Penni Siemens

Creative Communication for Kids offers speech-language therapy services to private clients and contracts with both public and private elementary, middle, and high schools to deliver its services. Our client base primarily consists of children, but we also offer services to adults

As a business owner:

• Started and established successful small business
• Built and maintained relationships with clients, vendors, and suppliers to facilitate business growth
• Managed clinic operations, including scheduling, billing, and record-keeping

As Speech-Language Pathologist:

• Conducted initial evaluations and assessments of clients to identify communication disorders
• Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans based on client needs and goals
• Met treatment targets by regularly adjusting plans based on assessed progress
• Communicated with patients and their families about treatment progress and home exercises
• Collaborated with other professionals, such as physicians and educators, to provide comprehensive care.

• Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans to improve communication and language skills for 25 students with complex communication needs
• Used formal and dynamic assessment methods to determine communication needs of individual students
• Collaborated with classroom teachers and other members of education team to ensure that students' communication needs were met across all settings
• Educated and supported families of students to promote carryover of skills at home and in community
• Provided training and support to educational staff and families on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems and strategies
• Proposed and developed use of low-tech core communication boards within three classrooms
• Spearheaded acquisition of dynamic, speech-generating tablets for 4 students

• Offered speech therapy services to private clients and independently collaborated with public schools, private schools, home health agencies, and pediatric outpatient clinics to provide services
• Contracts included:

Children's Therapy Co-op (pediatric outpatient)

Neurodevelopmental Therapy Services (pediatric

outpatient)

Winter Pediatric Therapy (pediatric,

medicaid-based outpatient)

Alief Independent School District (high school and

alternative school)

Spring Branch Independent School District (middle

school)

NurseFinders (pediatric home health)

Methodist Home Health (adult home health)

Texas Children's Hospital (pediatric home health)

• Improved literacy in adult students with targeted program of instruction
• Enhanced basic academic skills in reading, writing, and math for struggling students
• Revised courses based on new understanding of effective teaching techniques and feedback from students
• Assessed students' progress with materials by administering written, oral and performance tests.

• Supervised licensed assistants in speech-language pathology
• Service provider for students with fluency disorders across three high schools in district
• District fluency consultant
• Speech-language pathologist at Alief Learning Center, which supports students requiring specialized interventions, including those exhibiting challenging behaviors or transitioning from justice system.