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A Guide for Practicum Administrators For faculty who organize external practicum placements, the primary responsibility is to ensure that graduate students in speech-language pathology receive high-quality clinical education in a variety of clinical settings. This requires building and maintaining strong relationships with supervisors, securing appropriate clinical placements, and managing contracts—all...
It’s a great time to serve as a clinical educator in audiology or speech-language pathology. As a professional organization, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recognized the need to educate clinical supervisors about the principles and practices of evidence-based clinical instruction across practicum settings (e.g., on-campus clinic, off-campus clinic, AuD externship,...
Importance of Supervisory Training and an Abbreviated History Many of us who are or have been clinical educators or preceptors recognize and support the importance of supervision training for those who supervise our future professionals. The underlying premise is that Supervision is a distinct area of practice and, as such,...
Historically, university training clinics were established as the primary clinical training units of departments that offer graduate degree programs in speech-language pathology and audiology. These clinics serve as a valuable source of clinical exposure for students to clients of a wide variety of ages and disorders. Perhaps more important, they...
Tele-supervision, or e-supervision, refers to the use of two-way digital video conferencing technologies for the purpose of clinical supervision. With tele-supervision, clinical instructors can provide supervision at a distant site. It has proven beneficial in reinforcing relationships between the graduate student clinician and university programs and off-campus supervisors. People engaged...
Fees and Reimbursement in 2012 There are countless challenges in the education of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Because clinical training is such an integral part of the graduate programs for our professions, the operation of the university speech and hearing clinic is of paramount importance. Clinical opportunities must match the...
Question What makes the University of Pittsburgh clinical training model different than most other CSD clinical programs? Answer First, it is probably important to provide some background on our department and the environment in which we are situated. The University of Pittsburgh Communication Science and Disorders (CSD) department is housed...
The demand for professionals in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) may compel program directors to consider an expansion of their graduate programs to increase student capacity. Determining feasibility for increasing student capacity requires careful consideration. Three variables consistently emerge in the literature concerning graduate program advancement and development: mission, quality,...
Securing adequate extern sites, supervisors and preceptors with adequate skills and knowledge in clinical education; adequately assessing student performance in clinical settings, enabling academic and clinical faculty in university programs to better support student learning; ensuring that students receive exposure and training across an ever expanding scope of practice and...