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Katlyn Tafilica

Toronto,ON

Summary

  • Five years of experience working with preschool and school age children with Autism
  • Five years of experience in Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Attention to detail in outcome measurement and documentation
  • Managing team collaboration between families and multiple services

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Communicative Disorders Assistant

Oak Valley Health/Children's Treatment Network
12.2023 - Current

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Augmentative Communication Consultative Services

York Region District School Board / Children's Treatment Network
08.2020 - Current
  • Experience collaborating with a team of SLP's/OT's/CDA's in assessments and service delivery
  • Responsible for modeling and supporting partner communication strategies for students, teachers and families
  • Provide information and services for children with developmental disabilities and their families
  • Proficient in programming communication apps such as Lamp, Proloquo2Go, Touchchat and TD Snap
  • Proficient in creating paper based materials such as flipntalks, communication books, clarification boards, core boards, theme boards and more
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365, GoldCare, Boardmaker 6 and Boardmaker 7.

Communicative Disorders Assistant

Speech Associates
08.2020 - Current
  • Provide direct speech and language therapy for children ages 18 months to 14 years old with S-LP supervision
  • Provide parent/caregiver training for all recommended communication strategies
  • Maintain consistent team communication through tracking and recording measurable data.

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Student

Toronto Catholic District School Board
01.2020 - 05.2020
  • Augmentative Communication Team member
  • Responsible for programming and modelling use of high-tech communication program
  • Provide direct intervention and consultative services as a member of the AAC Team and Autism Team.

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Student

Durham District School Board
09.2019 - 12.2019
  • Providing direct speech and language therapy for English language learners, students with autism, and students with articulation needs
  • Model use of communicative temptations to elicit functional communication.

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Student

Durham College Speech and Language Clinic
09.2019 - 12.2019
  • Model use of communicative temptations to elicit functional communication
  • Provide parent/caregiver training.

Education

BHSc Honors, Kinesiology -

Ontario Tech University
Oshawa, ON

Graduate Diploma - Communicative Disorders

Durham College
Oshawa, ON
2020

Hanen Workshops

4 "I"s to Socialize

More Than Words

It Takes Two to Talk

Timeline

Communicative Disorders Assistant

Oak Valley Health/Children's Treatment Network
12.2023 - Current

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Augmentative Communication Consultative Services

York Region District School Board / Children's Treatment Network
08.2020 - Current

Communicative Disorders Assistant

Speech Associates
08.2020 - Current

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Student

Toronto Catholic District School Board
01.2020 - 05.2020

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Student

Durham District School Board
09.2019 - 12.2019

Communicative Disorders Assistant - Student

Durham College Speech and Language Clinic
09.2019 - 12.2019

BHSc Honors, Kinesiology -

Ontario Tech University

Graduate Diploma - Communicative Disorders

Durham College

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