Almeri Scott
Speech Therapist And Audiologist
Fairland
Summary
I am an ambitious, hard working person, with good interpersonal skills which enables me to function well within a multidisciplinary team environment. I have 30 years clinical work experience in the field of speech therapy and audiology. For the past 17 years I have mostly been working in the paediatric speech therapy field as well as a MAPping audiologist for children and adults with cochlear implants. I have a passion for management and rehabilitation of the hearing-impaired child as well as for the family of the child with hearing impairment.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Speech Therapist
Estelle Novella Speech Therapy and Audiology
01.2017 - Current
- Providing speech therapy services (assessment and intervention) to school age children for articulation-, language- and auditory perception difficulties.
Speech therapist and MAPping audiologist
Johannesburg Cochlear Implant Centre
01.2017 - Current
- Providing audiological services (programming of speech processors, pre- and post-implant audiological testing, troubleshooting of cochlear implant devices) to children and adults pre- and post-cochlear implantation
- Assessment of and decision making re patient candidacy for cochlear implantation and counselling families regarding the process of cochlear implantation
- Providing auditory rehabilitation to adults after cochlear implantation
- Providing auditory verbal therapy to children to facilitate listening and spoken language skills.
Speech therapist and MAPping audiologist
Children’s Communication Centre, Johannesburg
10.2009 - 01.2017
- Assessment of speech, language and listening skills of pre-school children with various pathology e.g
- Specific language impairment, articulation and phonology difficulties, autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorders, cleft lip and palate, hearing impairment
- Providing speech, language and listening intervention to pre-school children with hearing impairment, language disorders, articulation difficulties, auditory processing disorders, developmental apraxia etc
- Within a multi-disciplinary team
- Practical tutoring of 4th year Speech therapy and Audiology students from the University of the Witwatersrand
- Managerial responsibilities: Acting as clinical coordinator at the Children’s Communication Centre during The Head’s maternity leave.
Speech therapist and Audiologist
C De Freitas – Private Speech Therapy and Audiology Practice, Johannesburg
07.2008 - 10.2009
- Management of the following: Speech and Language Disorders in children and adults due to different pathologies e.g
- Pervasive developmental disorders, developmental apraxia, stroke, general developmental delay etc
- Voice disorders
- Auditory perception disorders in children
- Swallowing disorders in children and adults
- Neonatal hearing screening
- Audiological Assessment of children and adults
- Adults with a cochlear implant (assessment, programming of speech processor, rehabilitation)
- Children with cochlear implants (speech-, language and auditory training therapy).
Speech Therapist
The Centre for Language and Hearing Impaired Children, Johannesburg
04.2008 - 06.2008
- Speech- and language therapy for pre-school children with various disabilities e.g
- Developmental apraxia, specific language impairment, epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Regular liaison meetings with other members of the multi-disciplinary team i.e
- Teachers, parents, occupational and physio therapists.
Chief Speech Therapist and Audiologist
Universitas Academic Hospital – Free State Department of Health
01.1999 - 01.2007
- Management of patients with speech problems that includes: Articulation problems, Language problems, Auditory perceptual problems, Fluency problems, Neurological problems
- Management of patients (adults, children and infants) with dysphagia
- Management of the hearing impaired child with hearing aids and or cochlear implants
- Diagnostic Audiology services that includes: Adult Audiology, Paediatric Audiology, Fitting and adjustments of hearing aids, Neurophysiological Testing i.e
- Auditory Brainstem and Auditory Steady State Response
- Management of cochlear implant patients from 2003 – 2007 that includes: Pre-implant assessment of hearing-, speech- and language skills, Selection of appropriate candidates for cochlear implantation, Intra-operative assessment, Switch-on and follow-up programming of Cochlear (Nucleus) and Med-el Cochlear Implants, Post-implant assessment of hearing-, speech- and language skills, Rehabilitation of cochlear implant recipients: speech-, language and auditory training
- Part of the multi-disciplinary team of the Neuro-Developmental Clinic of Department Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of the Free State
- Therapy was given to Afrikaans and English speaking patients, as well as Sotho/Tswanna speaking patients.
Senior Speech Therapist and Audiologist
Universitas Academic Hospital – Free State Department of Health
01.1996 - 01.1999
- Management of patients with speech problems that includes: articulation problems, language problems, auditory perceptual problems, fluency problems, neurological problems
- Diagnostic Audiology services that includes: Adult Audiology, Paediatric Audiology, Fitting and adjustments of hearing aids.
Speech Therapist
Child Guidance Clinic
Bloemfontein
1 1994 - 1 1996
- Management of speech- and language problems in school children including articulation, phonology, language impairment, stuttering, auditory perceptual difficulties.
Education
Matric certificate with distinction -
Hoërskool President
Cape Town, South Africa 01.1989 - 12.1989
B. Speech Therapy and Audiology -
University of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, Cape ProvinceMasters Degree in Augmentative and Alternative Communication - undefined
University of Pretoria
Certification Auditory Verbal Therapy Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS cert. AVT ) - Intervention For The Hearing Impaired
The AG Bell Academy
Washington DC, USA 01.2018 - 07.2022
Skills
Good interpersonal skills
Organizational abilities
Advisory skills
Team player
Professional conduct
Good listening skills
Diligent
Committed
Motivated
Teamwork and Collaboration
Affiliations
- Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
- South African Cochlear Implant Group (SACIG)
- Postgraduate Short Course in Cochlear Implants for HPCSA Additional Licensing In Cochlear Implants (2006)
- Listening and Spoken Language Professional Training, University of Stellenbosch (2012-2013)
- It Takes Two to Talk, Hanen Training Course (2013)
Presentations
- PANDA Seminar (2003): Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- ENT Congress (2005): Bloemfontein Cochlear Implant Programme
- PANDA Seminar (2007): Paediatric Deafness and Cochlear Implants
- Private Practitioners Group Johannesburg (2013): Cochlear Implantation: The journey before and after
- Universitas Hospital Day Seminar (2014): Aural Rehabilitation: Why, What and How of Auditory Verbal Therapy
- SACIG Conference: 2021
- RSG Radio Talk: 2024
- Cape Pulpit Radio Talk: 2024
- SENT Rehabilitation Webinar: 2024
HPCSA
STA0013625
References
References will be supplied on request.
Certification
Auditory Verbal Therapy (LSLS Cert.AVT®), The AG Bell Academy - 2022-current
Timeline
Certification Auditory Verbal Therapy Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS cert. AVT ) - Intervention For The Hearing Impaired
The AG Bell Academy
01.2018 - 07.2022
Speech Therapist
Estelle Novella Speech Therapy and Audiology
01.2017 - Current
Speech therapist and MAPping audiologist
Johannesburg Cochlear Implant Centre
01.2017 - Current
Speech therapist and MAPping audiologist
Children’s Communication Centre, Johannesburg
10.2009 - 01.2017
Speech therapist and Audiologist
C De Freitas – Private Speech Therapy and Audiology Practice, Johannesburg
07.2008 - 10.2009
Speech Therapist
The Centre for Language and Hearing Impaired Children, Johannesburg
04.2008 - 06.2008
Chief Speech Therapist and Audiologist
Universitas Academic Hospital – Free State Department of Health
01.1999 - 01.2007
Senior Speech Therapist and Audiologist
Universitas Academic Hospital – Free State Department of Health
01.1996 - 01.1999
Matric certificate with distinction -
Hoërskool President
01.1989 - 12.1989
Speech Therapist
Child Guidance Clinic
1 1994 - 1 1996
B. Speech Therapy and Audiology -
University of Stellenbosch
Masters Degree in Augmentative and Alternative Communication - undefined
University of Pretoria
Auditory Verbal Therapy (LSLS Cert.AVT®), The AG Bell Academy - 2022-current
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