CSD 795 - School Based Externship

This course is designed to provide graduate students in speech-language pathology advanced clinical experiences in the school setting.  This externship is designed to help students meet the American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA) required number of client contact hours.  Under the supervision of a licensed, ASHA certified speech-language pathologist, students will complete speech and language screenings and diagnostic assessments, prepare evaluation reports, and make appropriate diagnoses and treatment recommendations.  Students will develop their skills in writing speech and language goals and objectives, developing therapy plans, collecting data, and measuring progress.  Learners will also explore the SLP’s role in the Response to Intervention (RTI) program within the school setting, participate in IEP meetings, and develop their collaborative problem-solving skills with other school-based professionals. School-based externship fulfills the ND State Teacher License requirement for SLPs to have had 100 practicum hours in the school setting. (10 credits)

To ensure that students acquire the skills necessary to graduate and be considered Clinical Fellowship (CF) ready, the Skills Outcomes from the 2020 Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology guide the clinical practicum experiences.

10 Semester Credit(s)

Crosslisted with: N/A
Laboratory/Experience Hours N/A
Prerequisite(s): N/A
Corequisite(s): N/A
Repeatable for Credit No
Core Course No
Grade Type LT
Typically Offered
Fall