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: Jamie D. Fisher Tags: Advocacy Audiology Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs
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