Learning Development Social Worker

Lekshmi Sunil

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PH: +1-404-***-**** • E-MAIL: *********.*****@*****.*** SUMMARY Experience in Speech and Language assessment, management of Autism, Attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, Down’s Syndrome, Specific Language Impairment, Learning Disability, Central Auditory Disorders, Mental Retardation, Aphasia, Articulation and Phonological Disorders, Stuttering, Voice disorders and Dysphagia with a multi-disciplinary team includes Neurologist, Pediatrician, ENT, Physiotherapist and Psychologist and Social Worker.

Experience in administering Speech and Language test includes Receptive Expressive Emergent Language Scale Test, Malayalam Articulation Test, Malayalam Language Test, Linguistic Profile Test, Autistic Behavior Composite Checklist, Topeka Association for Retarded citizens, Mini Inventory of Right Brain Injury Test, 3 Dimensional Language Acquisition test, Test for Dementia, Test for examining expressive morphology, North-Western syntax screening test, Stuttering Severity Index, Franchay Dysarthria Assessment, Scales for early communication skills for hearing impaired children, Quick Neurological screening test, Western Aphasia battery, reading readiness test, Assistive learning development test, Mini mental status examination.

Handled equipment’s like Electroglottograph (EGG), Multi-dimensional voice profile (MDVP), Dr. Speech, Vaghmi.

Worked with the management of learning-disabled children during graduate course.

Have experience in use of electrophysiogical test battery such as Double Channel Audiometer GSI 61, Single channel audiometer GSI 68 and GSI 67, Arphi, Amplide, Inter Acoustics, Middle Ear analyzer (GSI Tympstar, Auto Tymp), Oto Acoustatic Emission (Diagnostic DPOAE, TEOAE and screening, Eco check, GSI audio screener), Brain stem evoked response audiometry (AUDERA, Medlec Synergy, Compass Meridian).

EXPERIENCE STATE INSTITUTE FOR THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED [SIMC], Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Speech Therapist, July 2014 – January 2016

Provided Speech Language evaluation and Speech Therapy for special children in special school.

Faculty in diploma courses for Autism, mental retardation, and vocational training. DISTRICT MODEL HOSPITAL, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist, September 2011 – April 2014

Provided Audiology evaluation and management for hearing impaired and as well as individuals with normal hearing under department of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Provided Speech Language evaluation and Speech therapy for children with special needs. KERALA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist, May 2008 – September 2008

Provided Audiology evaluation and management, Speech Language evaluation and therapy, evaluation and management of Voice, Stuttering, Dysphagia and Aphasia.

GOVT. AYURVEDA HOSPITAL, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Speech Language Pathologist, September 2007 – April 2008

Provided Speech Language evaluation and therapy for children with special needs. EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPEECH AND HEARING (NISH), University of Kerala, India Masters in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology [MASLP], 2009 – 2011 GPA – 3.4 % INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICATIVE AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES (ICCONS), Calicut University, India Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology [BASLP], 2004 – 2009 GPA – 3.55% OTHER

CREDENTIALS

Participated in ‘Management of Fluency Disorders’ seminar cum workshop held at Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences (ICCONS), Shoranur, Kerala, India, 2003.

Participated in Disability and You (DAY) seminar cum workshop held at Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences (ICCONS), Shoranur, Kerala, India, 2004.

Participated in Disability and You (DAY II) seminar cum workshop held at Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences (ICCONS), Shoranur, Kerala, India, 2006.

Participated in Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA) 1st Kerala State Branch Conference held at Calicut, Kerala, India, 2005.

Participated in Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA) 39th National conference held at Calicut, Kerala, India, 2007.

Participated in Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA) 2nd Kerala State Branch South zonal Conference held at Thrissur, Kerala, India, 2006.

Participated in National seminar on learning difficulties and instrumental strategies held at Coimbatore, India, 2005.

Participated in ‘Management of fluency disorders’ seminar cum workshop held at Dr. S R Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing (ISH), Bangalore, India.

Participated in Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA) 42nd Conference held at Bangalore, India, 2010.

Participated in Seminars of Hearing Aid companies Starkey, Phonak, Bernafone, held in India, 2009 & 2010.

Participated in the National Conference on ‘Vision 2020’ Total Mainstreaming of Intellectually Challenged.

Conducted a workshop on integrating therapy with school activities on Speech and Language therapy in autism in the continuing rehabilitation education program by Rehabilitation council of India.

OUTREACH

PROGRAMS

Participated in camps for assessing Audiological screening test.

Participated in camps for assessing Speech and Language skills in preschool children.

Participated in camps for assessing Speech and Language skills in air force headquarters.

Participated in camps for assessing Speech and Language skills in kindergarten, Kerala University campus.

Participated in Attended camps for assessing Speech and Language skills in mental retard children, Pangappara, Kerala, India.

AREA OF

INTEREST

Child speech and language disorders (Diagnostics and Rehabilitation)

Adult Speech and Language Disorders

Dysphagia

Voice

Diagnostic Audiology and Rehabilitative Audiology

Cochlear Implant and Auditory Visual Therapy

PROFESSIONAL

MEMBERSHIP

Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA), L 1710

Rehabilitation Council of India (CRR No. A27732)

ASHA membership 14439469

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