The Benefits of Simulation-Based Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigha J. Jansen

Simulation-based education is an accepted teaching methodology within many disciplines, but has yet to be fully integrated into the clinical education models of speech-language pathology and audiology. Simulation-based education is an innovative opportunity to enhance clinical education in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. The approach provides a number of benefits that positively impact critical stakeholders, including training programs, faculty, students, clinical supervisors, and, most importantly, the clients requiring care. The benefits of simulation-based education will be reviewed relative to the existing literature both within and outside the professions.

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-215
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Kleinhans ◽  
Christina Brock ◽  
Lauren E. Bland ◽  
Bethany A. Berry

Purpose Clinical supervisors play a fundamental role in enabling students to transform knowledge into clinical skills. The 2020 changes to Speech-Language Pathology Certification Standards will require speech-language pathologists who want to serve as clinical supervisors of applicants for certification to complete a minimum of 9 months of practice experience postcertification and 2 hr of professional development in the professional practice domain of supervision postcertification prior to overseeing a student in a clinical supervisor capacity. Conclusion This article describes a framework for clinical supervisors of graduate students to use based on the premise that supervision should be an intentional reflective activity. The authors describe how to plan for clinical education across practice settings, provide appropriate feedback, and use questions effectively. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.11528250


2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lanter ◽  
Diane Millar ◽  
Patricia Rossi

The “unique learning style and social communication challenges” experienced by children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) necessitate that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) receive education specific to this disability (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA], 2006a, p.18). Graduate training programs often provide this education through classroom instruction and clinical education (also referred to as clinical teaching or supervision). Clinical education has a long-standing tradition in the field of speech-language pathology and is considered “an essential component in the education of students” (ASHA, 2008a, p. 1). This article presents a description of clinical education experience, specific to serving children with ASD, that is offered to graduate level speech-language pathology students at Radford University. The RiteCare Family Autism Camp, hosted by the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, provides graduate level clinical training in a model of service delivery amendable to many best practices when serving this population, such as intensive services, a partnership with parents, development of social communicative competence through the use of peer mediators, and a focus on literacy. This article describes the role of the SLP working with ASD and the RiteCare camp and seeks to inspire other graduate speech-language pathology training programs to consider an intensive, family-based day program for children with ASD as a clinical education model for its speech-language pathology students.


2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne K. Bothe

This article presents some streamlined and intentionally oversimplified ideas about educating future communication disorders professionals to use some of the most basic principles of evidence-based practice. Working from a popular five-step approach, modifications are suggested that may make the ideas more accessible, and therefore more useful, for university faculty, other supervisors, and future professionals in speech-language pathology, audiology, and related fields.


2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Martha Wilder Wilson ◽  
Elizabeth Zylla-Jones

Abstract The goal of university training programs is to educate speech-language pathology and audiology students to become competent and independent practitioners, with the ability to provide high quality and professional services to the public. This article describes the behaviors of “at-risk” student clinicians, so they may be identified early in their practica and remediation may be implemented. The importance of establishing a student at-risk protocol is discussed as well as a remediation plan for these students. This article summarized the Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic’s Student At-Risk Protocol, which may serve as a model for university training programs. The challenges of implementing such a protocol are also discussed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Oates ◽  
Georgia Dacakis

Because of the increasing number of transgender people requesting speech-language pathology services, because having gender-incongruent voice and communication has major negative impacts on an individual's social participation and well-being, and because voice and communication training is supported by an improving evidence-base, it is becoming more common for universities to include transgender-specific theoretical and clinical components in their speech-language pathology programs. This paper describes the theoretical and clinical education provided to speech-language pathology students at La Trobe University in Australia, with a particular focus on the voice and communication training program offered by the La Trobe Communication Clinic. Further research is required to determine the outcomes of the clinic's training program in terms of student confidence and competence as well as the effectiveness of training for transgender clients.


2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Helen M. Sharp ◽  
Mary O'Gara

The Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CCFC) sets accreditation standards and these standards list broad domains of knowledge with specific coverage of “the appropriate etiologies, characteristics, anatomical/physiological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural correlates” and assessment, intervention, and methods of prevention for each domain” (CCFC, 2013, “Standard IV-C”). One domain in the 2014 standards is “voice and resonance.” Studies of graduate training programs suggest that fewer programs require coursework in cleft palate, the course in which resonance was traditionally taught. The purpose of this paper is to propose a standardized learning outcomes specific to resonance that would achieve the minimum knowledge required for all entry-level professionals in speech-language pathology. Graduate programs and faculty should retain flexibility and creativity in how these learning outcomes are achieved. Shared learning objectives across programs would serve programs, faculty, students, accreditation site visitors, and the public in assuring that a consistent, minimum core knowledge is achieved across graduate training programs. Proficiency in the management of individuals with resonance disorders would require additional knowledge and skills.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (04) ◽  
pp. 279-288
Author(s):  
Mark DeRuiter ◽  
Sarah M. Ginsberg

AbstractThe fields of speech-language pathology and audiology, collectively referred to as communication sciences and disorders, are driven by evidence-based practice (EBP). As accountability in clinical service delivery continues to increase, there are few who would argue that encouraging clinicians to engage in methods that have withstood the rigors of peer-review is the wrong approach. Graduate students are typically given many opportunities to learn about the evidence for their discipline, and graduate programs are required to provide these opportunities under accreditation standards. While EBP is critical to our discipline's clinical function, we assert that evidence-based education (EBE) is equally as important as EBP to our discipline's function in educating our students. This article discusses EBP and EBE with a focus on elements that may not have been considered in the past, particularly within the complex dynamic of the EBE and clinical education interface. We present current and proposed models, including a new model of EBE in clinical education. We share insights into how the new and proposed models fit within the broader context of clinical decision making and the scholarship of teaching and learning. We conclude by addressing future needs for the education of clinical educators.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Claire M. Edwards ◽  
Jason M. Newell

The focus on interprofessional education (IPE) for professional training programs in allied health professions such as social work has increased recently. There is limited pedagogical literature regarding either the instruction or application of IPE in any given profession. Based on a co-teaching model of instruction, this article delineates the preparation and integration process of a pilot course on IPE. The pilot course was taught at a small liberal arts college where it was cross-listed in two undergraduate professional programs in social work and speech-language pathology. This article discusses the relevance of including IPE in allied health professional training programs. Additionally, this article outlines the timeline for developing and implementing the course, from conceptualization to the integration phases including implications from student evaluations of their experience in the course. Elements of the course including delivery, descriptions of assignments, and projects also are discussed.


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