The official blog of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
While we recognize and condemn the multifaceted aspects of systemic racism and oppression in this country, we must also address the injustices many of our Black NSSLHA students face within their own CSD programs. Last week, we opened our Instagram account to our NSSLHA students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) to amplify their voices. We asked, “What have you experienced as…
This past January, my first semester of in-house clinical practicum as a graduate student started. It was nerve-wracking! After all these years of studying speech-language pathology, it was finally time to put my knowledge to the ultimate test. Feeling nervous and overwhelmed, I began to question myself. How would I ever be able to conduct therapy—face-to-face—with a real, living, breathing person?! I recall my first…
Thanks again to everyone who joined us last month for the NSSLHA Live Chat, COVID-19: Certification and Accreditation Q&A for Students. We couldn’t get to all of your questions, so last week we addressed some questions related to navigating your grades, graduation, financial aid, the Praxis, and employment. This week, we’ve connected with our colleagues on ASHA’s Accreditation and Certification teams to share answers to…
Thanks to everyone who joined the NSSLHA Live Chat, COVID-19: Certification and Accreditation Q&A for Students in April. There were some questions we couldn’t get to during the chat, so we’ve connected with our colleagues on ASHA’s Accreditation and Certification teams to share more answers with you now: Grade and Graduation Requirements We understand this pandemic has caused a great deal of stress on students…