Shannon Richins
St. George,Utah
Summary
Proficient in assessment and treatment of most varieties of communication disorders including: fluency, apraxia, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, expressive and receptive language disorder, speech sound disorders, autism, traumatic brain injury, aphasia, and memory disorders. Expertise and extensive training and experience in the evaluation and treatment of fluency disorders.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
SpeakABLE Stuttering & Speech Therapy
05.2020 - Current
- Fulfill K-5 Charter School Contract Dec 2021-May 2024
- Formal and informal assessment
- Diagnosis and treatment of various speech and language impairments
- Create and carryout treatment plans
- Collaboration with families in implementing goals in the home setting
- Daily progress notes and semi-annual yearly goal review with parents
- All administrative duties
K-12 School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist
Washington County School District
09.2018 - 05.2021
- Provide treatment for students with speech/ language goals
- Conduct Assessments as needed
- Complete IEP and all Special ed. paperwork
- Case manage speech-only students
- Lead IEP meetings with IEP team
- Complete Quarterly Progress Reports
Owner
SilverTree Speech & Language
05.2004 - 03.2013
- Formal and informal assessment
- Diagonsis and treatment of various speech and language impairments
- Create and carryout treatment plans
- Collaboration with families in implementing goals in the home setting
- Daily progress notes and semi-annual yearly goal review with parents
- All administrative duties
K-5 School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist
Humble Independent School District
01.2012 - 05.2012
- Carry out treatment for students with speech and/or language goals
- Complete assessments as needed
Contracted Speech-Language Pathologist
ABSI
03.2010 - 07.2011
- Charter school contracted SLP
- Provide Treatment for all student with speech/language goals
- Complete assessments
- Complete IEPs and all Special Ed paperwork
- Conduct IEP meetings with IEP team
- Complete quarterly progress reports
Contracted Speech-Language Pathologist
Peregrine Home Health
09.2010 - 02.2011
- Provide evaluation and treatment to home-bound patients
- Complete all necessary paperwork including lesson plans, goal development, session progress notes, etc.
Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist
Rehab Without Walls
04.2008 - 04.2009
- Provide evaluation and treatment for qualifying patients
- Treatment provided based on patients re-entering the community
- Complete all necessary paperwork including lesson plans, goal development, session progress notes, etc.
K-12 School Based Speech-Language Pathologist
Davis School District
08.2003 - 05.2008
- Administer assessments for new referrals and 3-year evaluations
- Conduct IEP meetings
- Provide treatment for various speech, language and fluency disorders
- Attend and participate in monthly inservice meetings
- Record daily and quarterly student progress
- Prepare necessary special ed. paperwork
Speech Therapist Assistant
Davis Early Intervention
Bountiful, UT
08.2001 - 08.2003
- Provide treatment to communicative disordered children ages birth to 3 years
- Assess new referrals to the EI program
- Service coordinate several children's files
- Work directly with and train families
- Member of a multi-disciplinary team
Medical Based Speech Externship
McKay Dee Hospital
03.2003 - 05.2003
- Schedule and plan treatment
- Provide on-going assessment using a variety of assessment tools
- Provide language, speech and swallowing treatment
- Complete admitting and discharge paperwork
- Complete daily progress notes
- Participate in Family Conferences
- Consult/counsel the patient's family
- Present therapist inservice to hospital staff
School Based Speech Externship
Ogden City School District
01.2003 - 03.2003
- Administer various speech and language assessments
- Complete diagnostic reports
- Plan and carry out speech, language and fluency treatment
- Keep ongoing data
- Write goals and conduct IEP meetings
- Prepare necessary paperwork
Education
M.S. - Speech-Language Pathology
University of Utah
SLC, UT05.2003
B.S. - Communicative Disorders
Utah State University
Logan, UT05.2000
Skills
- Formal assessment
- Treatment planning
- Goal tracking
- IEP development
- Special education compliance
- Progress reporting
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Family counseling
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Assistive technologies
- Progress monitoring
- Financial management
- New business launch
- Case management
- Small business operations
Affiliations
- Current Utah Speech-Language Pathology Professional License
- Trained in the Lidcombe Program (preschool aged stuttering treatment)
- Completion of the National Stuttering Foundation Summer Stuttering Workshop, Portland, Oregon, 07/01/07
- Clinician in the Wasatch Intensive Stuttering Camp August 2022
- Utah Successful Stuttering Management Program Completion 2001 & 2003
- NSSLHA Vice-President, 2001-2002
Hobbies and Interests
- Outdoor sports
- Writing
- Music
- Reading
- Travel
- Yoga
Synopsis Of Ability
Experience with assessing and treating most varieties of communication disorders including: fluency, apraxia, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, expressive and receptive language disorder, phonological disorder, articulation, autism, traumatic brain injury, aphasia, and memory disorders. I have also had extensive training in the evaluation and treatment of fluency disorders.
Timeline
Owner
SpeakABLE Stuttering & Speech Therapy
05.2020 - Current
K-12 School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist
Washington County School District
09.2018 - 05.2021
K-5 School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist
Humble Independent School District
01.2012 - 05.2012
Contracted Speech-Language Pathologist
Peregrine Home Health
09.2010 - 02.2011
Contracted Speech-Language Pathologist
ABSI
03.2010 - 07.2011
Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist
Rehab Without Walls
04.2008 - 04.2009
Owner
SilverTree Speech & Language
05.2004 - 03.2013
K-12 School Based Speech-Language Pathologist
Davis School District
08.2003 - 05.2008
Medical Based Speech Externship
McKay Dee Hospital
03.2003 - 05.2003
School Based Speech Externship
Ogden City School District
01.2003 - 03.2003
Speech Therapist Assistant
Davis Early Intervention
08.2001 - 08.2003
M.S. - Speech-Language Pathology
University of Utah
B.S. - Communicative Disorders
Utah State University
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