Abstract
Accredited graduate programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) work to integrate academic coursework, a breadth of clinical experiences, and an overarching capstone project (e.g. summative assessment). The best graduate programs focus on integrating these three elements through high quality collaborations between academic and clinical faculty. These collaborations are fostered when clinical and academic faculty attempt to provide students with experiences that intersect academic, research, and clinical areas of speech language pathology. The purpose of this paper describes the collaborative efforts undertaken by the CSD department at the Pennsylvania State University. We present a model for collaborations in graduate education and discuss examples of our current integrative projects.
Highlights
High quality graduate education depends on excellence in academic coursework, strong clinical practicum, and an overarching capstone experience that provides a summative assessment of the student’s ability to integrate their knowledge and skills (Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, [CAA], 2017)
Often these three elements exist in silos, with clinical faculty focusing on clinical practicum and academic faculty focusing on coursework and the capstone research experience
In the revised 2017 Standards for Accreditation of Graduate Education Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology by the CAA, collaborative practice is emphasized as part of the curriculum in both Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology graduate programs (CAA, 2017)
Summary
Recommended Citation Etter, Nicole M.; Madhavan, Aarthi; Lindquist, Elise M.; Byrd, Amanda J.; and Kubat, Anne Marie (2021) "Fostering Clinical and Academic Faculty Collaborations to Improve Graduate Education," Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders: Vol 5 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. This reflection on sotl is available in Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/tlcsd/vol5/iss2/5
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