Hannah Sheets

About

Young and enthusiastic SLP. Strong desire to work with children and adults with special needs. Proficient in American Sign Language.

Experience

• Speech Language Pathologist at Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
  Aug 2015 - Present · 11 yrs

• Speech-Language Pathology Intern at Cotting School
  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015 · 4 mos

  - Group and individual intervention and assessment of children with special needs in pragmatics, articulation, fluency, AAC, language, and aural rehabilitation. - Researched and presented information on the therapeutic use of Pad applications and EBP supported treatment approaches for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. - Special training in Melissa Garcia Winner's Social Thinking Curriculum, Clicker, and PRC device programming. - Supervised by Susan Haley, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP

• Graduate Student Speech-Language Pathologist at Longmeadow of Taunton Skilled Nursing Facility
  Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 · 4 mos

  - Identification, assessment, and treatment of geriatric patients presenting with dysphagia, dementia, corticobasal degeneration, intellectual disability, voice disorders, and cognitive-linguistic impairment. - Clinical work included the development and implementation of an eye gaze communication system, training on safe swallow strategies, communication system development for non-native English speakers, and patient/caregiver education. - Special training in working with the dementia population. - Supervised by Catherine Machado, MS, CCC-SLP

• Research Assistant at Northeastern University
  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014 · 2 mos

  - Reviewed and organized research submissions as an assistant to Dr. Ralf Schlosser. - Complied data for examination by the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) for their position statement on Facilitated Communication.

• Speech-Language Pathology Intern at Boston Children's Hospital
  Jan 2014 - Jul 2014 · 7 mos

  - Evaluation and treatment with children and adults in the Augmentative Communication Program and the Autism Language Program. - Clinical work included conducting patient/family interviews, collecting relevant medical history, developing symbolic communication systems, writing clinical reports, programming AAC devices, and creating therapy and evaluation materials. - Special training: Unity Language System, message banking for ALS patients, advanced programming in Proloquo2Go. - Supervised by Katie O'Neil, MS, CCC-SLP; Holly Fadie, MS, CCC-SLP; Dr. Howard Shane, CCC-SLP; and John Costello, MA, CCC-SLP.