Jennifer VALICENTI
Newburgh
Summary
Speech language-pathologist with 1 and 1/2 years of experience and solid reputation for organization, compassion and attention to detail. Always enthusiastic to take on new cases and support patients' speech and communication goals through creative and effective treatment planning. Highly personable and productive clinical professional.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinician
Inspire Kids Preschool
03.2022 - Current
- Is currently participating in treatment and informal screenings of preschool aged individuals during Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY)
- Clinician facilitates students who are bilingual, nonverbal, who exhibit signs of apraxia, delays in expressive/receptive language, and students who exhibit various articulation/phonological process errors.
Speech language pathologist
Inspire Kids Preschool
03.2022 - Current
- Completed Clinical Fellowship year (CFY) at Inspire Kids Preschool
- Clinician is currently working with a diverse population ranging from low functioning students to higher functioning students
- Clinician facilitates students who are nonverbal to communicate their basic wants and needs through the use of nonverbal methods (pointing to, taking the hand of the clinician, sign language, and alternative and augmentative communication) of communication
- Clinician facilitates students who are bilingual, who exhibit signs of apraxia, delays in expressive/receptive language, and students who display various articulation/phonological process errors.
Denny’s Restaurant
06.2013 - Current
- Provide exceptional service to high volume of daily customers
- Address concerns or complaints quickly to improve service and escalate more advanced issues to management for resolution.
Skilled Nursing Facility, SNF, New Paltz Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Participated in assessment and treatment of adults presenting with dysphagia, concerns with cognition, and expressive/receptive language difficulties
- Participated in bedside swallow evaluations and screenings
- Collaboration with other professionals took place to promote a safe and least restrictive diet and to promote swallow safety and adequate nutrition/hydration
- Participated in recommendations for speech/swallowing referrals, diet changes, treatment, and speech discharges.
Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Meadow Hill Elementary School
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Participated in treatment and screenings of school aged individuals
- Many students were bilingual in which a lot of knowledge and experience was gained in the area of difference verse disorder
- Treatment mainly targeted goals pertaining to expressive/receptive language, articulation/phonological processes, and cognition.
Waiver Program
Traumatic Brain Injury, The College of Saint Rose
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Participated in treatment of adults who experienced difficulties in communication post stroke/TBI
- Many clients presented with Broca’s aphasia, anomia, challenges with memory, and apraxia of speech (AOS)
- Different verbal and visual cues were implemented during therapy sessions to facilitate language during a communication breakdown
- Semantic feature analysis and semantic/phonological cueing were beneficial techniques learned by clients to facilitate word finding difficulties
- Integral stimulation is a restorative technique that facilitated many individuals with AOS during moments of communication breakdowns
- This treatment follows a “listen to me, watch me, do what I do” sequence, in which the individual hears and sees how the clinician produces a targeted sound sequence or word/phrase and then imitates.
The College of Saint Rose
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Assessed and treated a school age individual that presented with dysfluencies such as repetitions and occasional audible blocks
- During moments of stuttering, easy onsets were encouraged
- Secondary behaviors were addressed as well, such as feelings and attitudes through the use of social stories.
Pauline K. Winkler Center, The College of Saint Rose
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Participated in treatment and assessment of school age children and adults presenting with a diverse array of diagnoses
- Various assessment tools were used to assess speech and language skills, fluency, cognition, pragmatics, and reading/writing skills
- Council for Effective Communication (CEC
Substitute Teacher
Valley Central School District
10.2018 - 06.2019
- Enforced classroom routines to keep students on schedule and operating at consistent level
- Implemented lesson plans assigned by classroom teacher to educate students about key concepts.
Education
Master of Science and Education - Speech Language Pathology
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Sciences and Disorders
SUNY College at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY05.2018
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts and Sciences
Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY05.2016
Skills
- Speech/language screenings and formal evaluations
- Proficient with IEP Direct
- Dialectical variances expertise
- Strong communication skills
- Observant
- Empathetic and patient
Certification
New York State Initial Certification
Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD), Pre-K-12
New York State Speech Language-Pathology
License Number: 032990
Timeline
Clinician
Inspire Kids Preschool
03.2022 - Current
Speech language pathologist
Inspire Kids Preschool
03.2022 - Current
Skilled Nursing Facility, SNF, New Paltz Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
06.2021 - 08.2021
Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Meadow Hill Elementary School
02.2021 - 05.2021
Waiver Program
Traumatic Brain Injury, The College of Saint Rose
08.2020 - 12.2020
The College of Saint Rose
05.2020 - 08.2020
Pauline K. Winkler Center, The College of Saint Rose
01.2020 - 03.2020
Substitute Teacher
Valley Central School District
10.2018 - 06.2019
Denny’s Restaurant
06.2013 - Current
Master of Science and Education - Speech Language Pathology
The College of Saint Rose
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Sciences and Disorders
SUNY College at New Paltz
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts and Sciences
Orange County Community College
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