Adult Externship

Catalog description

Adhering to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) standards as dictated by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in SLP and in accordance with The Council for Clinical Certification in SLP (CFCC) standards for professional certification, graduate students are required to obtain a minimum of 400 clock hours (375 supervised clinical practicum) for graduation. During this adult externship, graduate students participate in direct patient/client contact while supervised by an ASHA-certified clinical preceptor(s) to refine their clinical independence during a full-time clinical experience. Graduate students demonstrate entry-level SLP clinical competency skills by providing meaningful and efficient patient care management, independently gather and use relevant information including co-morbidities, cultural and social background, and social support to develop and implement a plan of care with other specialties for optimal patient outcomes. Corequisite(s): SLPP 6602 Other Hours: 8 Contact Hours: 8 Repeatability: May be repeated for credit up to 2 times. Grade Mode: Normal (A, B, C, D, F) Subject Restrictions: SLPP - Speech-Language Pathology College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sciences Major Restrictions: SLPA - Speech-Language Pathology Student Class Restrictions: Professional Course Level Restrictions: Professional Semester Program Restrictions: MHS_SLPA - MHS-Speech-Language Pathology Campus Restrictions: Main Campus Schedule Type (Primary): Internship/Practicum Click here for the Schedule of Classes.