1

Clinic Opening

January 28th

The clinic opens for observations

on January 28th. Sign up to

observe and complete your 25

hours!

Summer Registration February 9th Registration for summer classes

begins on February 9th. As the

date approaches, email your advisor if you have any questions.

Graduate Comprehensive Exams

February 21st

Don’t forget! Graduate

Comprehensive Exams take place on February 21st.

Graduate Assistantships

Attention transitioning juniors!

Any grad assistantship

applications are due by Saturday,

February 14th. All graduate

applications are due by Monday,

February 16th.

2

Community Impact

A big thank you to everyone who

participated in the Christmas

Giving Tree activity in December!

For more great articles about

community service activities in

which our department has

participated, take a look at the

Marywood website! Specifically,

check out the wonderful news

regarding the national

recognition our Aphasia Group has received.

Club Meetings Mark your calendars! There are

two speech and hearing club

meetings coming up! The first is

on Wednesday, January 28th.

The following meeting is on

Wednesday, February 18th. We

hope you join us at 3:00 pm in

McGowan room 1055!

Midterms

Warning! Midterms are slowly

approaching! They will be

starting the week of March 2nd.

Good luck!

CSD Department Newsletter

January 28t h

Club Meetin g

MG 1055, 3 PM

Clin ic Open s

February 9 t h

Summer Registration

February 14 t h

Grad Assistantship Applications Due

February 16 t h

Grad Transit ion Application Due

February 18t h

Club Meetin g

MG 1055, 3 PM

February 21 s t

Graduate Comprehensive Exams

Things to Note February, Issue 5

Lorem Ipsum

/si 2s di f4n p3]j/

4 l8ſ7l ke]ndn8s go[z 4 l9a w3]

/l2ts f3]s 8t, wi 9l hqv bqd d3]z/ /yu r4n l3]t, f3l 1 t2st, luz yor kiz, 9l 1v

w8. K2n p7t 4 dqmp5 en yor d3]/ /b4t ;4 n2kst te]m yu er hqv8a 4 bqd

d3], we] net t6n 8t 1re[nd be] spr2d8a 1 l8ſ7l l4v qnd ke]ndn8s tu ;o[z

1re[nd yu/ /8n en5 1v s4. '9tf7ln8s, wi s2l8br3]t rqnd1m qkts 1v ke]ndn8s

d3] en f2byu2ri s2v2ntin'/ /hir er s4m w3]z e[r keligz c2r j2n5es8ti/

• /me] k4z8n w4z s8k o[v5 br3]k, so[ e] s2nt h6 4 k2r pqk8j/

• /wi don3]ſ8d e[r te]m qt 1 sup k8.8n for ;4 hel8d3]z/

• /tud3] e] vel2ntird qt me] lo[k7l hesp8ſ1l tu h2lp s6v fud tu ;4 2ld5li/

/thiz er s4m 2gzqmp1lz 1v he[ wi m3] sho[ 1prici3].8n qnd divo[c8n tu 9l

pip1l/ /iv8n 1 s8mp7l sme]1l kqn bre]=8n s4mw1nz d3]/ /l2t 1s t3]k ;8s d3],

m4n', qnd yir tu pr1mo[t k1mpqc8n qnd j9] tu 4;5z/

3rd- Taylor Patullo

8th- Polina Odegova

12th- Mellisa Pulcini

16th- Casey O’Callaghan

19th- Krystal Ditzig

24th- Lisa Levanduski

27th- Kayla Murphy

Engagements

Congratulations to 2nd year grads Lauren Olsen and

Erin White on their recent engagements!

Audiology Transition

Congratulations to Becky Leighty, Skylar Drexel, and Ashley Andrejko on your Au.D. program acceptances! All three juniors will be going to Salus University in the fall. Good luck in your transition!

3

Lorem Ipsum

Coming out of our first semester as freshmen in the CSD program, we already feel that we have learned so much. We feel that we have a deeper understanding of our chosen field and are very excited to see what we will learn throughout the spring semester. Our classes for the spring semester have already begun to challenge us. We have begun to make flashcards so that we may succeed on our first Anatomy and Physiology of Speech exam. It is apparent that this class will be challenging, but we’re up for the challenge. When the semester began, we were uncertain as to what the subject of Speech Science would entail. However, we are all now eager to see what Ms. Talerico will teach us. What we learn in these classes will help bring us one step closer to our goal of becoming speech-language pathologists and we cannot wait to see what the rest of our time here at Marywood will teach us.

-Jenny Weisberger and Jill Smith

In the Eyes of a…

The sophomores are so happy to be back after our nice long break! In Language Disorders, we are learning about the basics of language as well as different types of language impairments in children. In Articulatory and Phonological Disorders, we are learning about the different systems that make up the speech mechanism and are beginning to learn about speech sound disorders. In Hearing Science, we are learning about

It’s hard to believe that spring semester is already upon us! Welcome back everyone! It’s nice to return from a long winter break and get back in to the swing of things. The juniors are beginning the first steps of the exciting journey of transitioning to being clinicians. We’re working hard on applications for scholarships, assistantships, and transition. Clinical Methods, Special Topics, and Aural Rehab are already proving to be great learning experiences, and we’re looking forward to consistently being back in the clinic completing observations for Clinical Methods. We hope you’re all having a wonderful start to the semester!

-Kate Lebo

1

The first year grads started off in high gear this semester with our introduction to SALT class with Dr. Burrows. We have gotten to spend lots of quality time with Dr. Burrows between our daily SALT classes and our Monday night Articulation and Phonology course. SALT has really added some flavor to how we all think about coding our language samples. With two happy quizzes a week, we are

First-Year Grad

The second year grads are a few weeks into our second and final off-campus placements, and are continuing to use all of the knowledge we have gained at Marywood in a variety of settings. I think all of Cohort 7 would agree that although it has been challenging, it has been a lot of fun finally getting to apply all that we’ve learned into treating both adults and children in the “real world.” We are all getting a sense of what being a speech-language pathologist is really like. Cohort 7 is also busy preparing for our comprehensive exam, which is quickly approaching! We are excited to continue our final steps in becoming speech-language pathologists in the next few months. We hope everyone has a great spring semester, and continues to enjoy everything the CSD department has to offer. It is crazy how fast 5 years flies by!

-Joslyn Fisch

Freshman

2

also enjoying two happy lectures with Dr. Wisenburn, featuring topics in Research Methods and Neurogenic Motor Speech Disorders. Wednesday nights we spend with Ms. McGuire, talking about Fluency, a topic that is new and interesting to us all. We are all very excited about our new client assignments in the clinic and starting to meet with our transition student mentees. It is shaping up to be a great semester! Look forward to seeing everyone in the clinic during the semester!

-Amy Micklos

Second-Year Grad

the functions of the outer, middle and inner ear. The sophomores look forward to seeing what the spring semester will bring and are very excited to be one step closer to becoming SLPs!

-Taylor O’Neil

Sophomore

Junior

Freshmen Q: If you have the required GPA, do you automatically get into the grad program?

A: If you have the required GPA throughout the program, all you need to do is fill out the graduate application and send in your transcript!

Q: Is there a test/essay involved in the application process?

A: No test! But there is a basic essay as part of the application.

Q: Do you need to get clearances to work in the clinic at the graduate level?

A: Yes, you will need your child abuse and criminal record check, but all of that will be taken care of during clinical methods, junior year!

Q: What was your most difficult speech class at the upper level?

A: Sorry but I can’t really choose one class that was most difficult. They are all doable and the professors are willing to put in extra effort to help you understand or give further explanation.

Questions Undergraduate Students have about transitioning to Graduate School

Sophomores Q: What is your workload like? What kind of work do you have and how much do you have?

A: They ease you into the coursework and clinic over the summer, and you eventually get into a rhythm. During the summer, you will have happy quizzes and also a capstone, along with the work involved with clinic.

Q: When you have class/clinic during the summer, do you still have time to have a summer vacation and have fun?

A: Yes, the weekends are pretty free and there are a few weeks at the end of the summer where there is no class or clinic!

Q: What has been the biggest challenge for you as a grad student?

A: The biggest challenge was learning time management. Before becoming a grad student I was used to just having classes and the work that corresponded with them as my workload for school. Now, I have clients that require planning and paperwork. Although there is always something to do, the load is manageable as long as procrastination is avoided to the best of your ability.

Juniors Q: What happens over this summer? How many hours of coursework? Clinic?

A: During the summer we had two classes (AAC and Family Counseling) and we each had one client. Our clients were scheduled during the week between 9-5 Monday through Thursday. Most clients came two times a week so they would come Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday for 45 minute sessions each day. Our classes were scheduled so that they would not overlap with anyone's scheduled time with their client.

Q: Do we have night classes?

A: Nope, not over the summer. But during the year, yes!

Q: What is the schedule like during the fall and spring grad semesters?

A: You will have a few clients, around 5 classes, and you also start Headstart language and hearing screenings and language simulation groups.

Q: When do we finish summer session II?

A: After the 10 weeks of clinic, so there will be around 3 weeks extra at the end of the

summer.

Q: When you started clinic did you ever find yourself having to work with a client when you were having a really rough day?

A: Yes, you just have to get in there and do your job. It just has to be done. This happened more in the fall, when there were more class and clients.

Q: Kids are adorable and sometimes they say the silliest things even though you may be working on behavior management. Have you ever encountered this situation in a session, and if so how do you go about it?

A: For a behavior management I had a stoplight system. If he were on green at the end he would be able to play with the iPad or receive a prize. So my client would start on green and move backward if he was being really silly and not paying attention. If he began paying attention again I was sure to move him back up a step toward green so he was positively reinforced. At first behavior management was difficult for me but it is much more effective when you follow through with what you say you are going to do.