Kripa Thankam Reji

To provide qualitative and quantitative service to people, with my professional skills. To improve my professional knowledge and skills through experience and develop more learning environment. To work with commitment and hard work and to pledge my duties as an Audiologist and Speech language pathologist for mainstreaming of individuals with special needs.

• Assisted the SLP in collecting and tallying of data for assessment purposes.
• Assisted the SLP with informal documentation during 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.
• Respond to medical referral following standard procedure.
• To Select and administer appropriate treatment with proper attention to age-appropriate considerations, patient safety and dignity.
• Instruct patient and family in treatment plan, expected outcome, and home program
• Evaluate patients of all ages with communication deficits and dysphagia
• Have got the opportunity to Evaluate, diagnose, and treat inpatients/outpatients, adults/children with variety of communication disorders including: apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, head injury, fluency, voice, neurological impairments, mental retardation, phonology, laryngectomy, dialectal variances, hearing impairments, cleft palate, and cerebral palsy under the guidance of eminent SLPs
• Assessed children with articulation disorder, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism spectrum disorders, Mild and Moderate utilizing criterion referenced measures and standardized testing.
• Took leadership in organizing curricular and extra-curricular events like medical camps, Cultural events, Formal functions conducted by the respective institute.
• Done 2 months of voluntary service at MCRD Navajyothi school, Thadiyoor, Pathanamthitta.

• Mar Thoma Institute of Speech and Hearing, Kasaragod, Kerala, 1 Month
• Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, 1 Month
• Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, 1 Month
• Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, 2 Months
• Madras ENT Research Foundation Hospital & Institute, Chennai, 1 Month
• Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, 1 Month
• Dr. Noushad ENT Hospital & Research Centre, Ernakulam, Kerala, 1 Month
• MCRD Nava Jyothi Special School, Thadiyoor, Kerala, 1 Month

• Audiological & Speech language screening camps, Muhimmath Higher Secondary School Puthige, Kasaragod, 01/28/2019
• Audiological & Speech language screening camps, Holy Family school Badiadka, Kasaragod, 03/02/2020
• OAE screening, Chaithra Hospital Kasaragod
• Rotary Special School, Maavumkal, 11/12/2019

Presented clinical conference on the topic “Oromandibular Dystonia: An overview” in the Clinical  Conference of the academic year 2017-2018.

Presented Journal Club on the topic Self reported quality of life outcomes in aphasia using life participation approach values : 1 Year Outcome.

• Done Dissertation on topic “Analysis of Inferential skills in school-going adolescence”.

• Date of Birth: 07/31/1997
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Married

• CRE —RCI, Marthoma Institute of Speech and Hearing, Kasaragod, Advances in auditory electrophysiological evaluation and neurophysiologic perspective in assessment and management of hyperacusis and tinnitus, 03/07/2016.
• Seminar, Marthoma Institute of Speech And Hearing, Kasaragod, Management of voice disorders and laryngectomy, 10/19/2015.
• CRE-RCI National symposium, Manipal College of Health Professions, Problem-based approach to the clinical practice in Communication disorders, 01/17/2020 - 02/18/2020.
• ISHACON 2022, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, 02/19/2022.
• 14th KSB - ISHA CON 2022 - National level conference, 02/07/2022 to 03/07/2022.
• CRE —RCI, Baby Memorial College of Allied Medical Science, Calicut - National level conference on Audiology and Speech language pathology on 05/11/2022 to 06/11/2022.
• 15th National Level Seminar - ISHA KSB on 14/10/2023 to 15/10/2023.

ISHA KSB - 2023, (Poster category) - Speech and Language findings in an 8 year old child with Moyamoya disease.

MISHCON - 2023 (Poster Category) - Importance of contextual factors in Aphasia rehabilitation.

ISHA KSB - 2022 (Oral Category) - Curriculum based analysis of Inferential skills in school going adolescence.

ISHACON - 2022 (Oral Category) - Analysis of inferential skills in school going adolescence.

• Assisted the SLP in collecting and tallying of data for assessment purposes.
• Assisted the SLP with informal documentation during 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.
• Respond to medical referral following standard procedure.
• To Select and administer appropriate treatment with proper attention to age- appropriate considerations, patient safety and dignity.
• Instruct patient and family in treatment plan, expected outcome, and home program
• Evaluate patients of all ages with communication deficits and dysphagia
• Assessed children with articulation disorder, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism spectrum disorders, Mild and Moderate utilizing criterion referenced measures and standardized testing.
• Have got the opportunity to Evaluate, diagnose, and treat inpatients/outpatients, adults/children with variety of communication disorders including: apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, head injury, fluency, voice, neurological impairments, mental retardation, phonology, laryngectomy, dialectal variances, hearing impairments, cleft palate, and cerebral palsy under the guidance of eminent SLPs.
• Took leadership in organizing curricular and extra-curricular events like medical camps, Cultural events, Formal functions conducted by the respective institute.
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Part of organizing committees

• National Level conference on Audiology and Speech Language Pathology held at Baby Memorial College of Allied Medical Sciences on 05th and 06th of November 2022.
• 15th National Level Seminar - ISHA KSB held on 14th and 15th October 2023.