Portia Bolden-Tarkington
HOUSTON,TX
Summary
- Certified Speech Language Pathologist with Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC).
- Experienced professional with a strong background in home health care, long term health care, and elementary, middle, and high school environments. Demonstrated expertise in providing quality care and support to patients across various settings. Skilled in promoting health and wellbeing through compassionate and personalized approaches.
- Organized problem solver with in-depth knowledge of ICD-10 diagnosis codes.
- Accomplished Speech Language Pathology Supervisor with expertise in overseeing Speech Language Pathology Assistants and efficiently reviewing therapists' notes.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech-Language Supervisor
The Harris Center Early Childhood Program
Houston
07.2016 - Current
- Oversee the caseload of pediatric patients receiving home healthcare, while providing supervision and support to Speech-Language Pathology Assistants.
- Conduct consultations with medical professionals, assess, diagnose, and write reports regarding communication, cognitive-communication impairments, and dysphagia evaluation results.
- Maintain organized documentation and patients' files.
- Design and revise achievable targets, tailoring them to suit individual patient progress.
- Create, provide, explain, and implement therapy activities, approaches, and methods for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLP - Assistants) to utilize during speech therapy sessions in the home and daycare settings.
- Review therapy notes and observed SLP Assistants' sessions to gauge the efficacy of treatments.
- Provide Home Programs for caregivers.
- Develop and implement operational policies and procedures to ensure efficiency and accuracy of workflow.
Speech-Language Supervisor
Communication Essentials, LLC.
Houston
06.2013 - 06.2016
- Directly supervised Speech Language Pathology Assistants and managed a caseload of 65 pediatric patients in home healthcare
- Consulted with physicians, evaluated and diagnosed communication and cognitive-communication deficits and dysphagia
- Maintained organized documentation and patients' files
- Composed and properly documented realistic goals and made changes upon achievement
- Created, provided, explained and implemented therapy activities for Speech Language Pathology Assistants to utilize during speech therapy sessions
- Provided Home Programs for caregivers.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Education Based Services Healthcare
Westchester, PA
08.2000 - 06.2013
- Performed speech and language evaluations
- Wrote evaluation reports
- Evaluated progress and planned reevaluations
- Conducted regular IEP meetings
- Worked with students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Visual Impairment, Learning Disorders, Articulation and Phonological Processing Disorders.
Education
Master of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology
Alabama Agricultural And Mechanical University
Normal, AL01.1991
Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI01.1989
Skills
- Pediatric insurance expert
- Dysphagia knowledge
- Adept in assessment methods
- Autism spectrum familiarity
- Data Analytics
- Decision-Making
- Attention to Detail
- Interpersonal Communication
Certification
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Texas, 08/01/12, Present
- Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 01/01/92, Present
- CPR Certified, Present
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Speech-Language Supervisor
The Harris Center Early Childhood Program
07.2016 - Current
Speech-Language Supervisor
Communication Essentials, LLC.
06.2013 - 06.2016
Speech-Language Pathologist
Education Based Services Healthcare
08.2000 - 06.2013
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Texas, 08/01/12, Present
- Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 01/01/92, Present
- CPR Certified, Present
Master of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology
Alabama Agricultural And Mechanical University
Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
Eastern Michigan University
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