Student clinicians see approaches to therapy

Many schools, large and small, offer major in Communication and Sciences and Disorders, but it is rare for students to have a campus clinic.

With a full-service clinic, Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø student clinicians help about 85 families a term. The clinic doesn¡¯t require insurance; families can pay out-of-pocket for session at prices which are significantly lower than other clinics.

¡°The average Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø student is 18 to 22 years old and they are dealing with and helping real people who pay for their services. You¡¯re dealing with faculty members children, faculty members spouses, faculty with hearing loss, as well as community members and other college students,¡± said Dr. Kathy Jakielski.

¡°They have to operate under a serious code of ethics and HIPAA. There are things you want to go home and tell your roommates and you just can¡¯t.¡±

For many, the appeal of CSD is the opportunity for a creative approach to therapy; it is crucial, of course, to know the science behind habilitation and rehabilitation, but also to get to know your clients.

Junior Paul Samatas was interested in speech language pathology for this very reason: One goal for a disorder can be met in many ways.

¡°Even if you have six clients with autism working on language or speech goals, they could be completely different from one another, but have the same diagnosis,¡± said Samatas. "What works with one client may fail with another."

? Read more of this story by Maggie DelVecchio at the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Observer.