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McKenna Bell

Las Vegas,CA

Summary

Passionate Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant with documented success providing speech and language support by designing activities to develop effective communication. Leverages effective time management and prioritizing tasks, strong organizational skills, and problem solving expertise. Values formulating connections with students and is recognized for eagerness to learn and educating self to conduct sessions that will enable clients to reaching goals. Lastly, McKenna is dedicated to incorporate this motto she developed with every client she meets: "Allowing a space where patients feel seen, valued, and heard.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Volunteer - Clinical Education Center

California Baptist University
01.2024 - 04.2024

The Clinician Education Center (CEC) is a facility for graduate students to perform assessments and treatment of all ages with speech, language, cognitive, hearing and other communication disorders. My duties centered around assisting and supporting students and professors needs necessary for the clients receiving treatment.


. (30 Hours)

  • Created a organizational system for materials (toys, activities) to allow easy access and ensured each game had all required materials
  • Helped formulate necessary materials for therapy sessions
  • When instructed, participated in client activities during sessions.
  • Answered and Directed phone calls and emails with patients and their families
  • Cleaned materials, waiting rooms, offices, supply room, therapy rooms, ect.
  • Completed tasks given by professors and directors



Childcare Assistant Teacher

Faith Lutheran Preschool
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Responsible for children from ages four to six.
  • Prepared the classroom before the children arrived.
  • Created a variety of activity stations.
  • Incorporated educational activities every day.
  • Cleaned and sanitized materials and classroom.


Summer School Substitute Teacher

Faith Lutheran Academy
05.2020 - 08.2020
  • Created a weekly lesson plan that involved a different theme each week.
  • Heavily Researched and educated myself on educational activities and how to incorporate crafts with activities
  • Provided additional reading materials that followed the lesson plans weekly theme.
  • Created rotating stations: sensory bins, learning worksheet, structured activity, reading, free play.



Child Care Counselor

Faith Lutheran Academy
05.2019 - 05.2020
  • Responsible for children from grades Kindergarten through Fifth grade.
  • Helped children complete their homework and managed recreational activities.
  • Communicate status updates to parents, teachers, and coworkers.
  • Clean and sanitize class rooms after use.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
05.2001 -

Skills

Personable, Attentive, Respectful, & Teachable

Researched Strategies With Evidence-Based Practice:

Strong Organizational and Time Management Abilities

Ability To Connect With Students

Creativity and Innovation

Detailed and Effective Data Collection

Internships

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 

Jurupa Valley High School - Internship

  • Worked under a speech language pathologist in a high school environment.
  • Obtained and exceeded the minimum amount of hours necessary to obtain a SLPA license and simultaneously focusing on college academic requirements needed to graduate.
  • 82 Hours - Direct Client Contact | 40 Hours - Clerical Support | 25 Hours - Observation
  • Areas/Disorders: Fluency, Pragmatics, Language, Articulation, Autism, Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders, ADHD, etc.

Certification

[Functional Communication Training], [AUTISM FOCUSED INTERVENTION RESOURCES & MODULES] - [National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder and UNC]

Timeline

[Core Topics for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants], [SpeechPathology.com] - [Course: 9892]

11-2024

Volunteer - Clinical Education Center

California Baptist University
01.2024 - 04.2024

[Functional Communication Training], [AUTISM FOCUSED INTERVENTION RESOURCES & MODULES] - [National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder and UNC]

03-2023

[Antecedent-Based Intervention], [AUTISM FOCUSED INTERVENTION RESOURCES & MODULES] - [National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder and UNC]

03-2023

Childcare Assistant Teacher

Faith Lutheran Preschool
06.2021 - 08.2021

Summer School Substitute Teacher

Faith Lutheran Academy
05.2020 - 08.2020

Child Care Counselor

Faith Lutheran Academy
05.2019 - 05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders

California Baptist University
05.2001 -
McKenna Bell