Transforming Portland State University’s NSSLHA Chapter

in Local NSSLHA Chapter on by Cassie Quinn, CCC-SLP Share
Portland State University NSSLHA chapter members bowling

Portland State University’s NSSLHA chapter has transformed tremendously over the past several years, with a focus on implementing innovative changes to increase student participation and fundraising efforts. Prior to taking over the role of chapter advisor in 2014, our chapter was a fully independent, student-run organization with a board of four students and 14 “active” chapter members—there was minimal faculty involvement. The chapter held a…

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5 Tips to Develop Your Clinical Skills

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Clinician with young client

Until recently, I had a basic knowledge of stuttering from undergraduate coursework, but I knew nothing about fluency treatment or why a clinician might choose one particular treatment option over another. Going into clinicals, this made me extremely anxious and I labored over whether or not I’d be able to properly select and implement effective therapies for my adult client with a stutter. Yet, as…

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5 Tips to Manage Stress as a CSD Student

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Stressed student sitting on steps outside

Our brains are capable of amazing things. They can heal themselves; takeover for body parts that have stopped working; and generate every move, thought and breath we take. Our brains help us absorb all of the knowledge we need to become audiology and speech-language pathology professionals; and allow us to share that knowledge with our clients, patients, and peers. Our brains also protect us from…

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Therapy Abroad—My International Education in Speech-Language Pathology

in National NSSLHA Member on by Norah AlJunaidi Share
Norah AlJunaidi in Belize for study abroad.

To me, learning about speech-language pathology in other countries and cultures is important because awareness and education about places different than our own will make us better clinicians for all clients—those from different cultures and those who identify with the dominant culture. As an undergraduate at Ithaca College, I was disappointed to find that there wasn’t a study abroad program that allowed me to expand…

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