Sandra Gaskell, RPA, MS, MA, MS-SLP Cand. · enviro.design@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 1881, Mariposa, CA, 95338 - 209-614-2505

Qualifications Profile Dedicated and client-focused Speech Therapist/ Environmental analysis with proven strengths in treatment and client care through family advocacy. Expert Speech-language therapy with multicultural phonology experience and training for administering speech language services, evaluations; implementing appropriate treatment; documenting provision of such care, utilizing support team and participating in special projects as designated.

Exceptional capacity to multi-task: manage numerous, often competing priorities with ease and administer superior client care and behavioral facilitation in articulation, behavioral diagnoses, and visually impaired/deaf and hard of hearing clients. Administrative and referral experience including admissions, assessment, treatment, referral, and education for a wide range of clients. Treatment plan management and applications with occipital/ auditory processing directives. Demonstrated ability in healthcare and educational teams that provide top-quality client care with evidenced based practices. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; superior accuracy in patient history, charting, and other documentation.

                Degrees

·         SLP-D Conditionally Accepted Nova Southeastern –Fischer School of Education- 2009-11 ·          MS - Northern Arizona University- Clinical Speech Pathology –2006-08 ·          MS  - transfer- CSU Fresno–Speech Pathology 2004-05       ·          MS – CSU Stanislaus /Fresno Archaeology/Environmental Planning- 2004 ·          MA – CSU Stanislaus Anthropology/ Geography -  2002 ·          BA – Post-Baccalaureate CSU Fresno Comm. Disorder-2003-04                 ·          BA -  CSU Stanislaus               Art/Printmaking/Art History – 1976 ·          AA – Modesto Junior College Associates of Arts degree - 1974

	Certifications Medical Speech Pathology Association member participant Clinical and Educational treatment plans for special needs cases CRC Waiver successively since 2005- CRC / MS-SLP Aug. ‘08 SLPA credential 2004 #396 State of California Anthropologist - human remains (Registered Professional Archaeologist)  Multicultural Training /Indian Health (MS and MA Anthropology) Clinical Rehabilitation Credential-State of California Alternative and Integrative Medicine-Advanced certification Substance Abuse Training/ Psychopharmacology Graduate Work Counseling in Healing Center and work with Tribal Elders
	Professional Experience
	Oakdale Joint Unified – Turlock Unified School District  6/06 to Present
	Merced County Office of Education 11/05 to 6/06
	Merced City Schools – itinerant  8/05 to 12/05
	Clinic- CSU Fresno 9 months, NAU 6 months – various contract work – 1/03 to 11/05
	Language Literacy Program- Tribal / Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation – 1/03 to present
	Private Cornerstone School-Hickman Charter / Tuolumne County- Sonora – 1991-2000

	Speech Therapist OJUDS/ TUSD Evaluate clients/students of all ages with communication deficits and dysphagia. Respond to medical referral following standard procedure. Perform evaluation, re-assessment, discharge, etc. in timely manner according to departmental policy. Select and administer appropriate treatment with proper attention to age-appropriate considerations, client safety and dignity. Demonstrate competent performance of items on basic skills checklist. Instruct patient and family in treatment plan, expected outcome, and home program. Record treatment, patient/student response to treatment, and progress in a timely manner. Work cooperatively with peers to contribute to the overall productivity of the team. Obtain outside continuing education and presents information to staff. Assist as requested in program development activities, complete program development assignments thoroughly and in a timely manner    Merced City & County Office of Education, CSU/NAU Clinic
	Implemented activities to address strategies developed by the interdisciplinary team. Provided direct service to children with weekly supervision  for the  treatment plan goals. Evaluated speech, language, and general developmental skills of clients. Reviewed and discussed medical and developmental case histories with interdisciplinary team to determine individual client evaluation needs and strategies. Wrote comprehensive interdisciplinary evaluation and follow-up reports to include information about current levels of ability and recommendations for intervention. Developed appropriate treatment goals and activities related to the specific needs of clients, and to identify equipment or materials to be used in treatment. Provided ongoing support to clients, including consultative and direct therapy services in natural environments as needed. Provided training and technical assistance to families and others involved in the development of clients. Conducted interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary developmental evaluations/assessments. Coordinated the transition of clients to ongoing services. Assisted with training of new staff and consultants.    Speech & Language Assistant
	Managed behavior using appropriately designed management techniques. Transported students to/from testing or therapy area when required. Conducted speech and language screenings utilizing screening protocols specified by the supervising speech-language pathologist. Provided direct treatment assistance, excluding dysphasia (as opposed to feeding for nutritional purposes), to students identified by the supervising SLP, by following written treatment plans or protocols developed by the supervising SLP. Documented student progress toward meeting established objectives as stated in the treatment plan and reported this information to the supervising SLP. Assisted the SLP in collecting and tallying of data for assessment purposes. Assisted the SLP with informal documentation during an intervention session (collecting and tallying data as directed by the SLP), prepared materials and assisted in other clerical duties as specified by the supervising SLP. Scheduled activities and prepared charts, recorded graphs and other displays of data

	Professional Licenses RPA - Registered Professional Archaeologist #15296 - Sec. of Interior Standards ELAC Committee Secretary- English Language Acquisition Committee- OJUSD SLPA Credential #397-State of California SLH&A Board - Active status CRC - Clinical Rehabilitation Credential – State of California W06001201 NHPRC Grants Reviewer – NARA (National Archives) 2004-2006 Science Olympiad Coach-Asst. Event coordinator-Nor-Cal Finals 2008 WAI - Western Archives Institute Certificate in Tribal Archives IDSA -  Industrial Design Society of American Professional Member Sierra Institute Herbalist Certificate (Advanced Herbalist Certificate)
	Projects & Awards
	2004 Research Fellowship UWM University Milwaukee Wisconsin/John S. Best American Geographic Society Fellow 2004 Medical Speech Pathology Council of California logo in print/web (see Power Point portfolio) 2004 Distinction Award CSU Stanislaus- 3.9 GPA 2003- US Patented Safety Device 6,543,117 BI --April 8, 2003 (filed 2/1998) Automotive Industry 2002 Distinction Award CSU Stanislaus- 4.0 GPA

                      Papers and Research Interests

Master of Science Communicative Disorders Proposal: Cross-cultural Generation Comparison within the Delineation of Dialectic Influences: Miwuk-English, Yokut-English, and Paiute-English. (Emphasis: through phonetic transcription/comparison across populations and age groups, using historic and current sound recordings, define the dialectic influences as they relate to the geography of religion and population movement with inferences in educational development of the current student population. This research is based upon village occupancy and stability of indigenous population base confirming federal acknowledgement continuity.) Master of Science Interdisciplinary Studies: Applied Ethnobotany; Law, Health and Sacred Sites Resources. (Emphasis: Archaeological Sites with Roundhouses and the Agricultural Biology, Medicinal Plants and Demographics of Village Life in five known Class I villages. The hypothesis was to match the ancestral and current plant users of the villages) Fresno and Turlock CA Master of Arts Interdisciplinary Studies: Interpretive Artistry: Landscape of Anthropological Myth - the Southern Sierra Miwuk Geography of Religion. (Emphasis: compiling roundhouse/Captain village location data for demographic and ethnobotanical gathering plan documentation. Federal Acknowledgement research for Tribal attorneys was compiled and the Geographic Information System design implementation. The results of this study influenced how government in the YNP consulted with local sovereign nations). Turlock, CA.  Oral Myofunctional considerations of Injuries to the Head, Face, and Neck Among Domestic Violence Victims. Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies California State University, Fresno; CSD 210, Seminar in Orofacial Structural Anomalies, Dr. Wadsworth, Spring 2005. Pharmacotherapy for Dissociative Disorders Common to Culture Bound Syndrome (CBS), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). A paper presented to Dr. Strongin Department of Psychology for Psychopharmacology, Turlock, CA, Unpublished manuscript.