Mackenzie Allen

• Planned, implemented and monitored therapy for a wide variety of speech and language disorders from K to 8th grade; caseload of 38 students.
• Cultivated positive relationships with administration, teaching staff, and students.
• Designed lessons for students using various techniques and modern classroom technologies.
• Monitored and recorded patient progress in response to therapy.
• Implemented low tech AAC boards to nonverbal students.
• Created materials to best fit clients needs

Populations: Child; 5- 12

Experiences with: children with autism, nonverbal, pragmatics, articulation, expressive/ receptive language, semantics, syntax

• Evaluated students with standardized DIAL - 4, PLS and Buffalo School District screenings to detect if students are at risk of speech/ language deficit.
• Took detailed data to establish if student is recommended for services or a re-screen for school SLP.

Population: Pre-school

Experiences with: Screenings

• Followed clinic policies, regulations, dress codes, and schedules.
• Engaged parents and families in therapy process to support client progress.
• Designed and carried out individualized treatment plans for patients with Hypokinetic Dysarthria Secondary to Parkinson's.
• Administered LOUD Crowd group and SPEAK OUT individual therapy.
• Administered Telehealth therapy with patients utilizing Alternative Augmentative Communication devices.
• Administered play based JASPER therapy with children with Autism.

Evaluations:

• Speak Out Refresher
• Oral Mechanism Exam
• Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS)
• The Rossetti Infant Toddler Language Skills
• Simulated Cognitive Linguistic Quick test Plus (CLQT+)
• Simulated Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation -3 (GFTA-3)

Populations: Child + adult

Experience with: Pragmatics, Executive function skills, Articulation, play based Tx, Voice therapy to increase intent, AAC use, expressive language, receptive language.

• Engaged parents and families in therapy process to support student progress.
• Treated clients between ages 18 to 21 with speech and language development problems secondary to diagnosis of Down Syndrome.
• Monitored, adjusted and recorded patient progress in response to therapy.
• Interpreted results and proposed intervention plans incorporating short and long-range goals.
• Instructed clients in modified techniques for articulation due to lack of articulators range of motion.

Populations: Child + Adults with Down Syndrome

Experiences with: Articulation, Language