Ashley Waldron
Portland,OR
Summary
Accomplished Speech Language Pathologist from Reliant Rehabilitation, adept in standardized assessments and patient advocacy. Excelled in implementing treatment plans for a wide range of cognitive and communicative disorders, significantly improving patient outcomes. Skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration and patient education, ensuring comprehensive care and support.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech Language Pathologist
Reliant Rehabilitation
07.2023 - Current
- Created and implemented treatment plans intended to address speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive disorders collaboration with other clinical professionals in skilled nursing settings.
- Evaluated patients using standardized assessments and screenings to assess patient's cognitive, communicative, linguistic, motor-speech, and swallowing skills.
- Collaborated with medical personnel and interdisciplinary therapy team to develop strategies allowing better communication with individuals with cognitive and communicative disorders.
- Educated patients and family members about various topics such as communication strategies for patients with acquired and progressive neurological and cognitive communication disorders.
Education
Master of Science - Speech Language Pathology
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Communicative Disorders And Deaf Education
Utah State University
Logan, UT03.2018
Bachelor of Arts -
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA06.2012
Skills
- Standardized Assessments and Screeners
- Evaluation, assessment, and treatment for swallowing and oral preparation for oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia disorders
- Assessment and implementation of appropriate dietary textures using IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative) Framework
- Evaluation, assessment, and treatment of motor speech disorders, dysarthria, voice disorders, and apraxia of speech
- Evaluation, assessment, and treatment of cognitive-communicative disorders including progressive neurological diseases and dementia, Parkinson's Disease, mild cognitive impairment (MCI/MCD), and acquired brain injuries including traumatic brain injury and stroke/cerebrovascular accident
- Evaluation, assessment, and treatment of expressive and receptive language disorders, including aphasia
- Speech and Language Evaluation
- Assistive and augmentive communication (AAC) technologies
- Relationship Building
- Documentation And Reporting
- Patient Advocacy
- Goal Setting and progress monitoring
- Patient Education
Certification
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA)
Oregon Speech Language Pathologist License with the Oregon Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
The Aphasia Institute Supportive Communication Training Spring 2022
Hello Clinic Telepractice Training Fall 2021
OSHA Membership 2021 – present
Publications
Saab, R., Balachandar, A., Mahdi, H., Nashnoush, E., Perri, L. X., Waldron, A. L., Sadeghian, A., Rubenfeld, G., Crowley, M., Boulos, M. I., Murray, B. J., & Khosravani, H. (2023, November 7). Machine-learning assisted swallowing assessment: A deep learning-based quality improvement tool to screen for post-stroke Dysphagia. Frontiers. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1302132/full?utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field&journalName=Frontiers_in_Neuroscience&id=1302132
Timeline
Speech Language Pathologist
Reliant Rehabilitation
07.2023 - Current
Master of Science - Speech Language Pathology
Pacific University
Bachelor of Science - Communicative Disorders And Deaf Education
Utah State University
Bachelor of Arts -
The Evergreen State College
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA)
Oregon Speech Language Pathologist License with the Oregon Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
The Aphasia Institute Supportive Communication Training Spring 2022
Hello Clinic Telepractice Training Fall 2021
OSHA Membership 2021 – present
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