Unbeatable Resumes (53 page)
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Authors: Tony Beshara
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This is an easy read, with all the qualifications summarized in a clear outlineânothing left out. The educational and clinical experience is detailed, and the reader can see Denise is an achiever in her field.
Denise Sawyer MA, CCC-SLP
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SUMMARY
Over 25 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist providing assessment, diagnosis, and therapy for neonate, pediatric, and adult populations with communicative disabilities within multiple settings (clinical, home health, residential, schools)
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DEMONSTRATED SKILLS
Built and maintained successful relationships and communicated effectively with coworkers, administrators, parents, patients, and individuals with disabilities across various socioeconomic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds.
Applied comprehensive range of screening and assessment tools while correlating with other appropriate data to best benefit the individual and support best practice.
Enhanced the regular educational experience of children by providing strategies and materials while assisting student support teams in implementing response to intervention.
Provided techniques and materials to parents enabling them to supplement treatments, resulting in exit from speech services prior to child's entry into kindergarten.
Determined most effective treatments through application of research-based practices to establish a reliable baseline and comparative records of progress.
Accelerated communication improvement in individuals by identifying and helping them to obtain appropriate assistive/augmentative technology devices.
Teamed with teachers to integrate current classroom course of studies and activities into speech/language treatments, increasing overall effectiveness of remediation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dallas County Board of Education, Dallas, TX | 1998âPresent |
Speech Language Pathologist
Pre-K through Twelve (up to age Twenty-one). One of the first providers to identify students potentially on the autism spectrum and provided teachers strategies for successful education.
Brigham Young University of Idaho County Board of Education, Ricksburg, ID | 1994â1998 |
Speech Language Pathologist
K through Eight. Provided therapy for most of the hearing-impaired students with “Total Communication.”
Pittsburgh County Board of Education, Pittsburgh, PA | 1984â1994 |
Speech Language Pathologist
Pre-K (Headstart) through Eight. In addition to SLP assessment and treatment, in charge of compiling all documentation on developmental assessment and re-assessments for EC psychological evaluations at my home-base elementary school.
Oakford County Board of Education, Oakford, IL | 1983â1984 |
Speech Language Pathologist
K through Eight. Serving three elementary schools in a rural setting.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Ramsey Rehab (Home Health). Assessment and treatment; PRN as needed for pediatric clients with severe communication challenges.
NovaCare. Provided treatment and assessments for adults with developmental disabilities in a residential setting.
Granger Speech and Hearing Center (Clinic). Provided assessment and treatment for pediatric population.
