Evidence-based practice application

AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) systems Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Counseling and family education Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Evidence-based practice application Language development and communication sciences Time management and caseload organization Treatment planning and goal development Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient)

Melissa Reynoso

Adolescents Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Developmental disabilities (e.g., Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities) Individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) Language disorders (receptive and expressive language delays/disorders) School-aged children Social communication/pragmatic language disorders Speech sound disorders (articulation, phonology) Stuttering and fluency disorders Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Counseling and family education Cultural responsiveness and sensitivity Data collection and progress monitoring Documentation and report writing Education and special education systems Empathy and patience Evidence-based practice application Flexibility and adaptability across settings Fluency shaping and stuttering modification approaches Goal tracking and compliance documentation IEP/IFSP development (school-based settings) Relationship-building with clients and families Speech and language evaluation tools Time management and caseload organization Treatment planning and goal development High schools Middle schools Public elementary schools Special education programs

Cindy Sendor

California Baptist University

Universities (teaching and research roles) University/college clinics (training and supervision sites) Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Cognitive-communication therapy strategies Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Evidence-based practice application Goal tracking and compliance documentation Helping children and adults overcome communication barriers Language development and communication sciences Neuroscience and brain-behavior relationships Rehabilitation and recovery processes Speech and language evaluation tools Treatment planning and goal development Brain tumors and neurological conditions Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke) Language disorders (receptive and expressive language delays/disorders) Older adults / geriatric population Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases Stroke (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia) Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Voice disorders (e.g., vocal strain, neurological voice changes) Working-age adults

Katherine Taylor

More Details

Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient) Swallowing/dysphagia specialty clinics Adults with swallowing disorders due to neurological or structural causes Brain tumors and neurological conditions Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke) Head and neck cancer patients (speech and swallowing impacts) Older adults / geriatric population Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases Post-surgical patients affecting swallowing function Respiratory conditions affecting speech/swallowing Speech sound disorders (articulation, phonology) Stroke (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia) Working-age adults Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Counseling and family education Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Empathy and patience Evidence-based practice application Neuroscience and brain-behavior relationships Patient advocacy Rehabilitation and recovery processes

Gillian Amber Vista

Adults with swallowing disorders due to neurological or structural causes Brain tumors and neurological conditions Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke) Individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) Language disorders (receptive and expressive language delays/disorders) Older adults / geriatric population Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases Stroke (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia) Toddlers (early language development delays) Working-age adults Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Cognitive-communication therapy strategies Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Counseling and family education Cultural responsiveness and sensitivity Data collection and progress monitoring Documentation and report writing Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Education and special education systems Evidence-based practice application Flexibility and adaptability across settings Goal tracking and compliance documentation Helping children and adults overcome communication barriers IEP/IFSP development (school-based settings) Language development and communication sciences Patient advocacy Rehabilitation and recovery processes Relationship-building with clients and families Speech and language evaluation tools Telepractice platforms Time management and caseload organization Treatment planning and goal development Voice and fluency intervention techniques Early intervention programs (birth–3 years) Home health care Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient) Long-term care facilities Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)