Alyssa Schmit
Pittsburgh,United States
Summary
An enthusiatic, compassionate, and diligent Graduate Clinician with knowledge and experience of providing a variety of speech therapy treatments to clients with a range of diagnoses. Excellent communication with clients, their families, and other team members. Eager to learn new skills and work in diverse environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Intervention Speech Therapist
Therapy House LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
09.2024 - Current
- Teaching speech therapy to children from birth to 3 years old and their families.
- Coaching families on how to effectively use strategies throughout their daily routines to elicit communication with their child.
- Following the child's lead in play-based sessions while working on goals that are important to the family.
- Educating caregivers on alternate ways of communicating through choice boards, sign language, AAC devices, etc.
- Completing quarterly and annual reports every three months.
Family Nanny
Several different families
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01.2015 - Current
- Cared for children ranging from 5 months to 13 years old.
- Facilitated safe, caring and warm environment for children to stimulate development.
- Organized and cleaned the home after activities by straightening up the room.
- Handled challenging behaviors using appropriate discipline strategies, and communication with parents.
- Prepared meals and snacks for children based on dietary needs.
- Supported children in play activities, meals, snacks, hygiene, and socialization.
Graduate Student Clinician
The Pathfinder School
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Building positive rapport with clients and their families
- Administering speech and language assessments
- Facilitating group speech therapy
- Documenting a variety of clinical data
- Treatment and session planning
- Programming and navigating a variety of Augmentative and Alternative Communication apps and devices
- Assisting school-aged individuals with safe eating skills
Graduate Student Clinician
Pennsylvania State University Speech and Hearing Clinic
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Responsible for running individual and group speech sessions, lesson planning, collecting and recording data, assisting students during lunch, IEP writing, updating AAC devices, etc
- Increased communication skills in clients through targeted speech and language therapy techniques
- Worked with several clients with a variety of diagnoses via telepractice and at the Penn State Speech and Hearing Clinic
Graduate Student Clinician
Center4Speech
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Provided speech therapy to a 72-year-old stroke survivor who has Wernicke's aphasia and Apraxia of Speech
- Worked with two children with suspected Auditory Processing Disorder
- Responsible for creating lesson plans, collecting and recording data, and completing Treatment Summary Reports
Graduate Student Clinician
Pennsylvania State University Speech and Hearing Clinic
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with other graduate student clinicians when providing speech therapy to clients
- Provided speech therapy to pediatrics at a private practice
- Interacted with children with a variety of diagnoses: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of Speech, Articulation Disorders, Language Disorders, Down Syndrome, Non-verbal children, etc
- Responsible for lesson planning, running sessions, collecting and recording data, updating parents of progress, evaluations, and updating AAC devices
- Provided speech therapy to individuals from toddler to geriatric via telepractice, a local preschool, and the Penn State Speech and Hearing Clinic
- Worked with toddlers and preschool aged children to provide opportunities for communication and positive practice
- Co-taught a client with Aphasia through SANDLab working on language support
- Worked with college-aged gender affirming voice training client on creating a higher, brighter voice
- Met with Parkinson's Disease clients via telepractice and in-person to work through the Parkinson's Voice Project workbook
Education
Masters of Science - Speech Language Pathology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05.2024
Bachelors of Science - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05.2022
Skills
- Building positive rapport with clients and their families
- Administering speech and language assessments
- Facilitating group speech therapy
- Documenting a variety of clinical data
- Treatment and session planning
- Programming and navigating a variety of Augmentative and Alternative Communication apps and devices
- Assisting school-aged individuals with safe eating skills
- Coaching families to use strategies throughout daily routines
Timeline
Early Intervention Speech Therapist
Therapy House LLC
09.2024 - Current
Graduate Student Clinician
The Pathfinder School
01.2024 - 05.2025
Graduate Student Clinician
Pennsylvania State University Speech and Hearing Clinic
09.2023 - 12.2023
Graduate Student Clinician
Center4Speech
06.2023 - 08.2023
Graduate Student Clinician
Pennsylvania State University Speech and Hearing Clinic
01.2023 - 06.2023
Family Nanny
Several different families
01.2015 - Current
Masters of Science - Speech Language Pathology
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelors of Science - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Pennsylvania State University
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