Hi, I’m
Amy Strekas
Speech-Language Pathologist
Brooklyn,NY
“If they can't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn”
O. Ivar Lovaas
Summary
Dynamic speech-language pathologist with 15+ years of experience and a solid reputation for organization, compassion, and attention to detail. Always enthusiastic to take on new cases and support client goals through creative and evidence-based treatment planning.
Personable supervisor with exceptional experience in mentorship. Creative and motivated leader skilled in teaching new concepts and best practice strategies. Practical problem-solver with excellent issue and conflict resolution skills to drive team and organizational success.
Overview
18
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Organizational Tutors
Supervisor & Executive Function Skills Coach
01.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Provided executive function skills coaching for students in their homes, schools, and online.
- Lead and supervised team of 10 executive function skills coach.
- Conducted weekly feedback sessions.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new employees.
- Identified individual employee's unique work styles and adapt management methods.
Private Practice, Speech Language Learning, PLLC
Speech-Language Pathologist
07.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Evaluated speech and language abilities by collecting case histories and administering diagnostic tests.
- Developed and implemented effective goal programs for patients in their homes, schools, and online.
- Recorded detailed prognosis, treatment, and responses in progress notes.
- Assessed children's developmental progress, including perceptual/sensory skills, motor skills, and activities of daily living.
- Wrote reports detailing evaluation results, interventions, and student progress.
- Helped teachers understand how to observe and refer students.
- Stayed abreast of updates to treatment strategies in speech and language therapy.
Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
09.2013 - 06.2016
Job overview
- Created and managed IEPs to define student speech, language & communication objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying evidence-based methods to support goals.
- Managed a caseload of 40 students.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Improved district-wide evaluation/therapy practices for bilingual students (Pre-K - 12th grade)
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Conducted evaluations and screenings on students (Pre K – 12th grade)
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Attended Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Communicated regularly with parents, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school psychologists, and administrators to improve therapy results
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships. Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
American Institute for Stuttering
Speech-Language Pathologist
05.2011 - 08.2013
Job overview
- Mentored & trained SLP graduate students interning in our 3-week adult stuttering intensive program
- Evaluated individuals with fluency disorders, ages 2 – 65
- Developed and implemented speech therapy goals to address the affective, behavioral and cognitive aspects of stuttering in individual and group therapy using non-ableist approaches
- Conducted teletherapy and in-person clinic sessions
Martin De Porres Middle School and High School
Speech-Language Pathologist
09.2009 - 05.2011
Job overview
- Developed and implemented speech and language goals in IEPs for students with language-learning disabilities, stuttering, articulation challenges, and emotional disturbance.
- Collaborated with social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and school psychologists to improve therapy results.
- Managed a caseload of approximately 50 students.
Park Slope Communication Center
Clinical Fellow
09.2008 - 08.2009
Job overview
- Evaluated speech and language abilities by administering diagnostic tests.
- Designed and carried out individualized treatment plans for patients.
- Worked with families to help cope with speech/language/communication disorders and educated parents, siblings and guardians on how to remain strong support network.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Accotink Academy
Special Education Teacher
09.2003 - 05.2005
Job overview
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Treated children between ages [Number] to [Number] with speech and language development problems
Education
Teachers College, Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
Bilingual Extension Certificate from Cultural Competence
2008
University of MarylandCollege Park, MD
Master of Arts from Speech-Language Pathology
2008
University Overview
- Graduate Assistantship Recipient
- Master's Thesis: Impact of Epilepsy and Seizure Activity on Narrative Language
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
2003
University Overview
- Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society Member
Skills
- Stuttering & Cluttering
- Autism
- ADHD
- Executive Functions
- Articulation
- Phonological Processes
- Language Development
- Language Disabilities
- Multiculturalism
- Bilingualism
- Parenting
- Special Education
Certification
- NYS License in Speech-Language Pathology
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
- Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) with Bilingual Extension
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Availability
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Timeline
Supervisor & Executive Function Skills Coach
Organizational Tutors
01.2021 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist
Private Practice, Speech Language Learning, PLLC
07.2016 - Current
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School
09.2013 - 06.2016
Speech-Language Pathologist
American Institute for Stuttering
05.2011 - 08.2013
Speech-Language Pathologist
Martin De Porres Middle School and High School
09.2009 - 05.2011
Clinical Fellow
Park Slope Communication Center
09.2008 - 08.2009
Special Education Teacher
Accotink Academy
09.2003 - 05.2005
Teachers College, Columbia University
Bilingual Extension Certificate from Cultural Competence
University of Maryland
Master of Arts from Speech-Language Pathology
Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
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