Kennedy Raffa
Washington,D.C.
Summary
Dedicated to providing a supportive environment to facilitate meaningful interactions to enhance overall communication for children and their families. Skilled in creating enjoyable, play-based, and purposeful sessions, bolstering a child's confidence and tailoring treatment to each child's individual needs so they can reach their full potential.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech Language Pathologist
More Than Speech FL
06.2021 - Current
- Provides individualized intervention to and average of 12+ children a day with a variety of developmental, speech, and language diagnoses.
- Designed and implemented clinic reading intervention program using science of reading research for team of 8 speech pathologists
- Administers speech, language, fluency, reading, and AAC evaluations for children aged 15 months – 18 years.
- Writes reports, maintains proper documentation of evaluations, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
- Supervises and mentors two graduate students and one clinical fellow.
- Collaborates with ABA, occupational, and physical therapists on site to determine best plan of care.
- Received award for most company revenue in 2022 with 2100+ treatment sessions and greatest amount of units billed.
Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
More Than Speech FL
01.2021 - 06.2021
Graduate Student Clinician
AMP Pediatric Therapy
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Supported supervisor in providing evaluations/interventions in client’s homes and via teletherapy.
- Worked with medically complex cases to support activities of daily living.
- Developed strong clinical skills in building rapport and parent coaching techniques to ensure continued home carryover.
Graduate Student Clinician
Beckman & Associates
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Implemented Beckman Oral Motor Protocol on clients while working directly under Debra Beckman and Theresa Snell.
- Provided treatment to clients with a variety of needs including oral-motor difficulties, lactation difficulties, feeding disorders, developmental disorders, AAC, and receptive/expressive language diagnoses.
- Supported administrative tasks related to managing client referrals, intakes, evaluations, and treatment documentation.
Education
M.A - Communication Sciences & Disorders
University of Central Florida
B.S - Communication Sciences & Disorders
University of Central Florida
Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention (Beckman Oral Motor) - undefined
Skills
- Effective Written and Oral Communication
- Dyslexia Knowledge
- Familiarity with Lindamood Bell Seeing Stars & LiPS Program
- Familiarity with K-SLP Apraxia Techniques
- LAMP & Crescendo AAC Vocabulary
- Client & Caregiver Education
- Case Management
Certification
- Certificate of Clinical Competence [American Speech Language Hearing Association] March 2022
- Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention [Beckman Oral Motor] October 2020
Timeline
Speech Language Pathologist
More Than Speech FL
06.2021 - Current
Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
More Than Speech FL
01.2021 - 06.2021
Graduate Student Clinician
AMP Pediatric Therapy
01.2021 - 04.2021
Graduate Student Clinician
Beckman & Associates
08.2020 - 12.2020
M.A - Communication Sciences & Disorders
University of Central Florida
B.S - Communication Sciences & Disorders
University of Central Florida
Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention (Beckman Oral Motor) - undefined
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