Ali Damati, Speech And Language Therapist / Pathologist

Ali Damati

Speech And Language Therapist / Pathologist

Future Bilingual School

Location
Kuwait
Education
Higher diploma, International Education
Experience
26 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 4 Months

Speech And Language Therapist / Pathologist at Future Bilingual School
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • My current job since August 2016

Caseload of 20 students, with individual sessions. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to meet IEP goals and objectives. Training courses for staff about the therapy. How to deal with Hearing and Speech problems inside the classroom. Represents the school at external promotion events.

Head of Inclusion / SEN Department at Future Bilingual School
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • My current job since August 2019

Coordinate the activities of teachers and support staff for school special education and inclusion programs. Provide leadership and utilize decision-making skills to oversee the instructional programs for entire levels, and grades students attending in the school, Responsible for the schooling of students with special needs and inclusion.

Speech Therapist at Hope School for Special Needs
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • August 2010 to June 2016

Caseload of 30 students, with individual and group sessions push-in sessions inside the classroom. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to meet IEP goals and objectives. Represented the school at external promotion events.

Speech Therapist at Ideal Education School
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2007 to August 2010

Caseload of 35 students, delivery of initial admission assessments, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to meet IEP goals and objectives.

Additional responsibilities include Chair of the following accreditation committees:

 CIS Library & Media Committee
 CIS Resource Committee
 CIS Health & Safety Committee

Speech Therapist at Conductive Education School - Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • September 2006 to August 2007

Caseload of 76 students, delivery of initial admission assessments, working inside the classroom and in small group/individual pull-out sessions.

Additional responsibilities included:
 School Website management
 Delivery of workshops for staff development
 Total communication whole school strategy

Speech Therapist at Kuwait National English School (KNES)
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • September 2005 to June 2006

Caseload of 25 students in individual pull-out sessions

Head of Department at Dasman Model School
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 2002 to August 2005

• Heap of Department, follow up on specialists, teachers, schedule, assessments, plans.
• Delivered individualised speech and language therapy programmes for a caseload of 18 students in English and Arabic
• Speech rehabilitation for pupils with speech difficulties, language delay, articulation disorders and hearing aid users
• During 2003 assumed Elementary Teacher position temporarily during the ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ emergency situation
• Secretary of the CIS Library Committee and member of the Curriculum committee
• Delivering in-service training

Speech Therapist at Khalifa School of Kuwait for Special Needs
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • September 1998 to August 2002

• Providing speech therapy to students with profound, severe and moderate learning disabilities as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Active member of the parent support group
• Delivering in-service workshops

Speech Therapist at Mental Handicapped Institute
  • Saudi Arabia - Medina
  • September 1997 to August 1998

Providing speech therapy for students with language delay resulting from hearing loss, articulation disorders and speech problems

Education

Higher diploma, International Education
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • June 2008

Post Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies

Bachelor's degree, Speech Therapy & Audiology
  • at Applied Science University
  • August 1997

Specialties & Skills

Speech Therapy
Learning Disabilities
Audiology
Special Needs
Special Needs Planning
Speech Therapy
Special Needs
Audiology
Management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Hobbies

  • Horse-riding
  • Traveling
  • Fishing