JENNIFER WURTH

Experience

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  The Ohio State University, Recreational Sports

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Inclusion Specialist

  - Worked with children with disabilities ages 5-14 to provide an inclusive camp environment - Collaborated with parents to create individualized behavioral plans and appropriately modify camp activities

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  Marysville Exempted Village School District

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Graduate Clinician

  - Caseload of 39 kindergarten through fourth grade students with disorders of: articulation, phonology, receptive and expressive language and fluency - Developed weekly lesson plans and collected data to document progress towards therapy goals- Evaluated and re-assessed students for speech and language disorders- Developed and modified Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) and Evaluation Team Reports (ETR) - Implemented speech and language treatment in pull-out and push-in settings - Led group sessions in general education and Emotional Disturbance (ED) classrooms- Implemented a Response to Intervention (RtI) approach to literacy intervention to identify, provide services, and progress monitor students at risk for reading and writing disorders - Provided literacy intervention using Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence (S.P.I.R.E) - Collaborated with special education teachers, regular education teachers, reading specialists and psychologists Show less

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  The Ohio State Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic

  Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  - Provided speech-language pathology services to children ages 2 to 10 with disorders of articulation, literacy and expressive/receptive language- Evaluated and re-assessed children for speech and language disorders - Developed weekly lesson plans and collected data to document progress towards therapy goals - Provided individualized speech and language therapy services - Completed all necessary paperwork including SOAP notes, diagnostic evaluations and progress reports- Provided education and counseling for parents regarding their child’s speech and language abilities Show less - Provided aural rehabilitation services to adults with sensorineural hearing loss (most had been identified as ‘poor performing’ cochlear implant users by their otolaryngologist prior to services) - Evaluated and re-assessed clients’ ability to detect, discriminate, identify and comprehend sounds - Developed weekly lesson plans and collected data to document progress towards rehab goals- Implemented intervention with a focus on auditory training, communication strategies and self-advocacy - Provided education and counseling for clients and their families regarding their hearing loss and cochlear implant technology - Contributed to the organization and implementation of a group aural rehabilitation session that emphasized on communication strategies and the psychosocial effects of hearing loss - Provided technology support for clients including troubleshooting devices - Collaborated with audiologists and otolaryngologists Show less

  • Graduate Clinician - Pediatric Focus

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Graduate Clinician - Adult Focus

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
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  Nationwide Children's Hospital

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  Graduate Clinician

  - Caseload of children with sensorineural hearing loss- Evaluated and re-assessed children for speech and language disorders - Developed weekly lesson plans and collected data to document progress towards therapy goals - Provided speech and language services using a total communication therapy approach- Supported children’s language, listening and speech development through a variety of modalities including: AAC, American Sign Language (ASL), visual cues and spoken language - Collaborated with audiologists, otolaryngologists and other speech language pathologists Show less

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  Bridgeway Academy (dba Helping Hands Center for Special Needs)

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Graduate Clinician

  - Caseload primarily consisted of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or other developmental disabilities - Facilitated the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices for children who are nonverbal or with limited verbal speech-Led summer camp group therapy sessions (i.e., LAMP Camp) - Developed weekly individualized lesson plans- Evaluated children for speech and language disorders- Provided speech and language treatment in pull-out and push-in settings- Collaborated with physical therapists, occupational therapists, and music therapists Show less

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  Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2021

  Speech Language Pathologist

  - Caseload consists of early childhood and elementary school students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing- Develops weekly lesson plans and collects data to document progress towards therapy goals- Provides therapy using a bilingual approach (i.e., American Sign Language and English) - Supports the development of the following skills: speech (i.e., spoken English), listening, receptive and expressive language (i.e., ASL and/or English), literacy, and social/emotional - Evaluates and re-assesses students for speech and language disorders- Develops and modifies Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) and Evaluation Team Reports (ETR) - Implements speech and language treatment in pull-out and push-in settings - Supports literacy development through the use of SEE-the-SOUND Visual Phonics - Collaborates with general education teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, ASL specialists, psychologists, and other speech language pathologists-Participates in the Clerc Center's National Mission to support and educate professionals and families with deaf and hard-of-hearing children Show less

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  Indiana School for The Deaf

  Aug 2021 - now

  Speech Language Pathologist