Speech therapist

Nursery School Teacher Assistant

Chariklia Vlastou
Address: Sifnos Telephone number: +306972949093, Email address: hara.vlastou@gmail.com

EDUCATION

10/2011-06/2016
TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KALAMATA
Department of Speech Therapy, School of Health & Welfare Professions
Dissertation on “ Comparing language skills in children in high functioning areas of the autistic
spectrum and children with specific language impairment (disablility/disorder??) in preschool and
kindergarten years.”
Degree score: 9,70 Excellent (IKY State Scholarships Foundation Grant and Excellence Award)
Active Member of the Greek Speech Therapists Association (SELLE).

10/2006-06/2008
PUBLIC LIFELONG LEARNING FOUNDATION VARI
Department of Preschool Education
Dissertation on ‘Movement and Music Activities Project on the theme of ‘Springtime’ for Preschool
Children”.
Degree score: Very Good

PROFFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Current activity (under valid services account books)
*06/2019 till now:
Providing creative play childcare for babies and toddlers as a childminder, pedagogue, Greek language
educator and child companion in field activities (catering also to non-Greek and single parent families)

*10/2016 till now:

Speech Therapist working in Sifnos: Evaluating and treating preschool and school children. Providing
counselling for parents and childcarers. Assisting to the development of skills in adults with
neurological disorders. Also applying principles of therapeutic use of pets (my own dogs) in therapy
sessions.

09/2017 – 11/2018
Childminder for pupils with PDD both privately and as an employee in public kindergartens in Sifnos
(Apollonia and Artemonas).

09/2015 – 09/2016
Speech therapy intervention for a 7 year old boy with general learning disability and language
impairment. Aigaleo area.

09/2014 – 09/2016
Long distance ‘counselling’ work with a music teacher concerning the shaping of teaching material and
teaching methodologies to accommodate for elementary and high school students with learning
impairments. Zevgolatio area, Corinth.

04/2014 – 09/2015:
Internship: Speech therapy evaluations for the medical and pediatrical department of the adolescent
health unit in the pediatrical hospital of ‘Panayiots & Aglaia Kyriakou’. Participation in private children
and adolescents’ therapy project under the supervision of Mr. Kalaniotis Konstantinos.

09/2014 – 02/2015:
Speech therapy evaluation and treatment of elderly patients as part of the 3rd clinical practice course of
the A’ Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, conducted in the ‘Alexandrakio’ nursing home
of Kalamata Municipality.

09/2013 – 06/2014:
Speech therapy evaluation and treatment of preschool and school children as part of the 1st and 2nd
clinical practice course of the A’ Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, conducted in the
Institute’s facilities.

2005-2016: