the making of a good speech therapist

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)

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