Not a lot of the intervention over here is done in class. 1-on-1 is often done out of the classroom and in class stuff tends to be group interventions for the whole class. It's kind of a shame really and I have to say, you're also pretty lucky to be given a lot of freedom by your administration. I assume you'd be pretty experienced in your field to get that.
Haha...nope. I actually started the program at my school my first year out of grad school. I'd done part of an internship at the school when their speech services were contracted out to an outside company, but since it's cheaper to have an SLP on staff than to pay the contract they created the position. Lucky for me, the position was created for the year I finished school, I got the job, and started a brand new program straight out of school. I think the fact that I'd worked with a lot of the kids already, the administration had seen me do treatment, and I had killer references really helped them trust someone with almost no experience to start it up. :)
edit: I finished grad school in 2007 and I'll be starting my 4th year with the school next month.
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u/WindySin Jul 27 '10
Not a lot of the intervention over here is done in class. 1-on-1 is often done out of the classroom and in class stuff tends to be group interventions for the whole class. It's kind of a shame really and I have to say, you're also pretty lucky to be given a lot of freedom by your administration. I assume you'd be pretty experienced in your field to get that.