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I was an intern at Therapeutic Pathways for 6 weeks during Summer 2018. I completed over 120 hours of onsite activities and over 60 hours of professional development activities. I was also able to complete the following deliverables: • Attend and/or aid in at least 20 Language Time sessions. • Take data during at least 15 Speech and Language Time sessions. • Attend at least 1 language assessment • Attend 2 staff meetings • Visit 3 of their 5 Kendall Centers/Therapeutic Pathways in California Being a Speech Language Pathologist Intern for Therapeutic Pathways was a very eye opening experience for me. I had never worked in Applied Behavior Analytics and it provided me with crucial skills that I will continue to reference throughout my career. THERAPEUTIC PATHWAYS SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST INTERNSHIP Anyssa Bell (Intern); Coleen Sparkman M.A. CCC-SLP (Preceptor) California State University, Fullerton Organization: Therapeutic Pathways Location: Tracy, CA Mission: To improve the lives of everyone affected by autism through state of the art behavior analytic treatment and research. Therapeutic Pathways was founded in 1996 and strives to help people with autism reach their typically developing peers through behavior analytic treatment and speech and language services. This organization is very passionate about their employees, the care they provide, the families of the clients, and ensuring the treatment they provide is supported by research. This is demonstrated through the companies four core values; Data- driven treatment, family-focused collaboration, compassionate care, and investing in each employee. Each client is provided with an individualized treatment plan and family training and support to help caregivers acquire necessary skills to implement at home. • Behavior Management • How to apply speech and language therapy • How to take data during sessions • Collaboration • Teamwork • Professionalism • Communication • Networking BACKGROUND SKILLS I LEARNED/IMPROVED: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONCLUSIONS • Coleen Sparkman M.A. CCC-SLP • Zamira Colato • Therapeutic Pathways/ The Kendall Centers 1. https://www.tpathways.org 2. https://anyssabell.wordpress.com/ REFERENCES 107, 50.95% 60, 28.57% 14, 6.67% 10, 4.76% 8, 3.81% 6, 2.86% PURPOSE The purpose of this internship was to help me obtain a better understanding of what a day in the life of a Speech Language Pathologist looks like and how speech and language therapy is implemented. My program objectives helped me designate exactly what I wanted out of this internship and allowed me to have tangible goals. My program objective were: • Assist the Speech Language Pathologist Assistant in Speech and Language Therapy of children with Autism and become familiar with ABA Therapy • Improve communication and professionalism skills by expanding my network and learning about other health professions on-site. I was able to complete 5 of the Registered Behavior Technician trainings and observed numerous speech and language therapy sessions. I have also been able to connect information that I learned in school to what was being applied in the clinic. Therapeutic Pathways was the perfect internship for me because it provided me with numerous opportunities that I do not believe I would have been able to experience otherwise. Who Is Doing What The woman is eating the banana. The woman is sitting the horse. The cards above are syntax building tools for language therapy. This specific tool is called FOKES. FOKES can be used for all age groups that struggle with sentence structure, organization, and/or omit articles when speaking. There are several categories within FOKES; who, what, where, is doing, the plurals of the previous categories, negations, questions, and a lot more. Early learners begin with the receptive labels and more labels are added as the client masters each area. It is very important to understand that as the sentences build, they may not make sense (Like the sentence, “The woman is sitting the horse.” However, the focus is on sentence structure and as the individual grows and progresses, it is more important to focus on making sure the sentences make sense. FOKES
