Melissa Bridge

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Melissa Bridge (she/her/hers)

Speech Therapy

CCC-SLP
(Certificate of Clinical Competence - Speech-Language Pathology)
Melissa Bridge avatar

Melissa Bridge (she/her/hers)

Speech Therapy

CCC-SLP
(Certificate of Clinical Competence - Speech-Language Pathology)

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About

Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, I moved to Knoxville in the midst of a pandemic! I received my professional eduction at the State University of New York College at Cortland. Clinically, I like to serve a diverse caseload, but have grown to love and feel confident treating phonological disorders and early language learners. During my free time I enjoy attending sporting events with my husband, trying new restaurants, and exercise classes. 

Languages

American Sign Language
English

Areas of expertise

  1. Speech Therapy Expressive Language Utterance Expansion
  2. Speech Therapy Receptive Language Following Directions
  3. Speech Therapy Expressive Language Communicative Intent
  4. Speech Therapy Expressive Language Gestures, Signs, and Facial Cues
  5. Speech Therapy Expressive Language Play Skills
  6. Speech Therapy Phonology Cluster Reduction
  7. Speech Therapy Phonology Final Consonant Deletion
  8. Speech Therapy Phonology Fronting
  9. Speech Therapy Phonology Gliding
  10. Speech Therapy Phonology Phonological Awareness
  11. Speech Therapy Phonology Stopping
  12. Speech Therapy Receptive Language Play Skills
  13. Speech Therapy Articulation Distortions
  14. Speech Therapy Articulation Substitutions

Areas of interest

  1. Early Intervention
  2. Advocacy
  3. Clinical Education & Supervision
  4. Teletherapy
  5. Continuing Education

Experience treating these disorders

  1. Childhood language disorders
  2. Speech sound disorders
  3. Autism Spectrum Disorder
  4. Stuttering and other fluency disorders
  5. Voice disorders

Background

Education

Suny Cortland 2018 - 2020

MA/MS in Communication Disorders and Sciences

Suny Cortland 2016 - 2018

BS/BSc in Speech and Hearing Sciences

Onondaga Community College 2014 - 2016

AA/AS in Humanities

Professional Associations

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

From 05/12/2021

Continuing Education Certificate

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First 50 Words

Description:

8 Professional Hours

Presenter Laura Brown CCC-SLP
Format Individual/Self-Study (Asynchronous)
Setting Online/Distance Learning
Instruction level Introductory
Completed on 08/22/2022

Continuing Education Certificate

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Presenter Alexandra Zachos
Format Individual/Self-Study (Asynchronous)
Setting Online/Distance Learning
Instruction level Introductory
Completed on 05/26/2022

Continuing Education Certificate

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Presenter BrIQht Ideas
Duration / credits 60 minutes; CEU 0.1 units; CMH: 1.0 hour
Format Individual/Self-Study (Asynchronous)
Setting Online/Distance Learning
Instruction level Introductory
Completed on 01/30/2022

Continuing Education Certificate

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Presenter BrIQht Ideas
Duration / credits 60 minutes; CEU 0.1 units; CMH: 1.0 hour
Format Group Learning (Synchronous)
Setting Online/Distance Learning
Instruction level Intermediate
Completed on 01/22/2022

Continuing Education Certificate

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Presenter BrIQht Ideas
Duration / credits 30 minutes; CEU 0.05 units; CMH: 0.5 hours
Format Group Learning (Synchronous)
Setting Online/Distance Learning
Instruction level Introductory
Completed on 01/22/2022

Continuing Education Certificate

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Minor Speech Sound Disorders

Description:

This course discusses systematic, effective ways to reduce speech sound errors within a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework. It provides strategies for deciding whether, and at what level, to enroll a child in speech treatment, and for supporting phonologic learning and monitoring progress in the general education setting. A successful three-tiered model of intervention at the elementary school level is also presented.

Presenter Teresa Farnham, MA, CCC-SLP
Duration / credits 60 minutes; CEU 0.1 units; CMH: 1.0 hour
Format Group Learning (Synchronous)
Setting Online/Distance Learning
Instruction level Intermediate
Completed on 10/21/2021