Dr. Taylor Hickok, DBH, CCC-SLP

Experience

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  Inclusive Community Resources, LLC

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2013

  In-Home Caregiver

  Provided in-home care for a client with cerebral palsy.Responsible for assisting the client with daily living activities and communication in the community, including bathing, feeding, wheelchair transfers, and running errands.

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  UC Berkeley

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Research Assistant at Phonology Lab

  Collected and analyzed data.

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  Arizona State University College of Health Solutions

  Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Performed research under Dr. Julie Liss regarding motor speech disorders. Participated in multiple projects exploring intelligibility and perception of disordered speech.Recruited subjects, performed data entry tasks, and coded auditory data using Praat software. Experience with evaluation and treatment of aphasia and apraxia of speech as well as evaluation and treatment of speech and voice concerns in deaf and transgender clients. Experience in early speech and language intervention in toddlers age 2-4.

  • Graduate Research Assistant in the Motor Speech Disorders Lab

    Aug 2013 - May 2016

  • Student Clinician at the ASU Speech and Hearing Clinic

    Jan 2015 - May 2015

  • Student Clinician at Infant Child Research Program

    Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Primary Book Club, LLC

  Oct 2014 - May 2015

  Early Literacy Activity Writer

  Acted as remote monthly contributing writer for a start-up online company which offered a monthly subscription service to parents of young children who were mailed children's books paired with activity guides to assist with early literacy and cognitive development.Designed and wrote evidence-based therapeutic activity guides to pair with children’s books for ages 2-5 to promote early literacy, cognitive, and psycho-social development.

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  HonorHealth

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Student Clinician

  Experience evaluation and treating adults with aphasia, dementia, cognitive deficits, and voice difficulties.

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  SWAN Rehab

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

  ·Acted as lead therapist and case manager for multiple clients to assist with navigation through the comprehensive vocational rehabilitation program.·Evaluated and treated individuals with neurological communication disorders in the Comprehensive Vocational Rehabilitation Program and Outpatient Rehabilitation Department.·Provided functional and goal-oriented speech language treatment geared toward community reintegration and return to work in the outpatient clinic, home, community, and workplace.·Collaborated with families, nurse case managers, vocational counselors, and members of the therapy team to provide effective treatment for independent living and/or return to employment.·Educated and worked closely with community employers and patients to set up functional communication and cognitive strategies to maximize performance and success in the workplace. Show less ·Designed and implemented multiple process improvements within the interdisciplinary vocational rehab and outpatient rehab team to improve quality improvement outcome measures.·Assisted with development and execution of action plans along with the clinical management team to address issues and achieve company financial and clinical goals for the quarter.·Collected, assessed, and analyzed data to track quality improvement, financial, and clinical outcomes of the vocational rehabilitation program.·Adapted and implemented a HIPAA-compliant communication software to improve communication and coordination of patient care between interdisciplinary clinicians in the vocational rehabilitation department.·Planned and facilitated multiple staff meetings to discuss and implement solutions to issues using a team approach. Show less

  • Speech Language Pathologist in Comprehensive Vocational Rehabilitation Program

    May 2016 - Feb 2019

  • Clinical Management Intern

    Jan 2018 - May 2018
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  ELuma | Online Therapy

  Jan 2019 - May 2021

  Speech Language Pathologist

  •Provided speech and language teletherapy for a caseload of 70-80 students ages 5-20 enrolled in the K12 online school system.•Provided clinical services for a variety of developmental conditions, including childhood apraxia of speech, dyslexia, language delays, phonological processing disorders, autism, and learning disabilities.•Collaborated with families, case managers, and interdisciplinary educators to plan and coordinate treatment for complex cases in order to support academic success. Show less

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  Rehab Rising

  Jan 2020 - now

  Founder and Clinical Director

  -Founded private practice after noticing a need for personalized, functional, and person-centered speech therapy with adult and pediatric populations.-Provided diagnostic and treatment services to a full caseload of individuals ranging from age 2 to 80 with a variety of disorders including Parkinson’s disease, aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia, and developmental speech/language delays.-Negotiated provider contracts with insurance companies and oversaw private/Medicare billing practices.-Managed and supervised the practice of SLPAs and studdents.-Utilized ClinicNote EMR system to provide accurate and efficient documentation per Medicare/Medicaid standards. Show less

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  North Carolina Central University

  May 2021 - Nov 2021

  Adjunct Clinical Supervisor

  -Supervised and provided clinical education to master’s level students providing speech therapy services to adults in an outpatient clinic setting.

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  Northern Arizona University

  Oct 2021 - now

  AAC Trainer

  -Provided AAC training to new AAC users and families online via secure webcam with the AAC Evaluation and Training Project.-Trained families on basic operations, vocabulary, and implementation of the following AAC devices: TD Snap, Verbally, LAMP, and Unity.