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A Day in the Life of a Speech-Language Pathologist

Instructor: Joni Mack

Joni Mack earned her master's degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Illinois and worked in a variety of clinical settings — including birth-to-three, preschool and elementary-aged programs —  before joining the communication sciences and disorders faculty at Augustana College.

Program dates: June 23-27, 2013

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Program cost: $600

Includes lodging, all meals and any field trips. Students arrive on campus Sunday, June 23, and depart Thursday, June 27.

Course description

Discover the importance of communication in this four-day hands-on experience in Augustana's Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing. You will observe children with communication disorders, talk with their parents, and assist professional speech-language pathologists in our fun summer therapy program for children with communication impairments. On the last day you will introduce your own creative therapeutic activity.

There is a limit of 10 students for this course.

A two-day commuter program is also available for local high school students.

Tentative schedule

Sunday, June 23

  • Check-in
  • Welcome reception

Monday, June 24

  • Program introduction and orientation
  • Introduction to speech sound disorders
  • Guest speaker — parent of a child with severe speech sound disorder
  • Introduction to language disorders
  • Guest speaker — parent of a child with autism

Tuesday, June 25

  • Planning for intervention
  • Case study: Review background information on children with speech sound disorders and language disorders
  • Project: Develop intervention activity for a specific client
  • Observe clinical faculty during an intervention session
  • Search for ideas/information
  • Plan and prepare intervention materials

Wednesday, June 26

  • Finalize intervention materials
  • Observe clinical faculty during individual and group intervention sessions

Thursday, June 27

  • Discussion: Review of speech, language, voice and fluency disorders
  • Discussion: Review of the intervention process
  • Project: Use developed activity during group intervention session