Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year? What has made it a positive experience for you?

• When I started my senior project with my grandmother as my mentor, I was worried I was going to grow quite weary of her. It has actually turned out to be quite the opposite, I look forward to watching my grandmother work, and by extension, I look forward to watching her other SLPA's do their jobs as well. Working with someone so near and dear to my heart has been more of a positive experience than I was expecting going into this project.

2.What are you finding difficult concerning senior project? How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you? How might the senior team help?

• What I'm finding difficult concerning my senior project is finding an essential question. Im not sure how I can adapt to make that portion work better for me? I suppose just doing more and more research would do. I'm also not sure what the senior team might do to help. I'm not even sure what direction I want to take my essential question nor am I aware of what are of Speech-Language Pathology I should focus in on. 

Blog 5 - Interview 1 Reflection

1. I learned that every speech therapist, whether they work in a clinical setting, a school setting, or  a home setting, has a specific standard of work and even in that, no speech therapist performs them the same. There is no correct way to help a child learn especially because every lesson plan is crafted specifically for that child. In reality, everything depends on the client.
2. I don't regret interviewing David or the way that the interview went. If I were to change anything, it would jus the of course to interview someone different. As in, instead of interviewing a SLPA in a clinical setting, like David, I'd interview a SLPA in a hospital setting because they're two completely different work environments and they work with completely different clients. 
3. During this interview, David didn't specifically give me specific contacts but he did recall an introductory book on Speech Pathology that he would get me the name of sometimes after the interview.
4. Since I haven't received the book yet, I can't give an accurate description but I feel that since David used it at the beginning of his journey into Speech Pathology, that it could be very beneficial to me. I'll make sure to get back to you on that.
5. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me is the fact that he as an SLPA works under my mentor, Sara Miranda, who's an SLP. Sara Miranda has a Master's Degree in Sciences and Communicative Disorders which makes her an expert in her field and for David to be under her wing makes him also on his way to becoming an expert in his field. David has been working 2 years at My World Speech Therapy and plans to go back to school for his Masters degree in one year.

Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep 1

What I hope to accomplish through my senior project topic is to discover whether Speech-Language Pathology should be a career path that I seriously consider to pursue. My mother and grandmother are both speech therapist and my grandma is the owner of a Speech-Language Pathology business. This being said,  if I were to go into speech therapy, it would be very easy for me to get a job and make a living. At this point in my life though, I can't see myself every being in the communicative disorder field, and definitely not Speech-Language Pathology. So, like I stated above, I would like to see if, by me dedicating a year of my life to Speech-Language Pathology, it could be a serious career choice in the future.

Blog 3 - First Interview Preparation

1. Who do you plan to interview? Why? 

• I plan to interview Speech-Language Pathologist Veronica Guitron. I plan to interview Veronica because she is a licensed Speech Therapist which means she has to be an expert in her field . I deem her an expert in her field  because in order to get your Speech-Language Pathology license you much have a master's degree from one of 300+ accredited programs. 

2. Five additional questions.

1. What made you interested in becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist? 

1. Did you know from a young age that this was the career you were going to end up with?

1. Had you not gone to school for Speech-Language Pathology, what would you have gone to school for? 

1. Could you see yourself going to school longer to get a higher degree in your field? 

1. Do you eventually want to be an owner of your own private practice ?