Megan Morais
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Student Speech Pathologist with experience in mainly early language and literacy intervention, communication assessment across paediatric and geriatric populations, swallowing evaluation and dysphagia management. Skilled in collaboration, demonstrated through effective team coordination and parent education, enhancing patient health outcomes and communication development. Seeking opportunities in working with populations with stuttering, articulation, and feeding difficulties.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Speech Pathologist
Balmain Hospital
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Worked with a geriatric population experiencing neurogenic swallowing, speech, language, and voice difficulties.
- Improved patient quality of life by providing targeted interventions for swallowing disorders, resulting in reduced choking incidents and increased mealtime enjoyment.
- Coordinated care with occupational therapists, nurses and other medical professionals to manage complex cases involving multiple aspects of communication and swallowing.
- Maintained detailed documentation of each session, ensuring accurate tracking of patient progress and facilitating effective communication among the care team members.
- Conducted thorough assessments of patients'' speech, language, and cognitive abilities to determine appropriate therapeutic approaches.
Student Speech Pathologist
Daar
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Facilitated early intervention services for a paediatric population aged 0-9 experiencing delays in language and speech development.
- Provided professional support to families through parent education sessions on strategies for continued growth in speech and language skills at home.
- Led group therapy sessions focused on improving social communication skills for children with communication difficulties.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members (physiotherapist, behavioural therapist) to develop comprehensive treatment programs for patients with various speech and language disorders.
Student Speech Pathologist
Chiswick Manor Care Community - Opal Healthcare
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Worked with a geriatric population of residents with mainly severe dementia, cognitive communication difficulties, and aphasia.
- Assessed residents' language capabilities using standardised and informal language assessment tools to facilitate intervention planning.
- Conducted Reminiscence Therapy with residents on an individual level and created resources tailored to residents with cognitive communication difficulties as part of a service-level intervention.
- Maintained detailed documentation of each session, ensuring accurate tracking of patient progress and facilitating effective communication among the care team members.
Student Speech Pathologist
SPEECH Clinic - University of Sydney
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Worked with a school-age paediatric population aged 5-13 on literacy, articulation, and language difficulties. This included telehealth as well as face-to-face clients.
- Maintained detailed documentation of each session, ensuring accurate tracking of patient progress.
- Conducted thorough assessments of patients' language abilities using the CELF to determine appropriate therapeutic approaches.
- Conducted phonological therapy, language therapy focused on grammar to build early literacy skills, and literacy therapy focusing on discourse-level comprehension and sentence-level writing abilities.
- Provided professional support to families through parent education sessions on strategies for continued growth in speech and language skills at home.
Special Education Learning Facilitator
Rainbow Centre
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Taught multiple subjects to students with severe intellectual disability and multiple developmental disabilities, including complex medical needs.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet varied needs of students, enhancing educational accessibility.
- Advocated for rights and needs of students with special education requirements, ensuring access to appropriate resources and accommodations.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
Education
Master of Science - Speech Pathology
University of Sydney
Camperdown, NSW05.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
National University of Singapore
Singapore01.2022
Skills
- Language Intervention
- Speech Therapy
- Communication Assessment
- Cognitive-Communication Strategies
- Swallowing Evaluation
- Dysphagia Management
- Parent Education
- Collaboration with Professionals
- Literacy development
- Telepractice Services
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary
Timeline
Student Speech Pathologist
Balmain Hospital
08.2024 - 09.2024
Student Speech Pathologist
Daar
06.2024 - 07.2024
Student Speech Pathologist
Chiswick Manor Care Community - Opal Healthcare
01.2024 - 02.2024
Student Speech Pathologist
SPEECH Clinic - University of Sydney
06.2023 - 07.2023
Special Education Learning Facilitator
Rainbow Centre
06.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Speech Pathology
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
National University of Singapore
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