Seminar:Externship II

Catalog description

This seminar accompanies the second (or third) externship. At practicum sites, students demonstrate knowledge of methods and materials to treat individuals with communication disorders under supervision by licensed, ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologists. This seminar provides the opportunity to discuss treatment protocols, identify evidence-based practices for effective treatment, discuss professional and ethical issues related to professional practices in all settings (school, rehabilitation, hospital, private practice, clinic, etc.), and identify and solve problems that arise in the effective treatment of clients. Interprofessional collaboration (IPE) with the various disciplines is discussed and practiced. Externship experiences are presented and techniques and content in school settings are discussed including pull-out and push-in sessions, IEPs and RTI, and various educational approaches. Supervision is provided by licensed, ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologists, with direct treatment hours recorded and applied as per ASHA requirements. In seminar course meetings and throughout clinical externship participation with direct client interaction, an inclusive learning environment with an emphasis on the inherent dignity of each individual will be emphasized and practiced, with principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) embedded as foundational to clinical education and practice. Dimensions of diversity can include race, age, gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, cognitive and physical ability, education, learning ability, socioeconomic class, income, faith and/or non-faith beliefs, primary and/or second language, family or marital status, military service, and other individual differences.