We are pleased to announce three new professional development learning modules are now available to all SLP and Audiology Clinical Educators:
- Clinical Reasoning - Making the implicit explicit for students and CEs
- Creating Effective Learning Environments
- The 2:1 Teaching Model in Clinical Education
Check out these new modules, in addition to our previous learning modules at:
http://clinicaled.audiospeech.ubc.ca/resources-2/clinical-educator-learning-modules/
As a reminder, these modules are free and can be counted under “Independent Study” as outlined by Speech-Language & Audiology Canada’s Expanded CEE Categories and Professional Interests:
https://www.sac-oac.ca/membership-certification/expanded-cee-categories-and-sac-professional-interests
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Are you eligible for a promotion?
Have you been a SASS Clinical Instructor for three years or more?
Have you provided three or more externships for our students over the last 7 years?
You may be eligible to be promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor with the SASS under the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
See our new Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, and Promotion here http://clinicaled.audiospeech.ubc.ca/get-involved/become-clinical-faculty/. This year’s deadline for new applications received by the School is February 29, 2020.
If you have questions or need assistance navigating this process, please contact Jamie Nagy jamie.nagy@audiospeech.ubc.ca.
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Prince George Clinical Educator Outreach Trip June 24-27, 2019
In June 2019, I had the privilege of travelling to Prince George for a clinical outreach trip. In four days, I met with Rehab Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, Team Leaders, and Managers at the following sites:
- The Child Development Centre (CDC) of Prince George
- Northern Interior Health Unit – Prince George
- School District #57 (Prince George)
- Prince George Native Friendship Centre
- University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC)
- Student Northern Aphasia Project (SNAP) at UHNBC
During this trip, I met with seven of our 1st year students completing their second clinical externships at the CDC, UHNBC and SNAP to talk about what they had been learning so far during their placements.
One of the highlights of my trip was observing the SNAP clinic.
This student-led clinic for People with Aphasia (PWA) not only addresses the significant need for adult outpatient services in Prince George and the surrounding area, but also focuses on interdisciplinary teaching, whereby the SLP students train other health professional students from Physiotherapy, Nursing, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, and Dietetics in communication partner training, based on Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™). Funded by a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), the SNAP clinic began as a pilot project in April 2018 with Elaina McCarron, Project Coordinator and Clinical Supervisor, and four 2nd year student completing Externship #4, followed by four 1st year students completing Externship #1.
This project was extended for an additional seven weeks for Externship #2 in June 2019. It was truly inspiring to observe the clients and family members whose lives had been impacted by the SNAP clinic and to see four of our students clinically “in action.” As I watched the students run the 1.5-hour therapy group sessions with six clients with varying types and severity of Aphasia, I witnessed the caliber of the training that SASS students are receiving in their coursework and their clinical placements. Also, one can only rightly appreciate the amount of planning, preparation, patience, organization, and dedication that Elaina had put into this project when observing it in person.
Thank you to the city of Prince George for hosting 7 of our 1st year students for clinical placements in June-July 2019. Thank you to each and every person I met with during this trip. I know meetings take away from your busy schedules, workloads, and most importantly, your clients. UBC’s clinical externship program would not exist without dedicated, supportive, and nurturing Clinical Educators like you.
With sincere appreciation,
Cheryl McGee
If you would like to know more about our SASS’s Clinical Education program or about how to become a Clinical Educator, please go to the Clinical Educator Community of Practice for more information: http://clinicaled.audiospeech.ubc.ca/
If you or your site would like to have Cheryl visit your community, please email her directly at cheryl.mcgee@audiospeech.ubc.ca
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We would like to introduce you to Nicole Hewamudalige. Nicole is a Speech-Language Pathologist who splits her time between school district and private practice, and has supervised UBC SLP students since 2012. Nicole currently holds a Clinical Assistant Professor appointment with SASS/UBC.
This year, Nicole became the new Clinical Faculty Advisory Council Representative for UBC's School of Audiology and Speech Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine. The committee engages representatives across all departments and schools within the Faculty of Medicine, and facilitates inter-professional collaboration. If you would like to read more about the Clinical Faculty Advisory Council, please visit the Faculty of Medicine website here: https://www.med.ubc.ca/clinical-faculty/advisory-council/.
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Have you heard of the SASS Externship Support Fund?
Each year, many of our students travel out of town to learn our professions. In fact, each student must complete two out of town placements in their program. With mounting living and travel costs, this can be a financial hardship for students without the support of donations from our community and valued donor endowments. To help our students, SASS has created the SASS Externship Fund. To read more about it, and make a donation, go to https://donate.support.ubc.ca/page/18682/donate/1?transaction.dirgift=Audiology%20Externship%20Support%20Fund%20O631. To view other areas where you can give to the school, please click here (https://audiospeech.ubc.ca/giving/).
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IARC 2020: Vision for the Future
We are pleased to announce the International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference (IARC) 2020 keynote speakers are Aura Kagan, Nina Simmons-Mackie, Carole Pound, and Christy Campbell.
Online registration is now open at https://iarc2020.med.ubc.ca/. Early-bird registration ends March 17, 2020.
Register and be entered into the draw for 1 free full conference registration. To be eligible, you must have offered to supervise a UBC SASS student in 2020. Contest closes March 17.
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A very special thank you to all the sites who contributed to our program in 2019. We are so grateful for each and every externship you have provided us.
Here is a list of sites who contributed placements last year:
Advancing Language and Literacy (ALL) Group
Advantage Speech Language Pathology Ltd.
Alberta Health Services, Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta Health Services, Calgary South Health Centre
Alberta Health Services, Foothills Medical Centre
Alberta Health Services, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Alberta Health Services, Leduc Community Hospital
Alberta Health Services, Lethbridge Centre
Alberta Health Services, Richmond Road Diagnostic
Alberta Health Services, Royal Alexandra Hospital
Alberta Health Services, Stollery Children's Hospital
Alberta Health Services, Sturgeon Community Hospital & Health Centre
Alberta Health Services, Two Hills Hospital
Alberta Health Services, University of Alberta Hospital
Amplifon, Rockyview
BC Cancer Agency at the Centre For the North
BC Centre for Ability
BC Family Hearing Resource Society
Beehive Therapy
Boreal Clinic SLP
Bounding Higher
Burnaby School District #41
Campbell River School District #72
Canadian Hearing Society, Toronto
Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre
Carla Monteleone Private Practice
Carrier Sekani Family Services
Central Speech and Hearing Clinic
Child Development Centre of Prince George & District
Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC
Chilliwack School District #33
Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism Society
City Speech Centre
Columbia Speech & Language Services
Community Assistance for Youth and Adults (CAYA)
Community Assistance for Youth and Adults (CAYA) North & Central Okanagan
Connect Hearing, New Westminster
Coquitlam School District #43
Cowichan Valley School District #79
Delta School District
Dogwood Place Child & Youth Development Centre
Exceptional Speech & Learning Services
Fraser Health Authority, Abbotsford Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, Abbotsford Hospital
Fraser Health Authority, Burnaby Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, Burnaby Hospital
Fraser Health Authority, Chilliwack Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, Eagle Ridge Hospital
Fraser Health Authority, Langley Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, Maple Ridge Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, New Westminster Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, North Delta Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, North Surrey Public Health Unit
Fraser Health Authority, Ridge Meadows Hospital
Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital
Fraser Health Authority, Surrey Memorial Hospital
Fraser Valley Child Development Centre
Granville Island Speech Therapy
Hamilton Health Services Centre
HearingLife Canada, Lethbridge
I'm For Kids Team
Interior Health, Kamloops Health Centre
Interior Health, Kelowna General Hospital
Interior Health, Kelowna Health Centre
Interior Health, Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
Interior Health, Nelson Health Centre
Interior Health, Penticton Regional Hospital
Interior Health, Royal Inland Hospital
Interior Health, Salmon Arm Health Centre
Interior Health, Summerland Health Centre
Interior Health, Trail Health Unit
Interior Health, Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Interior Health, Williams Lake Audiology Clinic
Island Health, Campbell River Hospital
Island Health, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Island Health, North Island Hospital
Island Health, Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health
Island Health, Queen Alexandra: West Shore Child, Youth and Family Services
Island Health, Royal Jubilee Hospital
Island Health, Ts'ewulhtun Health Centre
Island Health, Victoria General Hospital
Island Health, Victoria Health Unit
Island Health, Victoria West Shore Speech Clinic
Jennifer Moll Private Practice
Kamloops/Thompson School District #73
Kelowna School District #23
Kitimat Child Development Centre
Kootenay Lake School District #8
Laurel Place
Little Steps Therapy Services
Nanaimo Child Development Centre
Nanaimo School District #68
New Heights School and Learning Services
NexGen Hearing, Burrard
NexGen Hearing, Penticton
North Okanagan-Shuswap School District #83
North Vancouver School District #44
Northern Health Authority, University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
Nurture Society for Learning and Development
Okanagan Similkameen School District # 53
Okanagan Skaha School District # 67
Port Alberni School District #70
Prince Rupert School District #52
Providence Children's Centre, Minapore School
Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital
Providence Helath Care, Mount St. Joseph Hospital
Provincial Health Services Authority, BC Children's and Women's Health Centre
Provincial Health Services Authority, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
Richmond School District #38
Rockyview School District
Saanich School District
Saskatoon City Hospital
Sooke School District #62
Soundwave Hearing Care
Speak Easy Communication & Education
Speech Meta Therapy Services
Spirit of the Children Society (SOTCS)
Starbright Children's Development Centre
Sundrops Centre for Child Development
Surrey Early Speech & Language Program
Surrey School District #36 (District Education Centre)
Toronto General Hospital
UBC Aphasia Mentors Program
Vancouver Coastal Health, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Vancouver Coastal Health, Lions Gate Hospital
Vancouver Coastal Health, Raven Song Community Health Centre
Vancouver Coastal Health, Richmond
Vancouver Coastal Health, Robert and Lily Lee Family Community Health Centre
Vancouver Coastal Health, South Community Health Services
Vancouver Coastal Health, Three Bridges Health Unit
Vancouver Coastal Health, UBC Hospital
Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver Community Audiology
Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver Language Therapy for Kids
Vancouver School District
Vernon School District #22
Victoria School District #61
Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility
West Vancouver School District
Westcoast Speech Clinic
Whitehorse Child Development Centre
Wild Rose Audiology Clinic Ltd.
Williams Lake School District #27
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, SSCY Centre
Yukon Continuing Care, Thompson Centre
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