Patient and empathetic, and able to adaptably deal with range of clients in varied settings.

Fervent learner; identifies own learning needs and consistently seeks new learning opportunities.

Ethical and transparent; maintains unquestionable integrity and values in upholding ethical standards of profession.

Computer Literacy: MS Windows, MS Office Suite

REFERENCES

Ilana Erster

Speech Therapist and Audiologist, PR No. 8200521

Work: +27 - 11 440 9445 Mobile: +27 [0] 83 377 3281

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Marcelle Norman

Speech-Language Therapist

Work: +27-] 11 788 0770 Mobile: +27-83-456-****

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Ian Houston

H.O.D. Guidance-Principal (Houghton Primary School)

Work +27-11-483****

Nicci Hackner

Occupational Therapist

Work +27-82-564****

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Sandi Kempen

Mother of a young client that I treated

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Arlene Ketz

Former owner (Mandate Training)

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Heila Jordaan

Lecturer, Principal Tutor & Coordinator (University of the Witwatersrand, Speech and Hearing Therapy Department)

Work: +27 [0] 11 717 4567

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