Speech-Language Therapy
Program Overview
At 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Hospital, Delaware, our goal is to provide quality care to our patients while helping students gain skills to become a competent therapist. We promote education by modeling and hands-on experiences. We encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning and to take initiative in gaining knowledge and experience.
As a student, you鈥檒l receive guidance and tools to enhance the learning process. You may have the opportunity to observe the following:
- Diagnostic observation (including ICU, NICU, developmental evaluations, gait lab and others)
- Hospital-sponsored seminars聽
- Vendor demonstrations
- Research/applied science聽
- Specialty clinics (including Down syndrome, AMC, seating, CP, prosthetics, cleft palate and others)
- Surgery observation
- Curriculum
- Requirements
- Location & Living
Details for Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language Pathology graduate student clinicians are required to have completed at least one full-time off student placement prior to an affiliation at 91热爆.
Completion of a course in dysphagia is required for most placement opportunities. Completion of a course in pediatric dysphagia is highly recommended.
Tests and measures you may be expected to participate in include:
- Preschool Language Scale-5 (PLS-5)
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals 鈥 5th Edition (CELF-5)
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool 鈥 2nd Edition (CELFP-2)
- Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation 鈥 3rd Edition (GFTA-3)
- Ross Information Processing Assessment-Primary (RIPA-P)
- Ross Information Processing Assessment 鈥 2nd Edition (RIPA-2)
- Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM)
- Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)
- Eating and Drinking Ability Class System (EDACS)
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)
Student Requirements: Therapeutic Services
The Therapeutic Services Department of 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Hospital, Delaware accepts students for clinical rotations in:
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Speech-language pathology
Before proceeding, please verify with your academic institution that that they are an affiliated program and聽then follow the instructions below carefully. You鈥檒l need to gather a series of required screening and immunization documents and have your academic advisor certify that you have completed all steps outlined below.
Your fieldwork coordinator will receive a form to complete, sign and return to us to verify that you have obtained all required immunizations and clearances.
Gather Your Required Screening & Immunization Documents
We recommend starting to gather the required documents as early as possible 鈥 4 to 6 months before your preferred affiliation start date.
You鈥檒l need:
Delaware Child Abuse Screening Report
Instructions:
- Please download the following document: Delaware Child Protection Registry Request Form.
- Fill out Part I of this form, sign and date.
- Email your completed form to therapystaffing@nemours.org
Things to Note:
- Allow at least 15 working days for results to be processed.
- The form must be submitted within 90 days of signature date in order to be processed.
About Our Hospital in Delaware
The 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Hospital, Delaware is a multispecialty, tertiary care teaching institution located on a 300-acre estate in the scenic Brandywine Valley in Wilmington, Del.
Among the hospital鈥檚 amenities for all staff are:
- Free parking
- Park-like setting
- Gym/fitness center
- On-site child care center for children of staff
Living in Delaware Valley
Because of our location in the tri-state area of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we offer unique living/working opportunities. For example, you can choose to live in the downtown Philadelphia area and easily commute to our park-like hospital campus in Wilmington.
Questions About Applying?
J. Heather Northam, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathology
jamie.northam@nemours.org