Ashley Potter
Spokane,WA
Summary
Enthusiastic and compassionate speech language pathologist with 20+ years of experience with providing fun, play based, child-led and family centered speech therapy in a variety of settings. Always passionate about incorporating families as active members of the therapeutic team. Creates thorough and individualized treatment plans for each child, integrating all areas of development- social, emotional, fine and gross motor, speech and language and cognitive.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Intervention Speech Language Pathologist
Joya Child And Family Development
Spokane, WA
10.2017 - Current
- Provide fun and engaging play based speech, language and feeding therapy to children from birth to three years of age
- Educate and include parents and caregivers in therapy program
- Implement home therapy programs for generalization of treatment goals into home and community settings
- Perform comprehensive speech, language, social communication and feeding assessments both solo and with multidisciplinary team
- Collaborate and coordinate therapy sessions with physical and occupational therapists as well as special education teachers
- Lead and run variety of toddler groups with special education teacher
- Develop speech and language materials and related activities for children with a variety of speech, language and social communication disorders
- Monitor child's progress and adjust treatment sessions and goals accordingly
- Apply sensory integration techniques for children with regulation issues
- Design augmentative and alternative communication systems with picture icons and communication boards as well as program speech generating devices
- Supervise and train graduate student clinicians
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
Milestones Pediatric Therapy Services
Spokane, WA
05.2005 - 10.2017
- Provided child-directed, play based speech and language therapy intervention for children birth-18 years of age
- Performed comprehensive speech, language, social communication, and feeding assessments
- Developed specialized therapy programs for children with severe speech, language, social communication, sensory processing, and behavioral regulation disorders
- Educated parents and caregivers regarding therapy goals and set up home programs for generalization of therapy goals into home, school, and community settings
- Designed and developed alternative communication systems for non-verbal or minimally verbal children
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings and co-treat therapy sessions
- Collaborated with mental health providers, behavioral therapists, educational professionals, occupational and physical therapists, and other speech language pathologists in community
- Supervise and trained graduate student clinicians
- Ran social thinking group therapy sessions
- Provided community trainings and staff in-services on specific intervention programs and strategies.
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute - Pediatric Outpatient Dept.
Spokane, WA
05.2002 - 05.2005
Education
Master of Science - Communication Disorders
Eastern Washington University
Spokane, WA05.2002
Bachelor of Science - Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of Washington
Seattle, WA05.1998
Skills
Family Education
Extensive Training for ASD
Toddler and Preschool Social Groups
Augmentative & Alternative Communication
Pediatric Feeding
Graduate Student Supervisor
Certifications, Licenses
- Certificate of Clinical Competence Speech Language Pathology, 2004 - current
- American Speech Language Hearing Association Member, 2004 - current
- Washington State Speech Language Pathology License, 2004 - current
- Interactive Metronome Certification, 2006
- Therapeutic Listening Certification, 2006
- Basic DIR/Floortime Certification, 2005
Timeline
Early Intervention Speech Language Pathologist
Joya Child And Family Development
10.2017 - Current
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
Milestones Pediatric Therapy Services
05.2005 - 10.2017
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute - Pediatric Outpatient Dept.
05.2002 - 05.2005
Master of Science - Communication Disorders
Eastern Washington University
Bachelor of Science - Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of Washington
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