speechpathology

Hello,I'm seeking advice from SLPs on assessing children with deafblindness. Are there any clinical assessment tools that can be used to evaluate the communication skills of children with  dual sensory impairments ? Also, I'm interested to hear about the treatment/therapy approaches to use with deaf-blind children ? . Thank you ! 

Surprisingly, I'm having a difficult time finding somewhere related to Speech or Disabilities where I can volunteer in NYC. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Can any seasoned applicants share what "safety schools" they applied to? I'm starting to believe that there's no such thing. All SLP programs seem to be extremely competitive.

Anyone here know anything about Easter Seals Early Intervention?  Esp. for specific states/cities.

Hello,

Everyone is so helpful on here! I thought I'd throw my question out there. I have just decided to change my major and speech pathology has really caught my attention. Ideally I would love to work with children in a hospital setting. I was just wondering what time frame I'm looking at. Could I get a job with a Bachelor's while I get my Masters? Should I start volunteering now? For example, doctors graduate and after the cap and gown they have a couple of years for licensing and boards etc. So what does my time frame look like? I am obviously just becoming familiar with the major and schools give very general information. Any advice and/or guidance would be really appreciated! Thanks!

Anyone here work for the NYC department of education and have advice for getting hired? You can respond here or PM me :)

Thanks!

Hello :)
Wondering if anyone can offer information about the accelerated 15-month SLP program at the University of the Pacific (UoP) in Stockton, CA. Would you recommend this program? What is the cost of tuition? How competitive is it? I've done a bit of research myself in regard to tuition - about $60K - but it seems like a fair trade-off considering it's a 15-month program versus 24 months like "regular" grad programs. I would greatly appreicate any words of wisdom or advice you might have, and am open to hear from others who attended accelerated programs at schools other than UoP.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to respond!

Hey everyone! :) I know a bunch of us ungrads overload this forum but you guys are just so helpful! I need advice because I am an out of fielder studying Psychology, because there is no CSD offered at my school. I applied for the Speech Language Pathology Certificate program (starting Fall) which is basically the pre-reqs required for grad school however you must apply to receive the permission codes. I am about to start my senior year in the Fall. I'm really stressed because my plan was always to apply for grad school Fall 2014 but so far all I have going for me is that I have research experience which I received credit for a poster. I've tried volunteering SO many times at different hospitals, private clinics, disability camps. It's crazy because you would think people want someone that's offering to help for free but nothing. It seems like in my area (Miami, FL) there's already so many other people that are trying to volunteer as well and I admit my schedule is tight. I'm available weekends and evenings at the moment because of work and school. I really wanted to have volunteered at different kinds of settings but it's harder than I expected. My current GPA is 3.54, I'm part of Psi Chi (Psychology honors society), Stand Up for Love Treasurer (non-for-profit organization), my job isn't related - Epilepsy Foundation of Florida but it does have to do with health care? Lol. I am honestly am not close to any professors yet :/ But I will change that hopefully this summer, in order to ask for letter of recommendations. I'm debating whether I should do a program in my area to become a Substitute Teacher (which costs $$). I'm also thinking of becoming a Teacher Assistant, and I applied to a Disability Charter school which I haven't heard back from. Basically I need feedback whether I should go through and do the Substitute Teacher process? Or focus more on trying to volunteering somewhere. I want to work in a school setting, at least at first. Does anyone know about the loan forgiveness in Florida? How does that work? Anyways, I need to apply to most schools by Jan/Feb so I would need experience and on top of that study and pass the GRE, I feel like I have no time for everything I need to do. Should I plan to apply to grad schools for 2015 instead and become an SLPA for a year? I don't want to waste my money on all these applications and stress when my application isn't even all that strong at the moment. But in the same time I'd rather go straight to grad school if I luckily could possibly get in. What are your opinions? Feedback is much appreciated. Thank you guys! (sorry for the super long post)

Figured I'd share in case anyone finds it helpful. And let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like me to discuss! What are your questions about AAC?

http://thoughtsaboutaac.weebly.com/

So my semester grades are being finalized,
I was on the hopes of getting a 4.0, which then went down to a 3.8 and now it will be a 3.6 for the semester My GPA for applications next semester will be about a 3.2 with probably a 3.53 last 60 units with another GPA in psychology with a 3.47 and an ABA certificate GPA of 3.6. I have work experience being a behavior instructor with children who have autism and i am part of psi chi, NSSSLHA and I have some research experience, and some supervision hours.

I was wondering what my chances are of getting accepted were. I was thinking of applying to some schools for spring admission and if i don't get in there for Spring, maybe some fall school, including NYU as a "reach school." what can I do now to better my chances and application?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!