Contribute to Your Field: Supervise A Clinical Fellow
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Episode Summary
How can mentoring a new clinician help you be an even stronger one? Tune in this week to explore the mutual benefits of supervising clinical fellows and graduate interns as seasoned Clinical Fellowship (CF) supervisor and SLP, Jill D’Braunstein, offers some gems of inspiration for any of you looking to dip your toe into the supervision pool. Lending your time and talents to the service of supervising new clinicians as they navigate the art and science of our field is not only a powerful way to give back to the field, but also one that helps you further foster strong interpersonal and clinical skills for your own professional practice. Wondering if you have the time and experience needed for this big job? Jill shares the scoop on ASHA’s supervision standards and adds her own expert recommendations to help you determine if this journey is right for you, right now. As an SLP and a listener of this podcast, you are already committed to life-long learning and likely know how beneficial it is to have an SLP buddy in arms when navigating this vast scope of practice we call speech-language pathology. This episode will motivate you to return the favor and arm you with the resources you can use to take those first steps. Don’t worry, you don’t need to be a perfect clinician to be a powerful mentor. Tune in to find out what you do need.
Course Accommodations
The transcript for this course is provided below. You can also email us at ceu@slpnerdcast.com
Learning Outcomes
Describe ASHA requirements and the role of the SLP Supervisor/Mentor.
Identify at least 2 common areas new graduates need additional guidance.
Describe the importance of using a needs-based approach to increase the success of your CF’s experience.
Resources:
Clinical Fellowship Skills Inventory
ASHA RESOURCES: A Guide to the ASHA Clinical Fellowship Experience
ASHA RESOURCES: Template for Tracking Supervisory Activities
ASHA RESOURCES: Supervision Requirements for Clinical Educators and Clinical Fellowship Mentors
ASHA RESOURCES: 2020 Clinical Fellowship Skills Inventory
Disclosures:
Jill D’Braunstein’s financial disclosures: Jill is the owner of a private practice and JDB Speech, a Teachers pay Teachers store. Jill D’Braunstein has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Kate Grandbois financial disclosures: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
Amy Wonkka financial disclosures: Amy is an employee of a public school system and co-founder for SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka non-financial disclosures: Amy is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
Time Ordered Agenda:
15 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures
15 minutes: Review ASHA requirements and the role of the SLP Supervisor/Mentor
15 minutes: Descriptions of common areas new graduates need additional guidance
10 minutes: Descriptions of the importance of using a needs-based approach to increase the success of your CF’s experience
5 minutes: Summary and Closing
Disclaimer
The contents of this episode are not meant to replace clinical advice. SLP Nerdcast, its hosts and guests do not represent or endorse specific products or procedures mentioned during our episodes unless otherwise stated. We are NOT PhDs, but we do research our material. We do our best to provide a thorough review and fair representation of each topic that we tackle. That being said, it is always likely that there is an article we’ve missed, or another perspective that isn’t shared. If you have something to add to the conversation, please email us! Wed love to hear from you!
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