News Flash!

Welcome Freshman

Class!

We would like to welcome the

new freshman class to

Marywood and to our CSD

Department! Check out our

newsletter each month for

department updates and

information!

Clinic Announcements

Our campus clinic opened on

Monday September 10th. Sign-

ups for observations will begin

on September 22nd, and

observations can begin on

September 25th. Keep your eye

out for the sign-up sheet in the

prep room! See page 7 for more

information of the DOs and

DON’Ts of clinic.

Inside this Issue 2-3 Fun Page 4 In the Eyes of… 5-7 Humans of CSD 8 How to Observe in Clinic

CSD Department

Newsletter

CSD Department

Newsletter September 11 t h

Clinic opens for the Fall

September 25 t h

First day to observe in

clinic

September 20 t h

First Speech and

Hearing Club meeting

3-4 PM, McGowan 1055

September 22-24 t h

Family Weekend

Register online!

Welcome Back! Sept. 2017, Issue 1

New Club Officers

Congratulations to the new officers of

the Speech and Hearing Club:

President: Nicole Coombs

Vice President: Kristen Meyer

Treasurer: Anne Johnson

Secretary: Kate McNab

Good Luck to this new team! We are

looking forward to another great year

filled with fresh and fun ideas!

Word List

Anatomy

Articulators

Communication

Hearing

Language

Morphology

Phonology

Pragmatics

Semantic

Speech

Syntax

Transcription

September

3rd Alyssa Reilly 4th Caitlin Watson 13th Ashley Garido

15th Brianna Bruster 21st Rachael Amarante 21st Sydney Coughlin 22nd Nicole Tucker 23rd Kelcie Spreng

27th Christine Llewellyn

In the Eyes of a…

The two classes we have are

Phonetics and Intro to

Communication and Sciences

Disorders, both with Dr.

Burrows. Dr. Burrows

definitely makes class fun,

and she is very approachable.

She will crack jokes here and

there, and there is never a

class where we aren’t

laughing. She definitely

knows how to make class fun,

and all of us are really

enjoying that. So far we have

learned about Phonemes,

Morphemes, Speech

Mechanisms, and we just

recently started vowels and

transcription. Sounding out

every word we heard or saw

became a very fun activity

between me and my friends.

-Brooke Reiner

Freshman

Right now the sophomore

class has three speech classes,

Language Development,

Linguistics, and Lab all with

Dr. Griffer. She is great, Dr.

Griffer is open to everyone’s

ideas, always answering our

questions and making the

material easily

understandable. In these

classes we are learning about

syntax and grammar, different

theories on types of therapy,

and how to analyze

utterances.

Sophomore

Currently my cohort has

taken 2 happy quizzes in

Communication Disorders in

Adults with Dr. Wisenburn,

and they're going well.

Additionally, we are learning

about the middle ear in

Audiology with Dr. Skrutski.

-Gianna DelleRose

My cohort is currently

working on preparing for the

start of clinic on the 11th! It

has been a very exciting, yet

nerve wracking, week

planning out our sessions for

our clients. This semester, I

have all preschool-aged

clients and am pairing up

with another student clinician

for the clinic’s Play Group.

We currently have a full

course load of classes

consisting of Dysphagia,

Language Disorders and

Learning Disabilities,

Diagnostics, Aphasia, and

Neuroscience.

Junior

Currently, cohort 10 is

settling into our new off

campus placements. Most of

us are at schools or working

with children, earning our

teaching certification and

gaining experience with all

different kinds of kiddos! In

addition, we are beginning

our classes on TBI, Dementia

and RHD, as well as Pediatric

Neuromotor Disorders. Even

though we are adjusting to a

bunch of new changes, it is an

incredible feeling to be one

step closer to becoming

Speech-Language

Pathologists!

-Erin Byrne

First-Year Grad

Second-Year Grad

On top of classes, everyone is

going off campus for the

Head Start programs, and

several of us from the cohort

are taking our Audiology

Practicum on campus. In all,

it is going to be quite a busy

semester, but I am excited to

further my education and

hands on experience of

becoming a Speech-

Language Pathologist!

-Jill Smith

Talking about grammar was

something my whole cohort

had to get used to, but we are

all adjusting and getting the

hang of it.

-Antonia Russo

Humans of CSD

Brooke Reiner

Freshman Hometown: Clarks Summit, PA Favorite Scranton Activity: I love going to the Italian Festival because the food is absolutely delicious. Why do you want to become an SLP? I want to be able to give people the help they need to effectively communicate with others. You can go so many places by being an SLP and obtain such an amazing job, that all of the hard work to get there will be worth it. Advice to class below you? My advice would be to always ask questions if you do not understand something. Do not be afraid to ask for help, such as in getting a tutor.

Antonia Russo

Sophomore Hometown: Stewartsville, NJ Favorite Scranton Activity: I like to walk around Lake Scranton and enjoy the scenery. I also enjoy going to Manning’s because their peanut butter ice cream is delicious. Why do you want to become an SLP? I want to help people feel confident enough in their ability to communicate with others effectively. I believe it is extremely rewarding profession and I’m excited to be apart of the field Advice to class below you? To the freshman class looking at your schedules for the first time, you may be overwhelmed, but don’t be. You will get through everything. Also make lots of notecards. If you are struggling in any of your classes or even if you want extra practice, get a tutor.

Gianna DelleRose

Junior Hometown: Highland Mills, NY Favorite Scranton Activity: I enjoy going to Nay Aug park. Why do you want to become an SLP? My brother went through 10 years of speech pathology and it was truly amazing to see the progress over the years. I want to be able to change and impact someone’s life. Advice to classes below you? Study ahead of time a little bit at a time. Cramming adds so much extra, unnecessary stress.

Q#1: Where did you go on your service trip? How long were you there? My service trip this year was to New Orleans, Louisiana. Our group was there for 1 week. Q#2: What did you do while on your trip? We worked with organizations that focused on restoration from Hurricane Sandy as well as the conservation of food and energy. Q#3: What was the greatest part of your experience? The greatest part of the trip was the opportunity to serve with individuals from schools across the country and see that although our beliefs and perspectives may be different, we were brought together through our service to the people of New Orleans. Q#4: Was there a specific moment that stood out to you from the trip? My favorite moment from the trip has to be hearing firsthand accounts from victims of Hurricane Sandy. Being able to see for myself how much devastation the storm caused & how much work is still left to do was such an eye-opening experience.

Jill Smith

First-Year Grad Hometown: Hawthorne, NJ Favorite Scranton Activity: I love to go exploring around Scranton, finding fun places such as Roba’s Farm and Lackawanna and Tobyhanna State parks. Why do you want to become an SLP? I have always had a passion for the medical field. SLP is such a vast and diverse field, allowing for me to pursue my dreams of working in a pediatric hospital. Advice to classes below you? Stay organized and manage your time wisely. Personally, purchasing a planner and writing down all of my assignments ahead of time kept me ahead. Don’t forget to have fun!

Erin Byrne

Second-Year Grad Hometown: Warwick, NY Favorite Scranton Activity: Go to Manning’s – their ice cream is the best! Why do you want to become an SLP? All my life, I have experienced the pleasure of working with people with special needs, and, with graduation in sight, I find myself so close to finally being able to give back to this beautiful community of people! Advice to classes below you? There will be times that this amazing program will challenge you more than you think you can handle. Know this: you can do it! Keep pushing forward, working hard, laugh with your clients and teachers, and RTFM!

Humans of CSD

Thank you to those who participated in our “In the

eyes of…” and “Humans of CSD” sections this month. We

love getting to know all of you better and becoming

an even closer-knit department!

How to Observe in the Clinic

Sign up to observe (sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board above the Observation Station in the clinic prep room by Friday at noon each week)

If you have classes close to the observation times, you should be aware of the time constraints.

Arrive at least ten minutes early, so that you can speak with the clinician prior to the start of the session, ask any questions that you might have and fill out initial sections of the observation form.

Dress appropriately as you will be interacting with clinicians and families.

Get the appropriate forms (observation sheet)

Be quiet in the clinic area.

Keep belongings with you, not on the floor in the clinic area.

Ask the supervisor/clinician to get you a headset and chair.

Fill out the observation sheet while watching the session.

When the session is complete get the signature from both the supervisor and student clinician.

Welcome Back CDS students! Since MU Speech and Hearing Clinic will be open

for observations here are a few rules to follow to make your experience great!

Please be advised that you should not interrupt a clinician and/or supervisor to sign your sheet if they are speaking with the client and/or family member.

If you need to cancel your observation time, contact the supervisor at least one hour prior to the therapy session.

Always respect client confidentiality in and out of the clinic.

Students will be able to observe on the on-campus clinic starting September 25th. The

sign-up sheet will be posted Friday September 22th. Make sure to sign up for one

observation slot at a time on Friday. If additional spots are open the following

Monday, students may sign up for another observation opportunity at that time.