Aaaaaaaand That's a Wrap! Finished with Graduate School

So I've been neglecting my blog the last 6+ months because life got a bit away from me, but I do have a few posts rattling around in my brain that I want to write about!

Possible upcoming posts:

I've graduated, now what?! The CF job search
The overseas SLPeep: How I plan (hope) to get a SLP job in (insert country here)

It's been a roller coaster ride in graduate school and I'm sure the ride will get that much more emotional/exciting/anxiety filled/amazing as a CF!

Wish me luck in the job search!

SummaTime '14 and the slp2b

Two posts in one day?! I figured that making it through my clinical practicum deserved it's own post and that this one would be more of what's coming next.

So what does the summer have in store for this slp2b?

Research for Child Placement

I finally got this… can’t wait to have time to start reading it!  It’s a bit older (1999), but will get me started on getting prepared for what I hope to be my child placement for my externship.  It will definitely be a great jumping off point to finding other relevant journal articles. 

Pediatric placement

It’s still a long way away, but I already have an idea where I want to do my pediatric placement for my last semester of grad school in SLP.  I’m looking into working with children with cancer and mentioned it to my advisor yesterday as a possibility.  He has a placement in mind, which he said that this particular placement has a very rigorous interview process so I will have to start a year in advance.  If I am still leaning towards this kind of placement, I will start the application process Fall 2013 so I can be (hopefully) placed by Fall 2014.  Even if I don’t get it, it will definitely be a great learning experience just applying for it.  

Did a search online to see what would come up for pediatric cancer and SLP, and there isn’t a whole lot of information out there.  Here’s what I found so far:

Speech Pathology Services to Children With Cancer and Nonmalignant Hematological Disorders

Last Words, Last Connections

How Augmentative Communication Can Support Children Facing End of Life

Making Every Moment Count

Pediatric Cancer

Survivors are vulnerable to neurocognitive problems

And found this book, which I ordered today:

Communication Disorders in Childhood Cancer

It’s older but might be a good place to start!