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I have my bachelor’s in Linguistics ~ I think it made me a stand out candidate instead of the usual CSD track. Plus, my college didn’t offer the speech major at the time
Parents who take time to speak with their kids develop these skills - because they really enjoy their kids! Sadly, not all families have the time or energy given the pragmatics of living
I'm a dumb and only knew one of these :D The linguistic determinism example I heard of is how eskimo people have like a bunch of words for snow (of all kinds/textures/etc) while we mainly just use "snow," so their added attention to detail lets them prepare and navigate their environments more thoughtfully than us since we basically just respond to "snow" with "boots and a jacket" and not much else
Yess that’s exactly what I was going for.. guiding you through the thought process behind a tx session. Good luck on applications, fingers crossed!! 🤞🏼
I have an adult friend from hong kong and she came to my house for a visit .my children have a lot of pet animals and my friend said to my child oh you have sick skinny pigs My child said no ,i have six guinea pigs .my friend smiled politely and repeated yes sick skinny pigs .my daughter said mummy why does portia think our guinea pigs are sick ?
This is such a helpful video!! I'm a junior in undergrad in NYC. I'm looking to apply to SLP grad school next year and I'm definitely considering going the public school route. I want a job where I don't always have to take my work home and not have to be so anxious over debt.
I didn't double major in deaf studies but I can definitely see it being useful for this field! I'm so envious of people who know how to sign and want to learn myself 😭 I would recommend you take that route if you're genuinely interested and see yourself specializing in serving the Deaf community.
haha thank you! I majored in Linguistics because my school didn't have the Communication Science and Disorders major but it was close enough that I only had to take about 2 extra prerequisites for grad school. Hope this helps!
I’m a first generation African kid and I wanna be a pillar for all the little black or non white kids to come after me. I’m really considering speech pathology as opposed to architecture (an also majority white field lol) it’s hard knowing what u wanna do at 17 but I do know I wanna make a difference in others, especially children’s, lives
@char6081 That's awesome!! I love that your heart is in the right place and I hope your dreams take you far. You're still young and still have time to figure out what you like. Keep us posted on your journey! :D
Hi! 2nd year SLP grad student here in my last semester :) Thank you for the video. I am looking to work as a school-based SLP come the fall and was very much interested in hearing your perspective. As someone who is rather burnt out of the field in general after the gruelling schedule of grad school, would you recommend being hired through a district directly or going through an agency as a CF?
Hi!! 👋 wow thank you so muchhh, idk how you found me but I’m so glad you’re here. I started out at an agency bc I figured I would get a lot of experience from a high caseload of 65 students with varying diagnoses and grades (I saw Pre-K to 8th grade) versus a lower caseload at at a district (~30 school aged students). I gotta say, once you’re hired by a district, you are pretty much signing up long term bc they automatically take money out of your paycheck for pension/retirement and the only way to retire is working til you’re 55. Agency, you have more control of your money. And you can quit/retire whenever you want. I completely understand how draining grad school is.. if you’re looking for security and easy-going, I would say district would be the way to go. I found that you need to work your butt off at an agency. Did this answer your questions? Which setting are you leaning towards right now? ❤️
Thanks for the detailed reply! I really appreciate it. I am looking to work in the schools because I love the school schedule and team aspect of working with teachers, OT, school psych etc. I found I've enjoyed the preschool/kindergarten age so would long-term like to end up there. Your info definitely gave me some more to think about and consider now that I am starting to apply for jobs! Thank you again, I am happy to see someone who enjoys the field of SLP but also recognizes the need for work/life balance :) Will definitely subscribe! @@hparkspeech
@@emilychristopher8517Of course, I'm glad it helped Emily! Also just wanted to mention, wherever you end up working, you won't get to choose the grade level.. for example if you work at an elementary school, you'll most likely get a mix of students from K - 5. If you enjoy preschool/kindergarten age and want to only work for that age, you'll have to seek out preschools specifically.. Thank you for subscribing!! Hopefully I can keep making useful content for you and if you have any specific requests lmk ☺
Which setting do you find more appealing? Lmk your thoughts so we can continue the conversation 😜🩵 Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:31 Hiring Process 03:13 Onboarding / ongoing support 04:48 $$$ and work life balance 10:18 Benefit #1 - Health Insurance 12:33 Benefit #2 - Loan forgiveness 13:27 Benefit #3 - Tenure 14:33 Summary & Analysis 16:49 Closing
I just recently discovered my love for speech and language as a freshman acting student in college! this video helped me so much with finding out what is required and i cannot wait to start! i'd love to learn more about this field
How did you become a bilingual speach therapist? I speak 4 languages and really want to do multilingual speech therapy for children. I live in the UK so it'll probably be a little different for me
Hi! I just looked up the requirements for UK and you're right, there aren't any clear guidelines. I'm in the US and there is a clear path for us, like taking extra courses and language proficiency test. I would check with the licensing board in your country. but since there aren't specific restrictions, I don't see why you can't do self-study courses and market yourself as a bilingual SLP! There are free courses here: www.leadersproject.org/ceu-courses/ offered by Columbia University. You can also connect with other bilingual therapists in your language and collaborate to make sure you have the right approach for assessment/treatment. I'm curious to hear how this pans out, let me know and good luck!! <3
Hi I'm from the Philippines, and soon be graduating as Special Education student. I'm just wondering if there are graduate schools in korea who accepts foreigners and offers the Speech Language pathologist course. Thank you so much
Hi! I'm not sure honestly... I attended graduate school in New York so I'm unclear what the school requirements are like in Korea... but as a Korean speaking, my guess is that they will be accepting of foreigners and here's why. There's been an influx of foreigners who move to Korea permanently and are in need of services bilingually. That is a gap that foreigners like you can fill that other native Koreans cannot. I would reach out to the graduate programs directly and see if it would be a good fit before you spend money on applications. But regardless, if this is something you want to pursue, don't let anything stop you! Good luck~
Hi, love your name haha! Not necessarily. I've spoken to many SLPs who went through online programs, and literally nobody cares where you graduated from because as long as it's an accredited program, you pass all your externship experiences, and tests, that alone speaks to your capabilities. When you apply for a job, it'll be the routine clinical based questions and whether or not you have a state issued license. In my opinion, it truly does not matter. That's one way speech pathology is different from other fields, because once you become licensed, that alone legitimatizes you. Hope this helps!
Hi!! I just recently found your channel and am also bilingual (Korean) and interested in SLP. I’m wondering, do you see both English and Korean language patients? And do you need different qualifications to work with them? 감사합니다 ❤
Hi Starlight~ I do actually! I work as a bilingual SLP in the schools with both Korean bilingual and monolingual school aged children. Since I'm in NY, I had to get my TSSLD, take a few extra courses on bilingualism in grad school, and pass the Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA), but the requirements could be different wherever you are so I would double check. Lmk if you have any more questions! Always love seeing a fellow Korean SLP 🥰
Hi Heather! New subscriber here! So glad to have found your channel! As a preschool teacher and aspiring SLP, thank you for so many practical advice! Looking forward to more videos:))
My granddaughter was exactly the same. She even made a RU-vid video of herself giggling at her reflection on the Ipad, backing out of view and then crawling back into view and giggling again 😂 I saw her doing it and thought it was cute. The amazing thing is that she is uploaded it to RU-vid on her mother's account that she had password protected. The first my daughter knew of it was when she got a message saying 'Congratulations 🎉you have just uploaded your first video' 😮
