Rita Paster
East Meadow,NY
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Clinician
Uniondale Union Free School District
Uniondale
09.2024 - 12.2025
- Created and implemented group therapy for elementary school students with moderate to severe speech and language deficits, aiding in their overall communication improvement.
- Provide therapy to students who use an augmentative and alternative communication device, improving their communication abilities, and allowing students of all communication levels to express their wants and needs.
- Conducted an evaluation using standardized and non-standardized measures, including the CELF-5, the Receptive and Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Tests, and the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation.
Selected Graduate Clinician
Glen Cove Adult Day Program
Glen Cove
05.2024 - 09.2025
- Selected to collaborate with peers to design and deliver reminiscence therapy for individuals with dementia, fostering improved communication skills and engagement among participants.
Graduate Clinician
Long Island Speech
Commack
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Provided speech-language therapy to clients ranging from infants to geriatrics in a private practice setting.
- Treated clients with various disorders and deficits, including receptive and expressive language delays, pragmatic deficits, augmentative communication, articulation and phonological impairments, dysfluency, cognitive deficits secondary to stroke, and voice disorders such as sulcus vocalis and muscle tension dysphonia.
- Further experience includes feeding disorders, dysphagia post-laryngeal cleft surgery, as well as shadowing infant feeding treatment, myofunctional therapy, and FEES swallow evaluations.
- Participation in a LI Speech Fees meeting.
- Assisted in clinical evaluations and write-ups, including CELF, REEL, PLS, SSI, and feeding protocols.
- Participated in the LI Speech Student Clinic with a young client who has a language impairment.
- Experience with direct parent communication and documentation on the INSYNC system.
Graduate Clinician
J.M. Ladge Speech and Hearing Center
Greenvale
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Provided therapy to clients with Parkinson’s disease, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, Wernicke’s aphasia, Broca’s aphasia, and primary progressive aphasia, developing individualized, client-centered treatment.
- Provided individualized therapy sessions utilizing diverse modalities and techniques, including articulation therapy and language intervention, to enhance clients' communication skills.
- Monitored client progress through systematic data collection, detailed progress notes, and formal assessments, adapting treatment plans as needed to promote optimal outcomes, and continuous improvement.
- Partnered with NYIT's Occupational Therapy Master's Program to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
- Collaborated with S.E.E.D.S. of Williston to administer PLS-5 screening to North Shore Nursery School preschoolers.
Education
Master of Arts - Speech Language Pathology
Long Island University - Post
Greenvale, NY08-2025
Bachelor of Arts - Speech Language Pathology
Long Island University - Post
Greenvale, NY05-2023
Languages
Russian
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
Multicultural Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dignity for All Students (DASA)
Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology
Speech Pathology HIPPA Workshop
Speech Pathology OSHA Workshop
Speech Pathology FERPA Workshop
Tele Practice in Aphasia Workshop
Tele Practice Basics for School Age Children
Skills to Facilitate in Providing Speech Tele-Therapy Services Workshop Child Abuse Identification and Reporting
Project SAVE: Safe Schools Against Violence in Education
Preventing Child Abduction; Safety Education; Fire and Arson Prevention Preventing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substance Abuse
Timeline
Graduate Clinician
Long Island Speech
01.2025 - 05.2025
Graduate Clinician
Uniondale Union Free School District
09.2024 - 12.2025
Selected Graduate Clinician
Glen Cove Adult Day Program
05.2024 - 09.2025
Graduate Clinician
J.M. Ladge Speech and Hearing Center
01.2024 - 08.2024
Master of Arts - Speech Language Pathology
Long Island University - Post
Bachelor of Arts - Speech Language Pathology
Long Island University - Post
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