Rebecca Mansfield

• Designed and executed innovative interior layouts enhancing aesthetic appeal and functionality in four top-rated luxury home rentals in the state of Utah

• Managed and provided speech-language, cognitive and swallowing therapy to a caseload of over 100 students in a Title One setting
• Collaborated with IEP, LRE, alternative language, and assistive technology teams to maximize success of therapy programs
• Provided treatment to children with diagnoses including: Cru di Chat, Pierre Robin, Cerebral Palsy, Cleft Palate, Down Syndrome, Autism, Hydrocephalus, Seizure disorder/epilepsy, Partially absent corpus callosum, VPI, Angelman syndrome, Static encephalopathy, DiGeorge Syndrome 22q11/.2 deletion

• Implemented Verbal Behavior therapy programs for children with autism spectrum disorders
  • Provided natural environment teaching focused on language and play expansion
  • Revised and updated ABA therapy programs according to guidelines from consultant
  • Adapted therapy programs to support clients’ school IEPs
  • Employed a variety of behavior management and reinforcement techniques
  • Involved parents/guardians and relevant others as active members of the intervention process

• Provided speech and language therapy to a caseload of 67 students (K-6) under the supervision of a certified SLP
  • Conducted formal and informal speech and language evaluations and provided diagnoses as required for IEPs
  • Composed IEPs and conducted IEP meetings
  • Conducted routine speech and hearing screenings with a special education team in schools across the district
  • Implemented in-classroom therapy to support least restrictive environment
  • Delivered class group lessons to three mild-moderate impairment or life skills classes on a weekly basis
  • Personalized behavior management programs to maximize individual students’ success during intervention

• Evaluated a social communication intervention designed to improve emotion understanding of elementary school children with autism spectrum disorders and language impairment
  • Composed undergraduate and master’s theses based on this project
  • Presented thesis research at American Speech-Language Pathology Association national convention in November, 2013.
  • Awarded Research Grant at McKay School of Education Research Conference
• Created supplementary classroom material and support programs for two courses: Language Development and Language Impairment
  • Conducted weekly review sessions for classes of 100+ students
  • Provided a guest-lecture each semester on the topic of obtaining and analyzing language samples from young children.
  • Graded quizzes and proctored tests
  • Addressed concerns on individual and class levels

• Conducted formal and informal screenings and assessments for swallowing, speech, and language in rehabilitation, acute, and outpatient settings
  • Composed treatment recommendations and provided therapy for patients in rehabilitation, acute, and outpatient settings
  • Conducted Modified Barium Swallow imaging studies and provided relevant recommendations and precautions

Thesis: Outcomes of an Emotion Word Intervention for Children with Social Communication Impairments

Magna Cum Laude

University Honors, Honors Thesis