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Chamara Ruwan Bandara

London

Summary

I am an enthusiastic, hardworking, and personable speech-language pathologist with a strong passion for helping individuals improve their communication and feeding skills with seven years of experience in the field, Throughout my career, I have worked with diverse populations, including children and adults, in various settings such as schools, clinics, and hospitals. I am skilled in conducting comprehensive assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and implementing evidence-based therapy techniques. I actively participate in professional development opportunities and engage in ongoing learning to enhance my clinical skills. I am a compassionate and patient-centered therapist, committed to providing the highest quality of care to my clients. I am excited about the opportunity to contribute my skills and expertise to a dynamic and collaborative team. I am confident that my passion for speech therapy, combined with my strong clinical abilities, makes me a valuable asset to any organization.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Speech-language & Swallowing Pathologist

District General Hospital
04.2018 - 03.2023
  • Assessed, Diagnosed, Screened, and Prevented Speech, Language and Swallowing difficulties & disorders for patients of all ages
  • Took detailed notes on patient history and progress
  • Developed individual treatments plans
  • Provided therapy
  • Out patients & In-ward patients managed
  • Worked in Multidisciplinary team and clinics
  • Worked in Psychiatric clinics
  • Fibrotic Endoscopic Evaluations of swallowing (FEES)
  • Liaising with other healthcare professionals and family members
  • Patients and their families are informed of new treatment and therapy techniques
  • Discharged

Speech-Language and Swallowing Pathologist

National Center for Children with Cerebral Palsy & other Developmental Disorders
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Treated children between ages 02 to 14 with speech-language and swallowing problems.
  • Assessed, Diagnosed, and Provided treatments for pre-verbal skills, Non-verbal skills, verbal skills and swallowing skills
  • Individual & group therapy
  • Provided Alternative Augmentative Communication methods (AAC)
  • Wrote reports detailing interventions and student responses.
  • Recorded students prognosis, treatment and responses into reports and students charts.
  • Contributed to team meetings and collaborated with management in student recovery program decision-making process.
  • Continually collaborated with parents and teachers to achieve speech therapy goals.
  • Provided information on speech improvement techniques and non-verbal communication methods.
  • Individualized Education Program (IEP) development

Education

Bachelor of Science - Speech & Hearing Sciences

Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
Ragama, SriLanka
01.2015

Diploma - Caregiver

Alison
08.2023

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Case management
  • Treatment Planing
  • Articulation Therapy
  • Speech Impairments
  • AAC
  • Relationship Building
  • Oral Motor Therapy
  • Progress Evaluation
  • Dysphagia Assessment/Management
  • Documentation & Record keeping
  • Patient& family Education

Certification

2017-01   Pre-congress workshop on Vocational Training for Employment

  

2016-10   Introductory course on Sensory Integration Therapy 

  

2016-07   Prechtl's method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements basic course 

  

2014-12   Beyond Words and Workbooks: Helping Post - Stroke Clients Communicate when it   matters

  

2014-08   Introductory course in Sign Linguistics

Timeline

Speech-language & Swallowing Pathologist

District General Hospital
04.2018 - 03.2023

Speech-Language and Swallowing Pathologist

National Center for Children with Cerebral Palsy & other Developmental Disorders
01.2016 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Speech & Hearing Sciences

Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya

Diploma - Caregiver

Alison
Chamara Ruwan Bandara