Host a Career Day to Give Back and Cultivate Future CSD Pros

My parents showed me from a young age the positive results of giving back to your community. One way I recently followed their example was creating the Central High School Alumni Give-Back Service Project: Career Day & Scholarship Contest. I attended Central High School (CHS) Magnet Career Academy in Louisville, Kentucky. At CHS I was in the Therapeutics Magnet program, where I learned about and decided to become a speech-language pathologist. Through the program, I volunteered in the speech pathology department at Louisville Frazier Rehabilitation Center. During this time, I met teachers, mentors and other professionals who made sure I was on a path to success. Tapping into my parents’ example of community giving and my love for my alma mater, I wanted to make sure CHS students have opportunities similar to the ones I had. The Career Day and scholarship contest provide a specialized experience for CHS students, who attend high-quality presentations, participate in hands-on activities, engage in mentoring relationships, write college letters of intent, create resumes, and apply for college and scholarships. Through fundraising efforts, we also provide $1,500 in scholarship awards for students! Another rewarding part of this project involves educating CHS students—and faculty—about where we practice and who we serve in speech-language pathology. In my career day presentation, I address multiple areas, including speech, language, voice, cognition, swallowing  and mo...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tags: Advocacy Audiology Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs