5 Goals to Achieve During a Clinical Fellowship Year for SLP

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5 Goals to Achieve During a Clinical Fellowship
Year for SLP
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Youve worked hard in school and reached the
point where it is time to put your new knowledge
into practice. Moving from the university
classroom into a clinical fellowship is an
exciting transition giving you hands-on
experience that will prepare you to start your
new career. Not only is choosing the right CFY
program critical to your success, but also
consider how your intention and efforts will
affect your results in the future. As you step
into this new chapter, hold onto clear goals so
you can gain the best knowledge and skills
during your fellowship year.
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This 36-week program prepares students to move
into real-life career opportunities, with ongoing
application and training that will support their
future. This fellowship is required to achieve
your Certificate of Clinical Competence for
Speech-Language Pathologists (CCC-SLP) through
ASHA, the American Speech and Hearing
Association. While its essential to complete the
requirements to gain certification, there are
other goals you will achieve through this program
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INTEGRATE ACADEMIC LEARNING
After spending years in the classroom, its time
to implement your education and skills. Moving
into a practice environment helps you see
real-world examples of how your new knowledge is
essential for your ongoing career. HONE IN AREAS
OF OPPORTUNITY This hands-on experience provides
clarity to help you identify your strong points
as well as areas of improvement. The opportunity
to work under supervision is a great way to
receive feedback and advice to improve your
skills and approach as an SLP.
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IMPROVE CLINICAL SKILLS
TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE
COMPLETE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Understanding the textbook principles is just the
first step in your education. Your CFY is the
time to learn the clinical skills and techniques
to use for patient care. Integrating the concepts
and strategies you learned in graduate school
into managing a full-time SLP caseload will be a
key goal of your CFY.
Understanding the textbook principles is just the
first step in your education. Your CFY is the
time to learn the clinical skills and techniques
to use for patient care. Integrating the concepts
and strategies you learned in graduate school
into managing a full-time SLP caseload will be a
key goal of your CFY.
The CCC-SLP requires you to meet specific
requirements before earning certification, such
as 1,260 hours of supervision, 80 of your time
focused on patient care, supervision from an
approved mentor, and an evaluation to measure
core skills.
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Why CBS Therapy for Your Clinical Fellowship?
Our team at CBS Therapy is committed to providing
an optimal experience for Clinical Fellows. As
you learn more about our program, you will see
that our SLPs are working hard to provide the
most comprehensive CFY program available in the
industry. We are proud to offer more than 13
years of experience supervising Clinical Fellows.
Through every stage of your 36-week program, we
provide ongoing support to help you build
confidence through your training. In-depth
training paired with personalized mentoring helps
you apply your academic education to a clinical
training environment. If you are interested in
more information about this program, then we
invite you to reach out to our team with your
questions.
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