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ASHLEY Aguiar SLP-CCC

Tampa,FL

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Speech-Language Pathologist

HealthPro Pediatrics
Tampa, FL
08.2023 - Current
  • Provide direct therapy services to help improve speech production, articulation, language comprehension, and expression in infants, preschool, and school aged children.
  • Provide education and counseling to monolingual and bilingual families to promote the carryover of skills.
  • Administer and analyze diagnostic tests, such as formal assessments, informal observations, and dynamic assessments, to conduct differential diagnoses.
  • Work on increasing multi-modal communication skills using ASL signs, AAC devices, gestures and spoken language as appropriate.

Graduate Clinician

CEDI
San Juan, PR
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Provided coaching and early intervention screening, evaluation, and therapy services in a school setting.

Graduate Clinician

VA CARIBBEAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
San Juan, PR
11.2021 - 11.2022
  • Performed clinical swallow evaluations in a hospital setting to identify veterans at risk for dysphagia, to plan or update a course of intervention, and to make appropriate referrals.
  • Accomplished effective education on compensatory strategies and risk management techniques to promote swallow safety and enhance quality of life, as evidenced by patient progress.
  • Administered evidence-based practice, comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to a diverse caseload of adults with dysphagia, cognitive-communication impairments, aphasia, and voice disorders through skilled and strength training.
  • Acquired clinical experience with low- and high-tech AAC devices, the Electrolarynx, the IOPI, the Breather, and VisiPitch software.

Graduate Clinician

PIES
Rio Piedras, PR
02.2022 - 07.2022
  • Provided individual therapeutic sessions for the outpatient pediatric population with speech sound disorders, language delays, and pragmatic impairments in line with IEP goals established.

Teacher Assistant

EXLPORA CENTRO ACADÉMICO Y TERAPÉUTICO
Guaynabo, PR
02.2020 - 06.2020
  • Provided specialized and one-on-one individual assistance to children with autism, learning disabilities, and/or attention deficits to meet individual goals based on the evidence-based practice method TEACCH.

Volunteer

VA CARIBBEAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
San Juan, PR
09.2019 - 01.2020
  • Employed skills such as dependability and adaptability to assist in the Audiology and Speech Pathology clinics.

Education

MS - Speech Language Pathology

MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS, UPR
12.2022

BA - Communication Sciences and Disorders

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
08.2019

Skills

  • Bilingual (Spanish/English)
  • Integrity
  • Flexibility
  • Adaptability
  • Patient-centered care
  • Electronic medical record documentation
  • Time management
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Interpersonal communication

Professional Development

  • Shadowing (acute care and inpatient rehab facility), Sarasota Memorial Hospital
  • Dysphagia Rehabilitation in Adults, Dysphagia Study Group
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of CAS Using Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing, Child Apraxia Treatment

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Speech-Language Pathologist

HealthPro Pediatrics
08.2023 - Current

Graduate Clinician

CEDI
08.2022 - 12.2022

Graduate Clinician

PIES
02.2022 - 07.2022

Graduate Clinician

VA CARIBBEAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
11.2021 - 11.2022

Teacher Assistant

EXLPORA CENTRO ACADÉMICO Y TERAPÉUTICO
02.2020 - 06.2020

Volunteer

VA CARIBBEAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
09.2019 - 01.2020

MS - Speech Language Pathology

MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS, UPR

BA - Communication Sciences and Disorders

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
ASHLEY Aguiar SLP-CCC