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TETN Practicum

Practicum is the supervised learning/practice of speech/language patholody in accordance with the standards of the profession. The TETN venue offers practicum experiences which are similar to the on-campus venue; however, there are many more locations involved in the TETN venue.

Practicum Requirements:

4 semesters with sponsoring educational entity (spring/fall semesters)

2 summer semesters of externship practicum assigned by clinic director in hospitals / rehabilitation facilities / long term care facilities / specialty camps / schools / etc.

Complete:
25 hours of supervised observation
375 hours of clinical practicum
At least 325 hours of the total 400 clock hours
     must be completed in graduate school.

Experience:

Clinic experiences are designed to meet all of the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) clinical requirements for Speech-Language Pathologists.

Students will receive experience and must demonstrate competency in the following areas in both assessment and intervention:

Articulation Fluency
VoiceLanguage
HearingSwallowing
Cognitive Aspects of Communication Social Aspects of Communication
Communication Modalities

Students will work with clients across the life span, with a range of disabilities and severities and with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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Page last updated December 21, 2006

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