Azharé Thompkins
Grovetown,GA
Summary
Dedicated Speech-Language Pathologist with three years of experience supporting pediatric and adult populations across school, private, and medical settings. Adept at assessing and developing functional treatment plans for diverse communication and cognitive needs. Committed to a neurodiversity affirming, strengths based approach and the consistent use of evidence-based practice. Prioritizes close collaboration with families, educators, and other disciplines to achieve the best patient outcomes with a focus on ongoing clinical growth.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Lake Forest Hills Elementary
Augusta, GA
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Provided speech and language intervention to 60+ students, addressing SSDs, fluency, social pragmatics, and high-tech AAC use across general education and self-contained settings.
- Facilitated and participated in IEP meetings, serving as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Conducted formal initial and triennial evaluations to determine eligibility and developed individualized treatment plans based on assessment data.
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Words & Beyond Speech Therapy Services, LLC
Augusta, GA
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Provided 25+ hours of weekly skilled intervention targeting early communicative intent, receptive/expressive language disorders, and social communication milestones for birth to 3 population.
- Developed and updated comprehensive treatment plans, establishing functional, measurable long term and short term goals aligned with the patient's functional needs.
- Conducted caregiver consultations to discuss evaluation findings, report on progress, and provide home-based carryover strategies.
Clinical Intern
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
Augusta, GA
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Provided supervised intervention for 8-10 patients post-brain injury (TBI/CVA), respiratory failure (tracheostomy/ventilator-dependence), and neurodegenerative decline.
- Conducted formal inpatient and outpatient evaluations using standardized batteries including the RBANS, MoCA, SLUMS, and BADS to assess memory, attention, and executive dysfunction.
- Assisted with implementation of high-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems, including eye-gaze technology and sip-and-puff.
Graduate Clinician
North Harlem Elementary School
Harlem, GA
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Provided direct intervention for a caseload of 40 students (Grades PreK-5) under the supervision of a CCC-SLP.
- Maintained quantitative and qualitative data collection to monitor student progress and adjust goals.
- Collaborated with general and special education teachers to ensure generalization of communication skills.
Graduate Clinician
Words & Beyond Speech Therapy Services, LLC
Augusta, GA
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Provided supervised 30-minute play-based therapy sessions for toddlers with expressive/receptive language delays.
- Facilitated parent coaching, empowering families to implement language-stimulation techniques (e.g., self-talk, parallel talk, expansion) during daily routines.
- Assisted in parent/guardian interviews and the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the PLS-5 to evaluate total language development in the birth to 3 population.
Education
Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
Baylor University
Waco, TX12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Speech And Hearing Science
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12.2021
Skills
- Comprehensive diagnostics
- Early intervention (Birth–3)
- IEP & case management
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Progress monitoring
- Documentation & compliance
- Patient & caregiver education
- Cognitive-linguistic therapy
Certification
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP), 2025
- Georgia State License - Speech Language Parhology, 2026
Timeline
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Lake Forest Hills Elementary
09.2024 - 05.2025
Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
Words & Beyond Speech Therapy Services, LLC
05.2024 - 12.2024
Clinical Intern
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
09.2023 - 12.2023
Graduate Clinician
North Harlem Elementary School
01.2023 - 03.2023
Graduate Clinician
Words & Beyond Speech Therapy Services, LLC
09.2022 - 11.2022
Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
Baylor University
Bachelor of Science - Speech And Hearing Science
Arizona State University