Hi everyone, My name is Betty and I'm a speech pathologist in Australia working with children with disabilities. I noticed there hasn't been any threads for about a year now. Is this group still running? As mentioned by others, this is the only group I can find for speech pathologists and it would be a good way to share ideas and info. I'm relatively new to real world speech pathology as I graduated only at the end of the last year. It would be a great opportunity to learn about SP practice in other countries through this group, as well as share information. I get some interesting things (EBP and info) at work as well that I could definitely share with everyone here if they were interested. Let me know if this group is what I'm looking for Betty :)
I am a student SLT in London, having just finished the 1st year of my 2 year Post Graduate course. It would be good if we could get this group up and running again - always nice to have others to swop thoughts/questions with! We have a similar one running at uni, but it is only for those on my course, different perspectives always welcome!
Meg.
On 7/11/06, bettybeetle <bettybee...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > My name is Betty and I'm a speech pathologist in Australia working with > children with disabilities. I noticed there hasn't been any threads for > about a year now. Is this group still running? As mentioned by others, > this is the only group I can find for speech pathologists and it would > be a good way to share ideas and info. > I'm relatively new to real world speech pathology as I graduated only > at the end of the last year. It would be a great opportunity to learn > about SP practice in other countries through this group, as well as > share information. I get some interesting things (EBP and info) at work > as well that I could definitely share with everyone here if they were > interested. > Let me know if this group is what I'm looking for > Betty :)
I'm a husband of an SLP at Loma Linda University Med Center, in Southern California, and opened up this Google Group because my wife was looking to discuss with other SLP's and the only inet discussion group available was a limited one through her university. As you can see, this Google Group has yet to take off, but I'll continue to leave it open and maintain it in the hopes that there will be future activity.
My name is Tara and I am a Speech Pathologist in Illinois, USA. I have been hoping some people would start posting on this, as I was probably one of the few posts a year ago looking for people to connect with. I'd love to make some connections and share therapy ideas, experiances, and problems I need help with .... Keep up the posts!!
Oh how fantastic! People are responding! How about we share a little about what we do? This way we can ask each other specific questions if they come up. I'll start. As I've said, I'm a newbie and working with school age children with disabilities (mostly mod-severe-profound developmental/intellectual disabilities). So I do lots with communication books, PECs, PCS, Makaton sign. I also do so swallowing management. Though my main SP interest is in aphasia. Your turn! :) b
I work with early intervention in a preschool in central Illinois. I actually don't start until August. I just graduated in May with my masters degree. My main passion is the hearing impaired community. I am proficient in sign language and just adore teaching speech and vocabulary. My new job will have me working with two other speech therapists and students who are labeled "at risk" for language and speech delays (low socioeconomic status of family, young mothers, family history of disorders, diagnosed disability, etc). I had many internships in graduate school in both preschools and public schools. I love younger populations, but have had a great time working with aphasic patients too! I pretty much love EVERYTHING speech-path .... as long as you don't question me too much on all that anatomy ;)
Well, as I said I am half way through my post-grad course, so 1 year left before I join the real world! Can't wait! My placements last year were with adults, both out-patients (voice, stammering, aphasia) and in-patients (aphasia and dysphagia). I enjoyed most of it but must admit that I found the in-patients quite emotional. I guess it takes time to get used to the hospital environment, let alone the feeling of knowing what I'm doing!
I haven't yet decided which area I would like to work in, and am waiting until I have some child placements next year. I have experience of teaching children (I teach ballet part-time) and enjoy that, so am with-holding judgement until I have more SLT experience!
On 7/15/06, Tara Nicole <3 )~ <taranicole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I work with early intervention in a preschool in central Illinois. I > actually don't start until August. I just graduated in May with my > masters degree. My main passion is the hearing impaired community. I am > proficient in sign language and just adore teaching speech and > vocabulary. My new job will have me working with two other speech > therapists and students who are labeled "at risk" for language and > speech delays (low socioeconomic status of family, young mothers, > family history of disorders, diagnosed disability, etc). I had many > internships in graduate school in both preschools and public schools. I > love younger populations, but have had a great time working with > aphasic patients too! I pretty much love EVERYTHING speech-path .... as > long as you don't question me too much on all that anatomy ;)
Cool, sounds like we have a nice spread of people already. I noticed both Meg and Tara did postgraduate degrees. Can people become SPs through undergraduate programs or just postgrad in your countries? In Australia you can just graduate from a SP specific undergrad course, which is what I did.
I wanted to know what is the schooling system for children with communication difficulties? Are there special classes or schools for children with autism, hearing impairment, developmental/intellectual/other disabilities? I'm only just starting to understand how it works in my state. Here, kids can be in mainstream, mild, moderate intellectual units, special schools (e.g. non-verbal, severe-profound kids) and schools for kids with autism and hearing impairments.
Oh and what is the terminology for us in your country? We are called speech pathologists here. But I sometimes say therapist for parents who having difficulty understanding English.
In England you can do a 4 year undergraduate BSc course or a 2 year Post-Graduate course. The post-grad qualifies you to practice, and then if you want to you can complete one further year to obtain a Masters (MSc) degree. I think this involves a piece of research which you do whilst working. Obviously I haven't quite got that far yet!
In terms of schooling, I know that there are some special schools for children with various difficulties, I visited one school for children with autism and one for children with visual impairments when I was doing observation prior to my interview for the course. More and more I think there is a policy of inclusion for all children, but it is contraversial for obvious reasons. I have also heard teachers say that they don't receive enough training to deal with children with special needs. I don't have any child experiences yet though so I could be all wrong!
We are called Speech and Language Therapists in the UK but in my (limited) experience I think that can sometimes put people off. Eg, in adult voice clinics I have been in, some patients, especially older men, hear the word "therapy" and don't want to come. Just a thought.
On 7/18/06, bettybeetle <bettybee...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cool, sounds like we have a nice spread of people already. I noticed > both Meg and Tara did postgraduate degrees. Can people become SPs > through undergraduate programs or just postgrad in your countries? In > Australia you can just graduate from a SP specific undergrad course, > which is what I did.
> I wanted to know what is the schooling system for children with > communication difficulties? Are there special classes or schools for > children with autism, hearing impairment, > developmental/intellectual/other disabilities? > I'm only just starting to understand how it works in my state. Here, > kids can be in mainstream, mild, moderate intellectual units, special > schools (e.g. non-verbal, severe-profound kids) and schools for kids > with autism and hearing impairments.
> Oh and what is the terminology for us in your country? We are called > speech pathologists here. But I sometimes say therapist for parents who > having difficulty understanding English.
I am trying to find out some info about working in the USA. I have now been
working in Speech Therapy for 2 years, and have always wanted to live/work
in the States for a bit. I have been told that I may have to have a Masters
degree to do this. I currently have a Postgraduate diploma and I did have
the option to upgrade to an MSc but due to various personal issues over the
past 2 years I haven't been able to do this. I think the deadline for this
has just about passed so am worried that I might have missed the boat :(
I emailed ASHA some time ago and got this response:
"Unfortunately, the information you have received about your graduate
qualifications not being sufficient to permit you to work in the US *may be
correct.* Almost every state (48 of them) has licensure laws/regulations
that qualify someone to work within the state. While there are some states
that will recognize your degree from the UK, there are others that might
not. "
All very "may/might" and not very definite! I understand that I would have
to take the Praxis exam and apply, but other than that does anyone have any
more definite ideas about if or where I could potentially work in the states
with my current qualification?
Any info appreciated!
Thanks,
Meg.
On 7/18/06, Meg Hughes <hughes....@gmail.com> wrote:
> In England you can do a 4 year undergraduate BSc course or a 2 year
> Post-Graduate course. The post-grad qualifies you to practice, and then if
> you want to you can complete one further year to obtain a Masters (MSc)
> degree. I think this involves a piece of research which you do whilst
> working. Obviously I haven't quite got that far yet!
> In terms of schooling, I know that there are some special schools for
> children with various difficulties, I visited one school for children with
> autism and one for children with visual impairments when I was doing
> observation prior to my interview for the course. More and more I think
> there is a policy of inclusion for all children, but it is contraversial for
> obvious reasons. I have also heard teachers say that they don't receive
> enough training to deal with children with special needs. I don't have any
> child experiences yet though so I could be all wrong!
> We are called Speech and Language Therapists in the UK but in my (limited)
> experience I think that can sometimes put people off. Eg, in adult voice
> clinics I have been in, some patients, especially older men, hear the word "
> therapy" and don't want to come. Just a thought.
> On 7/18/06, bettybeetle <bettybee...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Cool, sounds like we have a nice spread of people already. I noticed
>> both Meg and Tara did postgraduate degrees. Can people become SPs
>> through undergraduate programs or just postgrad in your countries? In
>> Australia you can just graduate from a SP specific undergrad course,
>> which is what I did.
>> I wanted to know what is the schooling system for children with
>> communication difficulties? Are there special classes or schools for
>> children with autism, hearing impairment,
>> developmental/intellectual/other disabilities?
>> I'm only just starting to understand how it works in my state. Here,
>> kids can be in mainstream, mild, moderate intellectual units, special
>> schools (e.g. non-verbal, severe-profound kids) and schools for kids
>> with autism and hearing impairments.
>> Oh and what is the terminology for us in your country? We are called
>> speech pathologists here. But I sometimes say therapist for parents who
>> having difficulty understanding English.
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