clinical fellow

In this episode, we talk to Clinical Fellow Mentor, Michelle O’Loughlin, about how grad students can best transition into the workforce. We discuss how the landscape has changed, the most challenging aspects of the transition, advice during job interviews, burnout, and more!

We Discuss

• (0:00) Introduction
• (2:27) Michelle’s Professional Background
• (9:30) Changing landscape of speech pathology grad school
• (13:57) What Speech Therapy Grad Schools Look for in Applicants
• (20:10) How to Prepare SLP Grad Students for the Real World
• (28:11) Most Challenging Aspects of Transitioning from Grad School as an SLP
• (31:00) Advice for Clinical Fellow Job Interviews
• (37:10) Advice for SLP Grad Students Entering the Workforce 
• (41:47) Advice for New Grads Suffering From Burnout 
• (46:40) Question Lightning Round!

About the Show

Producer – Jonathan Cary 

Assistant Producers – Katie Schrauben & Sam MacKay 

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If you are considering a major in Communication Sciences and Disorders, or if you are thinking about becoming a Speech and Language Pathologist, then this is the podcast for you!

We found the perfect combo to interview for this profession, as we have a mother/daughter team with a combined 43 years of experience in a wide variety of settings.  Sue Caron, the Mom, and Cathy, the daughter, share with our listeners what it takes to become a speech and language pathologist.  

Cathy as the more recent grad shares the educational and training process from undergrad, to earning a master’s degree in communication sciences disorders, to preparing for the ASHA Boards, to getting your first job, to becoming a “Clinical Fellow” and finally to earning your “C’s” as in Certificate of Clinical Confidence. Cathy currently loves her work in the K-8 educational setting.

Sue, as an expert in the field, has seen it all and has a wealth of experience and knowledge.  She has worked in a variety of settings from private practice, to school settings from pre-school through college, and to outpatient, clinical and hospital settings. She has great things to say about them all.  

We discuss the pros and cons of being a speech pathologist, what a typical day is like (spoiler alert, there is no “typical” day) and what sort of cases they see.  

Cathy and Sue are a fun duo and are both so passionate about helping others and about their field.  We hope you love this podcast as much as we did!

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Danielle Pugliese: Understanding 'Dog' Versus 'Dog'

In this episode, Zach talks with Danielle Pugliese, a speech-language pathologist who spent her clinical fellow year with All About Kids. They discuss the difference between a specific dialect and a problem, how effort best measures success during a pandemic, and why agencies are not as bad as they seem. Danielle also explains strategies for intervention and the reason she’s billing in bed.

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