Allison Puga
Altadena,CA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Speech-Language Pathologist
Centre for Neuro Skills
12.2023 - Current
- Evaluated, treated, and designed cognitive-linguistic programs for individuals with Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create comprehensive treatment plans for patients with complex communication disorders.
- Partnered with patients and families to provide education and home programs to ensure generalization of speech, language, and cognitive skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
09.2022 - 11.2023
- Conducted speech and language treatment targeting articulation, language, cognition, motor speech, VPI and other communication disorders.
- LEND Scholar (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related disabilities) - interprofessional training, services, and care aimed to improve to health of pediatric patients and families with an emphasis on leadership and diversity. Engaged in multidisciplinary clinical practice, research, and public policy that highlighted Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and collaborative leadership training.
- Completed evaluations in specialized clinics including craniofacial, autism, and other neurodevelopmental disorders on multidisciplinary teams.
- Boone Fetter: Autism evaluations and team diagnosis center. Provided assessments and differential diagnosis to complex patients in order to collaboratively determine if the patient had ASD. Provided resources and education using family-centered care upon feedback sessions.
- Craniofacial Team: Annual evaluations for patients with congenital craniofacial abnormalities and associated syndromes/conditions. Assessed speech, language, resonance, feeding disorders, etc. on a multi-disciplinary team to determine most appropriate plan of care (i.e. nasoscopy, craniofacial surgery, MBSS, speech therapy, etc.) per patient.
- UCEDD (The USC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities): Interdisciplinary evaluations, consultations, and treatment for patients with developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health needs.
Speech Camp Counselor
Camp Yakety Yak
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Led groups of children with significant communication, intellectual, and/or physical challenges safely through a variety of camp activities. Facilitated social interaction and emotional regulation among campers. Most common camper diagnoses include: autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
LEND Intern
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Participated in multidisciplinary clinics including: Craniofacial clinic, Feeding & Swallowing clinic, Down Syndrome clinic, Autism clinic, and Early Childhood Assessment Team (ECAT) to provide team collaborative evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention.
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Catalyst Speech Language Pathology Inc
09.2018 - 07.2020
- Provided 1:1 and group intervention for articulation, fluency, social communication and language disorders to children in grades preschool-high school.
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Mi Sueño Speech Therapy
09.2017 - 09.2018
- Provided private in-home and in-clinic speech and language services to youth ages 1-18 (English and Spanish).
Education
Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Sciences & Technology
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ08.2017
Skills
- Bicultural - Mexican/American
- Conversationally proficient in Spanish
Affiliations
- Assistive Technology Certificate - California State University, Northridge
- Basic Life Support (CPR/AED) - American Heart Association
- Crisis Prevention Institute Training - verbal de-escalation
Volunteer Experience and Leadership
- September 2022 - present: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related disabilities (LEND) scholar - interdisciplinary training, services, and care aimed to improve to health of pediatric patients and families through leadership and diverse, professional collaboration.
- February 2023 - present: Special Olympics basketball coach
- 2020-2022: Vice President - NSSLHA Pacific University - National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
- August 2021: Sarah Bellum's Bakery & Workshop - assisted adults with traumatic/acquired brain injuries to develop functional, social, cognitive, and physical skills in a bakery setting.
Timeline
Speech-Language Pathologist
Centre for Neuro Skills
12.2023 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
09.2022 - 11.2023
Speech Camp Counselor
Camp Yakety Yak
06.2022 - 08.2022
LEND Intern
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
01.2022 - 04.2022
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Catalyst Speech Language Pathology Inc
09.2018 - 07.2020
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Mi Sueño Speech Therapy
09.2017 - 09.2018
Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
Pacific University
Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Sciences & Technology
Northern Arizona University