The Making of A Good Speech Therapist
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The Making of A Good Speech The Making of A Good Speech TherapistTherapist
The Criterion for the Development of the Best Professionally Trained Speech and
Language Pathologists
Council of Academic Programs Council of Academic Programs inin
Communications Sciences and Disorders Communications Sciences and Disorders
Palm Springs, CaliforniaApril 25, 2002
Touro College – Brooklyn Touro College – Brooklyn CampusCampus
Avenue J - Midwood
The Touro Program at a The Touro Program at a GlanceGlance
Diverse Student BodyMulti-CulturalMulti-Lingual
Diverse Student BodyDiverse Student Body
Nationalities Puerto Rico France Russia Iran Israel Holland
Languages Spanish French Farsi Yiddish Hebrew Russian Flemish English “New Yawk”
UNIQUE CHALLENGESUNIQUE CHALLENGESInadequate writing abilitiesDifficulty with phonetic transcriptionsDifferent customs and sensitivitiesDealing with multi-cultural issues
UNIQUE BENEFITSUNIQUE BENEFITS
Customs reflective of clinic populationsMulti-lingual abilitiesSensitivities and concerns of clientsAbility to deal with multi-cultural issuesCLINIC POPULATION IS MIRROR OF
STUDENT POPULATION
Common MisconceptionsCommon Misconceptions
Experience over EducationPlacements vs. EducationKnowledge over Critical Thinking
MythMyth
“It’s not the education that makes the difference; you learn it all at externships and on the job.”
MythMyth
“We (the universities) all teach the same things; it’s our placements that make us better.”
MythMyth
“The most important thing we do is impart knowledge and hope that the student applies critical thinking skills.”
The Top Ten List of What to The Top Ten List of What to Look for in an EmployeeLook for in an Employee
The Today And Forever Show
Number # 10Number # 10
“I always accept criticism and direction if it fits with my pre-conceived character and ideas.”
Number # 9Number # 9
“I always establish proper goals if it fits with my selfish character.”
Number # 8Number # 8
“I am very creative and extremely flexible, just as my mother suggests.”
Number # 7Number # 7
“Disorders, I know about all of them, as long as you don’t test me.”
Number # 6Number # 6
“I am an expert at diagnosis including the tests that are used. OK, there are still some tests out there that I need to master.”
Number # 5Number # 5
“I am the consummate professional, even if it’s not professional for me to say so myself.”
Number # 4 Number # 4
“I am extremely organized and a master of time-management skills. Did I say that I am extremely organized?”
Number # 3Number # 3
“You know, I am really a people’s person and get along well with clients and co-workers. So why am I shouting?
Number # 2Number # 2
“I mean I really, whatever, you know what I mean, really, I have the verbal skills.”
Number # 1Number # 1 “I have report writing
skills for both diagnostic and progress reports, even if just takes me too long to describe exactly what I want to write and it will be hard for anyone but me to figure out…”
The Top 10 Employee The Top 10 Employee QualitiesQualities
1. Report Writing Skills2. Good Verbal Skills 3. Ability to Relate Well
with Clients and Co-Workers
4. Organization and Time Management Skills
5. Professionalism6. Knowledge of Tests
7. Knowledge of Disorders
8. Shows Creativity and Flexibility
9. Establishes Proper Goals
10. Accept Criticism and Direction
The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments
Teaching at the Graduate Level
THOU SHALT HAVE THOU SHALT HAVE KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE OF THE OF THE
SUBJECT MATTERSUBJECT MATTER
THOU SHALT HAVE THE THOU SHALT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ABILITY TO RESEARCH RESEARCH
THE TOPIC THE TOPIC INDEPENDENTLYINDEPENDENTLY
THOU SHALT THOU SHALT SELF-EVALUATESELF-EVALUATE
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OR LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OR ACKNOWLEDGE LIMITATIONSACKNOWLEDGE LIMITATIONS
THOU SHALT LOCATE THOU SHALT LOCATE RESOURCESRESOURCES
THOU SHALT HAVE THE THOU SHALT HAVE THE ABILITY TOABILITY TO
APPLY APPLY LEARNED KNOWLEDGE TO LEARNED KNOWLEDGE TO
PRACTICEPRACTICE
THOU SHALT THOU SHALT NOT NOT ACCEPT ACCEPT THINGS AT FACE VALUE --THINGS AT FACE VALUE --
CRITIQUE RESEARCHCRITIQUE RESEARCH
THOU SHALT THOU SHALT INTEGRATE INTEGRATE
INFORMATIONINFORMATION
THOU SHALT HAVE THE THOU SHALT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ABILITY TO
ACCEPT CRITICISM & ACCEPT CRITICISM & DIRECTIONDIRECTION
THOU SHALT THOU SHALT PERFECT WRITING SKILLSPERFECT WRITING SKILLS
THOU SHALT NEVER TAKETHOU SHALT NEVER TAKEAURAL/ORAL SKILLSAURAL/ORAL SKILLS
FOR GRANTEDFOR GRANTED
And now…And now…from substance from substance
to form(s)to form(s)
The Tools That Pull It All Together