ccc-slp marissa groom

Providing individualized play based speech and language therapy to clients ages birth to 3 years with a variety of communication and swallowing needs including, but not limited to: feeding, articulation, and language therapy. Providing individualized therapy specializing in feeding and swallowing in clinic and home care settings. Administering a combination of norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and informal assessments individualized to a client’s needs in order to assess eligibility, functional therapy goals, and proper outside referrals if necessary. Collaborating and providing information regarding goals, progress and future directions with family and care givers.

* Provided therapy and developed goals for K-8 grade clients with articulation, language, and pragmatic disorders. * Administered a combination of formal and informal assessments to determine eligibility, write functional therapy goals, and make referrals. * Acquired thorough knowledge of the implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) and Individual Education Plans (IEP). * Collaborated and provided information regarding diagnoses, progress and future directions with school personnel and family.

* Provided therapy and developed goals for adult and geriatric patients with dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria, and cognitive communication disorders. * Administered a combination of norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and informal assessments individualized to a client’s needs in order to make diagnoses, write functional therapy goals, and make referrals. * Acquired thorough knowledge of video fluoroscopy evaluation instrumentation and application. * Collaborated and provided information regarding diagnoses, progress and future directions with therapy staff, physicians, nurses, and family.

Provided supervised, individualized speech and language therapy to clients ages 4 to 27 with a variety of communication needs including, but not limited to: cognition, voice, articulation, fluency, AAC, and language therapy. Provided individualized therapy specializing in AAC devices in an individual, social, and vocational setting. Administered a combination of norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and informal assessments individualized to a client’s needs in order to create a diagnosis, functional therapy goals, and proper outside referrals if necessary. Collaborated and provide information regarding goals, progress and future directions with supervisors and family .

Provided supervised, individualized play based speech and language therapy to clients ages 3 months to 3 years with a variety of communication needs including, but not limited to: feeding, articulation, and language therapy. Provided individualized therapy specializing in feeding and swallowing in nursing care and home care settings. Administered a combination of norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and informal assessments individualized to a client’s needs in order to assess eligibility, functional therapy goals, and proper outside referrals if necessary. Collaborated and provided information regarding goals, progress and future directions with family and care givers.

Provided supervised, individualized speech and language therapy to clients ages 40 to 93 with a variety of communication needs including, but not limited to: cognition, voice, swallowing, and language therapy. Provided individualized therapy specializing in memory and swallowing in both an individual and social setting. Administered bedside swallowing evaluations and observed videofluroscopic swallow studies as well as the SLUMS or MMSE individualized to a client’s needs to create a diagnosis, functional therapy goals, and proper outside referrals. Counseled and provided information regarding goals, progress, activities, and future directions with patients and family . Collaborated with and provided information regarding goals, progress, and future direction with different departments including nutrition, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing staff to ensure optimal patient care