SHANNON BEERY
Lake Zurich,IL
Summary
A skilled, knowledgeable and professional speech and language pathologist with 25 years of experience with particular interest and specialty in providing services to the pediatric population, possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech-Language Pathologist
ICG Rehab Services
Chicago, IL
07.2001 - Current
- Evaluate and treat a wide range of speech and language impairments, including expressive/receptive language delays, oral-motor deficits, autism, and feeding issues, by administering diagnostic testing.
- Participate in a medical diagnostic evaluation team with a developmental pediatrician to determine if there is an underlying diagnosis for delays in all domains of development.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop treatment strategies and goals.
- Develop individually-designed treatment programs to improve speech and language, feeding, and oral-motor impairments.
- Contribute to team meetings and collaborate with other disciplines/families in developing an individualized family service plan (IFSP).
- Provide treatment for children with a wide range of speech and language impairments, including expressive/receptive language delays, oral-motor deficits, and feeding issues.
- Monitor progress of clients through data collection procedures on standardized assessments and informal measures.
- Educate family members regarding diagnosis and therapeutic treatments.
- Create individualized home programs for families to carry over learned skills between therapy sessions.
- Make necessary referrals for ancillary services available within the Early Intervention system and community. Directly supervised credentialed and licensed speech and language assistants.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Chmela Fluency Center
Buffalo Grove, IL
08.2013 - 08.2014
- Provided treatment for children from two years of age to preschool for fluency disorders.
- Effectively utilized the Lidcombe program in treating patients with fluency disorders.
- Monitored and recorded patient progress in response to therapy.
- Made necessary referrals for additional therapy services available within the community.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lincolnshire Child Development
Lincolnshire, IL
12.1999 - 07.2001
- Provided treatment for children, birth to three years of age, with speech and language development impairments.
- Monitored and recorded the child's progress in response to therapy.
- Educated family members and other disciplines regarding therapeutic treatments.
- Collaborated and consulted with other disciplines.
- Made necessary referrals for ancillary services available within the Early Intervention system and community.
Education
Master of Science - Speech and Language Pathology
Illinois State University
Normal, IL01.1999
Bachelor of Science - Speech and Language Pathology
Illinois State University
Normal, IL01.1996
Skills
- Specialization in the pediatric population
- Evaluation and assessment of pediatric speech and language delays, feeding impairments, or oral-motor deficits
- Development of therapeutic treatment plans
- Implement a treatment plan for pediatric speech and language delays, feeding impairments, or oral-motor deficits
- Supervision of speech and language assistants
- Participate in medical diagnostic evaluations with an interdisciplinary team to identify an underlying diagnosis
- Lidcombe trained specialization to treat fluency disorders in young children
- Scheduling and management of multiple caseloads
- Consultation and collaboration with multiple disciplines and families regarding treatment
Certification
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, IL, 1999
- ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) member, 1999
- Clinical Certificate of Competence (ASHA certification)
- Credentialed Early Intervention Specialist in Speech-Language Pathology
- Credentialed Early Intervention Specialist in Speech-Language Pathology for Evaluations and Assessments
Timeline
Speech-Language Pathologist
Chmela Fluency Center
08.2013 - 08.2014
Speech-Language Pathologist
ICG Rehab Services
07.2001 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lincolnshire Child Development
12.1999 - 07.2001
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, IL, 1999
- ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) member, 1999
- Clinical Certificate of Competence (ASHA certification)
- Credentialed Early Intervention Specialist in Speech-Language Pathology
- Credentialed Early Intervention Specialist in Speech-Language Pathology for Evaluations and Assessments
Master of Science - Speech and Language Pathology
Illinois State University
Bachelor of Science - Speech and Language Pathology
Illinois State University
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