Natalie Rich

• Provided speech and language services to children and students between the ages of 1 and 18 to improve feeding, articulation, as well as expressive and receptive language skills.
• Developed activities to target specific goals identified in Individual Education Plans and Individualized Family Service Plans.
• Maintained accurate records of patient progress, including annual review reports, and discharge summaries.
• Attended CPSE and CSE IEP meetings to discuss progress and continuation of services.
• Instructed parents on techniques and strategies that can be used in their daily lives to improve communication skills with their children, and to develop a plan to improve their child's feeding and swallowing.

• Assisted a licensed speech-language pathologist in conducting Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing and videostroboscopies within a clinical outpatient setting.
• Provided an explanation of the process of each procedure to all patients.
• Created and took a thorough medical case history of all patients, and performed an oral motor exam prior to each evaluation.
• Prepared various textured foods, including thick liquids and soft solids, and served them to patients to complete the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.

• Conducted speech and language screenings and formal diagnostic assessments including CELF-5, PAST, GFTA-3, SSI-4 and PAT-2: NU for service eligibility and developing recommendations for treatment.
• Planned and executed therapy sessions for school-age children K-5 targeting social aspects of language, language deficits, articulation disorders and fluency.
• Attended weekly Instructional Support Team meetings and CSE meetings.
• Conducted whole class instruction and presented lessons targeting Phonological Awareness skills.

• Administered GFTA-3 for diagnostic and placement decisions.
• Created treatment plans and executed therapy utilizing EBP techniques including Cycles approach, Traditional Articulation approaches and accent modification techniques.
• Completed administrative tasks to support clinical services including master logs, session plans and progress reports.
• Collaborated and mentored co-clinicians in reviewing data collection, plan for therapy and report writing.

Aphasia Center

• Planned and executed group therapy for 15 adults with varying levels of Aphasia, Dysarthria and Cognition etc.
• Facilitated strategies to enhance expressive language skills while giving verbal and visual support.
• Created structured activities to encourage conversation with clients.

CHAT Pack

• Planned and executed group play therapy for 11 children with varying language difficulties as well as Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Implemented materials specific to individual needs.
• Implemented use of an alternative communication device for children.