ROLITA ANTHIYA FERNANDES

• Provide therapy and diagnostic services for preschool-aged children to adult clients within a variety of speech and language disorder areas, including articulation and phonology, aural rehabilitation, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, fluency, voice disorders
• Evaluation of children with various cleft lip/palate and other craniofacial anomalies, as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Evaluated and treated patients with traumatic brain injury, aphasia, and dysarthria.
• Provide skilled patient/caregiver education, counseling, and training.
• Collaborated with physicians and other biological disciplines to obtain maximum benefit for patient treatment.
• Instructed patients regarding treatment plans, oriented them on expected outcomes, and home programs.
• Conducted parent-training programs to teach how speech therapy gains can be reinforced at home.

• Comprehensive diagnostic assessments and therapy for children with a variety of speech language disorders like articulation disorders, hearing impairment, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, Apraxia, Stuttering, cleft lip/palate.
• Well versed with therapy of various disorders in adults like motor speech disorders, adult neurocommunication disorders, fluency and voice disorders.
• Provide skilled patient/caregiver education, counseling, and training.
• Well versed in the use of different test materials and instruments for clinical assessment of speech and language disorders.
• Conducted parent training to increase parent/child interaction, improve social communication, and improve behavior.
• Conducted annual speech, language and hearing screenings to local daycare, preschool and private academic schools.
• Teaching Faculty of the college and Supervisor in charge of Speech Therapy Department.