Noemi Checo
Queens,NY
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Student Supervisor
Emilia's Kids
09.2023 - Current
- Identify and properly document patient goals.
- Regularly evaluate effects of treatment and adjust to achieve maximum benefit.
- Provide speech therapy evaluations and treatment services to bilingual students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), developmental delays, Down's Syndrome, receptive and expressive language delays, phonological processes, and auditory comprehension delays.
- Collaborated with parents, teachers, and IEP teams to plan and discuss clients progress and outcomes.
- Directly mentor/supervise students studying speech pathology at a masters level and manage a caseload of 25 students.
- Maintain organized documentation for graduate students as well as patient files.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Emilia's Kids
09.2021 - Current
- Develop and provide specialized intervention treatments and assessments for toddlers, CPSE clients, and school aged children.
- Provide counseling to caregivers and develop personalized instruction for children aged birth-3, as well as school-aged students.
- Implement Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) strategies as well as Naturalistic Environment Teaching strategies (NET) during therapy sessions, in order to support attention and completion of tasks.
- Design and implement therapeutic lesson plans for children and students to assist in effective communication and academic success.
- Perform dynamic speech and language evaluations to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Advocate for school aged children during impartial hearing cases. Involved in process hearings associated with issues with identification, placement, and/or the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of the child.
Student Speech Clinician
Ladge Speech And Hearing Center/ P.S. 375
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Provided support, enhanced social communication skills, and collaborated with psychology doctoral students when leading counseling groups for adults with varying degrees of aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria.
- Conducted bilingual therapy for improving functional memory and receptive and expressive language skills for patients diagnosed with dementia
- Developed and executed treatment services for young patients diagnosed with phonological-based speech sound disorders
- Developed and executed individual and group therapy for school-aged children who presented with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and communication disorders in areas of articulation, receptive/expressive language, and pragmatics.
- Observed CSE and IEP meetings with parents and other professionals (OT, PT, ABA, Special Education Teacher). Utilized a collaborative model to assist in building appropriate treatment plans tailored to each student’s need and ability to access curriculum.
- Collaborated with classroom teachers and co-taught lessons to facilitate student learning.
- Performed and interpreted diagnostic evaluations to identify diagnosis, prognosis, and established appropriate therapy approaches for individuals who presented with speech and language disorders. Formal assessments utilized included: WAB-R, BNT, and CELF-5.
Dysphagia Feeding Program Volunteer
Dry Harbor Nursing Home
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Learned and implemented appropriate diets for adults exhibiting different levels of dysphagia.
- Participated in providing appropriate supports while feeding patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
- Observed licensed speech-language pathologist in areas of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment for individuals with dysphagia.
Education
Master of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology
Long Island University
Brookville, New York08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology And Audiology
St. John's University
New York, United States05.2019
Skills
- 2 Years of speech language pathology experience in clinical, home care, and school settings
- Fluent in Spanish (NYSTCE BEA - Spanish)
- Intermediate American Sign Language Skills
- Educated in Teletherapy
Certification
New York Speech-Language Pathologist License #032628
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association #14342596
Timeline
Graduate Student Supervisor
Emilia's Kids
09.2023 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist
Emilia's Kids
09.2021 - Current
Student Speech Clinician
Ladge Speech And Hearing Center/ P.S. 375
01.2020 - 08.2021
Dysphagia Feeding Program Volunteer
Dry Harbor Nursing Home
09.2019 - 12.2019
Master of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology
Long Island University
Bachelor of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology And Audiology
St. John's University