Sophie McGuire
Somerville,US
Summary
Client focused and highly skilled Speech Therapy Assistant with experience working with children Kindergarten through eighth grade. Adept at dealing with broad spectrum of speech related issues afflicting clients. Dedicated to child safety, development, and care. Dependable employee seeking opportunity to expand skills and contribute to company success. Considered hardworking, ethical, and detail-oriented.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Rockingham Therapy
Malden, MA
03.2024 - Current
- Managed an average caseload of 80+ students as an itinerant therapist at two schools.
- Designed and implemented therapy for students with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Hearing Impairment, Apraxia of Speech, Cortical Vision Impairment, Selective Mutism, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
- Evaluate and treat fluency disorders, receptive/expressive delays, and articulation/phonology delays or disorders.
- Developed evidence-based treatment plans that effectively addressed the unique needs of each patient, leading to improved outcomes over time. Identified and properly documented goals, evaluated progress, and made adjustments to maximize benefits to individual students during speech-language therapy sessions.
- Structured therapy tasks to comply with students' specific goals in individual and group settings.
- Collaborate daily with administration, regular classroom teachers, and special education teachers on best practices for the students on my caseload.
- Maintain well-organized student files and documentation of services provided.
- Increased patient engagement by creating interactive, fun, and stimulating speech therapy activities.
- Improved communication abilities in children by utilizing age-appropriate activities and techniques.
Nanny
Nannying
Somerville, US
06.2014 - Current
- Supported families requiring additional care for children ranging from infant through school age.
- Balanced children's schedules with regular rest, play, and academic hours.
- Engaged with children in care on developmentally appropriate levels.
- Boosted academic success, helping with homework, projects and test preparation.
- Supported children's cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Volunteer
Baker Speech and Language
Boston, US
11.2023 - 09.2024
- Meet monthly to listen to caseload details.
- Created fun and interactive lesson plans for children of all ages and abilities to be used during sessions.
Research Assistant
Northeastern University
Boston, US
11.2023 - 09.2024
- Company Overview: Language Acquisition and Brain Laboratory (QLAB)
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
- Communicated effectively and openly with families to determine best assessment schedules.
- Worked flexible hours; night and weekend shifts.
- Created reinforcement activities to keep child engaged.
- Continued to be adaptable during Telehealth sessions to ensure child engagement.
- Learned different language assessments to investigate and collect data on children learning and language development.
- Organized important paperwork, such as informed consent waivers from participants and research scope documentation.
- Kept accurate records of participants' responses, respected the discipline's confidentiality, and conducted myself in a professional manner.
- Language Acquisition and Brain Laboratory (QLAB)
Preschool Teacher
Skillman Child Development Center
Dallas, US
08.2020 - 06.2023
- Helped children achieve developmentally-appropriate milestones by maintaining supportive and learning-focused classroom environment.
- Encouraged children to learn through play and exploration.
- Assisted children with difficult situations to encourage positive interactions and build important social skills.
- Collaborated effectively with preschool team members to offer children diverse learning opportunities, ample playtime, and caring environments critical to early childhood success.
- Supported unique needs of each child under care by consulting with parents and assessing individual behaviors.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Speech Language Pathology
University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, Texas12-2020
Skills
- Self-motivated
- Strong verbal communication
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Adept at working with children with special needs
- Experienced with working with children of all ages
- Able to take direction from supervisors
- Organized
- Adaptable
- Compassionate
- Efficient at adapting to changing demands of children's needs
- Cultural awareness
Timeline
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Rockingham Therapy
03.2024 - Current
Volunteer
Baker Speech and Language
11.2023 - 09.2024
Research Assistant
Northeastern University
11.2023 - 09.2024
Preschool Teacher
Skillman Child Development Center
08.2020 - 06.2023
Nanny
Nannying
06.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Speech Language Pathology
University of Texas At Dallas
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