Yvonne Morley

• Evaluated and diagnosed patients with speech, language and cognitive communication deficits as a result of traumatic brain injury.
• Identified and implemented treatment plans based on personalized goals using compensatory techniques tailored to client's needs.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create comprehensive treatment plans and advocate for patients with complex communication disorders.
• Established strong relationships with patients and families, fostering trust and collaboration towards shared treatment goals.
• Customized therapeutic interventions for culturally diverse populations, ensuring sensitivity to individual values, beliefs, and communication styles while delivering effective care.

• Worked collaboratively with interdisciplinary team of rehabilitation professionals to evaluate and diagnose patients with cognitive-communication disordered following traumatic brain injury and to build personalized treatment plans.
• Co-lead weekly group treatment sessions to facilitate insight/awareness of deficits and impact on functioning to develop and implement compensatory techniques to build/maintain mutually enjoyable relationships.
• Collaborate and educate families and caregiving staff to provide cognitive support as necessary using cueing hierarchy that maintains dignity of persons being served.
• Served as mentor for speech language pathology interns providing guidance on best practices while fostering environments conducive to learning and growth.

Full time faculty position in College of Communication Arts & Sciences. Position required 20 hours per week at MSU Rehabilitation Medicine and 20 hours per week at Origami Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center.