Dianne Macdonald Work Experience
1998 - Present Communication Works Speech and Language Therapy
Dianne currently works with children (preschool and school-age) and adults with reading and written language delays/disorders.
Dianne currently works with children (preschool and school-age) and adults with reading and written language delays/disorders.
Dianne Macdonald has worked privately with the following organizations:
Delta Psychology, Ottawa, ON
Joint Psychology and Speech Language Pathology assessments and reports.
Emerging Minds, Ottawa, ON
Joint Psychology and Occupational Therapy assessments and reports for children and youth on the autism spectrum.
First Words Speech and Language Program of Ottawa
Speech and language screenings in the Ottawa area for children 0-5 years old.
La RessourSe - Hull, Quebec
Speech and language assessment and treatment for anglophone children 0-5 years old and adults.
Services aux Enfants et Adultes de Prescott- Russell, ON
Speech and language assessments, as well as augmentative and alternative communication assessments for adults with developmental delays.
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON
Assessment and therapy for 4 year old preschoolers with speech and language delays/disorders.
West Quebec School Board - Aylmer, Quebec
Speech and language assessments for school-age children.
Services for Community Living - Creston, BC
Communication assessments, including augmentative communication, for developmentally delayed adults.
Joint Psychology and Speech Language Pathology assessments and reports.
Emerging Minds, Ottawa, ON
Joint Psychology and Occupational Therapy assessments and reports for children and youth on the autism spectrum.
First Words Speech and Language Program of Ottawa
Speech and language screenings in the Ottawa area for children 0-5 years old.
La RessourSe - Hull, Quebec
Speech and language assessment and treatment for anglophone children 0-5 years old and adults.
Services aux Enfants et Adultes de Prescott- Russell, ON
Speech and language assessments, as well as augmentative and alternative communication assessments for adults with developmental delays.
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON
Assessment and therapy for 4 year old preschoolers with speech and language delays/disorders.
West Quebec School Board - Aylmer, Quebec
Speech and language assessments for school-age children.
Services for Community Living - Creston, BC
Communication assessments, including augmentative communication, for developmentally delayed adults.
Dianne Macdonald has worked as an employee of the following organizations:
10/00 - 04/06 Montfort Hospital, Ottawa, ON
Provided dysphagia (swallowing) assessment and treatment, (including videofluoroscopic evaluation) in an acute care setting with a geriatric population.
10/00 - 09/02 The Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, ON
Provided assessment and therapy to francophone adults who stutter in both individual and group settings.
11/98 - 07/99 Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, ON
Provided videofluoroscopic assessments to adults with dysphagia on an outpatient basis. Assessed and treated speech and language delays/disorders in preschoolers.
07/97 - 09/98 Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital, Nelson BC
Provided dysphagia (swallowing) assessments (bedside and videofluoroscopic) for adults in acute care and outpatient settings.
09/96 - 09/98 School District #8 (Kootenay Lake), Nelson, BC
Assessed and treated speech, language, fluency and voice disorders in the school-age population.
05/93 - 09/95 School District #86 (Creston-Kaslo), Kaslo, BC
Provided home-based as well as clinic-based intervention for preschoolers, school-age children and adults with speech, language, voice and fluency disorders in rural communities.
Provided dysphagia (swallowing) assessment and treatment, (including videofluoroscopic evaluation) in an acute care setting with a geriatric population.
10/00 - 09/02 The Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, ON
Provided assessment and therapy to francophone adults who stutter in both individual and group settings.
11/98 - 07/99 Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, ON
Provided videofluoroscopic assessments to adults with dysphagia on an outpatient basis. Assessed and treated speech and language delays/disorders in preschoolers.
07/97 - 09/98 Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital, Nelson BC
Provided dysphagia (swallowing) assessments (bedside and videofluoroscopic) for adults in acute care and outpatient settings.
09/96 - 09/98 School District #8 (Kootenay Lake), Nelson, BC
Assessed and treated speech, language, fluency and voice disorders in the school-age population.
05/93 - 09/95 School District #86 (Creston-Kaslo), Kaslo, BC
Provided home-based as well as clinic-based intervention for preschoolers, school-age children and adults with speech, language, voice and fluency disorders in rural communities.
Other Experience
Clinical Supervision (University of Ottawa, University of Toronto)
Providing inservices and professional presentations
March, 2013 Guatemalan Nursing and Early Childhood Care and Education Project, Heritage College, Gatineau, QC, Speech-Language Pathologist Team Member - Early Literacy Stimulation Focus
Providing inservices and professional presentations
March, 2013 Guatemalan Nursing and Early Childhood Care and Education Project, Heritage College, Gatineau, QC, Speech-Language Pathologist Team Member - Early Literacy Stimulation Focus
Past Professional Affiliations
Hanen Certified, March 2000
Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Quebec (OOAQ), April 2015
Individual Authorizer with the Assistive Devices Program of Ontario (ADP), August 2008
Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Quebec (OOAQ), April 2015
Individual Authorizer with the Assistive Devices Program of Ontario (ADP), August 2008