Fieldwork

Catalog description

This course provides supervised fieldwork experience assisting with the clinical management of persons with communicative disorders. There are opportunities to interact with clients/patients while implementing a prescribed treatment plan, and assist with screening under the direction of a Speech-Language Pathologist. The experience also includes opportunities for recordkeeping and managing client data, setting up and preparing for sessions as needed, and performing various clerical duties, as needed. All fieldwork is done in specified off-campus locations such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools, or other clinical sites.