Anyone doing an MSc in Speech & Language Therapy - What work experience did you have?
What work experience did you have/need to be accepted onto the course?
I am studying a relevant degree (linguistics) and am well read on current research with SLI, Autism and other language disorders. Both my parents work supporting people with ASD and so I have varied experience in this field. I taught English in a French school for a year and have volunteered several times taking part in projects with people with learning difficulties.
As part of my Undergraduate degree programme I have collected data on the speech of children with ASD, completed a transcription and analysed this data with regard to an original hypothesis - this work was highly praised by my lecturer and I recieved a high first for this piece of work.
However, as far as getting direct work experience with an SLT, despite contacting many units, I have not managed to secure such a place
I plan on my year out to volunteer for the NAS and to get more work experience at a Primary school as well as at the residential home for people with learning difficulties where my father works.
Do I stand a good chance of getting in based on this experience? If not, what else should I do?
I am studying a relevant degree (linguistics) and am well read on current research with SLI, Autism and other language disorders. Both my parents work supporting people with ASD and so I have varied experience in this field. I taught English in a French school for a year and have volunteered several times taking part in projects with people with learning difficulties.
As part of my Undergraduate degree programme I have collected data on the speech of children with ASD, completed a transcription and analysed this data with regard to an original hypothesis - this work was highly praised by my lecturer and I recieved a high first for this piece of work.
However, as far as getting direct work experience with an SLT, despite contacting many units, I have not managed to secure such a place
I plan on my year out to volunteer for the NAS and to get more work experience at a Primary school as well as at the residential home for people with learning difficulties where my father works.
Do I stand a good chance of getting in based on this experience? If not, what else should I do?
Have you tried getting experience with people who have had strokes? I saw a voluntary opportunity advertised around here a while ago where you would meet someone a couple of hours a week to help them work on improving their speech/communication.
Have a look at www.do-it.org.uk to see if there is anything similar near you.
Have a look at www.do-it.org.uk to see if there is anything similar near you.
hello thanks, yes im starting to volunteer with stroke association, headway, possibly afasic, special need school, primary school, possibly multiple scerosis society and parkinsons disease society, but do you think all this would be enough experience, plus all together i have 12 days shadowing experience in slt.
do you think i have a shot to get in?
do you think i have a shot to get in?
i too would like to know about this, i'm not applying until 2014 entry but i've got
-3 weeks volunteering in a special needs school (going back this summer)
-20 months working in a library doing 'story time'
-1 week volunteering at a playscheme
-1 week volunteering at a special needs playscheme
-5 years working as a young leader for a brownie pack
I'm currently studying a psychology degree and am looking to do some listening to children read in primary schools in september which i think will be relevant experience; i want to do stuff with older people too though so it's not all children but i don't know how to go about this?
also does anyone know how to go about getting experience with the NHS?
-3 weeks volunteering in a special needs school (going back this summer)
-20 months working in a library doing 'story time'
-1 week volunteering at a playscheme
-1 week volunteering at a special needs playscheme
-5 years working as a young leader for a brownie pack
I'm currently studying a psychology degree and am looking to do some listening to children read in primary schools in september which i think will be relevant experience; i want to do stuff with older people too though so it's not all children but i don't know how to go about this?
also does anyone know how to go about getting experience with the NHS?
It would be quite useful to know the amount of experience people had when they were offered a place- I suppose this must vary depending on the university. I realise the masters is very competitive so it's good to try & get as much work experience as possible.
I've had the career notion of doing speech & lang therapy in the back of my mind for a while now. I have a degree in psychology and I have worked for the past year as a support worker for adults with learning disabilities and I have also done sessional activity work with children with autism. After Easter I will be starting a new job as an ABA tutor for autistic children at a school which has it's own speech therapist so hoping I can gain valuable experience from this role. I've emailed local SLT departments asking for potential shadowing experience but I'm wondering what else I can do. I would be willing to volunteer but I can't devote huge amount of times each week due to working full time/having rent to pay! Any advice from anyone?
I've had the career notion of doing speech & lang therapy in the back of my mind for a while now. I have a degree in psychology and I have worked for the past year as a support worker for adults with learning disabilities and I have also done sessional activity work with children with autism. After Easter I will be starting a new job as an ABA tutor for autistic children at a school which has it's own speech therapist so hoping I can gain valuable experience from this role. I've emailed local SLT departments asking for potential shadowing experience but I'm wondering what else I can do. I would be willing to volunteer but I can't devote huge amount of times each week due to working full time/having rent to pay! Any advice from anyone?
Original post by Alison1992
i too would like to know about this, i'm not applying until 2014 entry but i've got
-3 weeks volunteering in a special needs school (going back this summer)
-20 months working in a library doing 'story time'
-1 week volunteering at a playscheme
-1 week volunteering at a special needs playscheme
-5 years working as a young leader for a brownie pack
I'm currently studying a psychology degree and am looking to do some listening to children read in primary schools in september which i think will be relevant experience; i want to do stuff with older people too though so it's not all children but i don't know how to go about this?
also does anyone know how to go about getting experience with the NHS?
-3 weeks volunteering in a special needs school (going back this summer)
-20 months working in a library doing 'story time'
-1 week volunteering at a playscheme
-1 week volunteering at a special needs playscheme
-5 years working as a young leader for a brownie pack
I'm currently studying a psychology degree and am looking to do some listening to children read in primary schools in september which i think will be relevant experience; i want to do stuff with older people too though so it's not all children but i don't know how to go about this?
also does anyone know how to go about getting experience with the NHS?
Hoping for 2014 entry too, but I'm currently working as a Senior Early Years Practitioner and have previous experience volunteering with elderly/patients with neurological conditions/stroke patients/dementia patients, etc. - generally a bit worried that I'm lacking in comparison to other applicants!
Hi, I'm just about finished my first year of the MSc.
I mainly had experience in schools. I worked for 4 years in primary and high schools with language units or severe special needs. I had experience of feeding, toileting, scribing etc., but my main experience was in AAC. I worked very closely with our slt for AAC training for kids and eating/swallowing. I also worked with disabled teenagers when I was younger. Other than that I arranged various observational visits to hospitals and triage clinics to see both adults and children.
My degree was in psychology.
To be honest you'll here it on here all the time - You can have all the experience in the world and it'll count for nothing if you can't discuss what you've learned from it. Reflect on everything and demonstrate you're awareness of the importance of communication. Consider what happens when communication breaks down.
You don't need long term experience but a variety of clients and setting will help. A few observations with kids and adults, a day of shadowing in an education environment. A week in a clinical setting etc. You honesty don't need years/months or even weeks of experience. Just a variety. And then show what you've taken away from that, that you know what SLT is all about and why you know you'd be good at it.
Hope that helps!
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I mainly had experience in schools. I worked for 4 years in primary and high schools with language units or severe special needs. I had experience of feeding, toileting, scribing etc., but my main experience was in AAC. I worked very closely with our slt for AAC training for kids and eating/swallowing. I also worked with disabled teenagers when I was younger. Other than that I arranged various observational visits to hospitals and triage clinics to see both adults and children.
My degree was in psychology.
To be honest you'll here it on here all the time - You can have all the experience in the world and it'll count for nothing if you can't discuss what you've learned from it. Reflect on everything and demonstrate you're awareness of the importance of communication. Consider what happens when communication breaks down.
You don't need long term experience but a variety of clients and setting will help. A few observations with kids and adults, a day of shadowing in an education environment. A week in a clinical setting etc. You honesty don't need years/months or even weeks of experience. Just a variety. And then show what you've taken away from that, that you know what SLT is all about and why you know you'd be good at it.
Hope that helps!
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Original post by juliamcgowan26
Hi, I'm just about finished my first year of the MSc.
I mainly had experience in schools. I worked for 4 years in primary and high schools with language units or severe special needs. I had experience of feeding, toileting, scribing etc., but my main experience was in AAC. I worked very closely with our slt for AAC training for kids and eating/swallowing. I also worked with disabled teenagers when I was younger. Other than that I arranged various observational visits to hospitals and triage clinics to see both adults and children.
My degree was in psychology.
To be honest you'll here it on here all the time - You can have all the experience in the world and it'll count for nothing if you can't discuss what you've learned from it. Reflect on everything and demonstrate you're awareness of the importance of communication. Consider what happens when communication breaks down.
You don't need long term experience but a variety of clients and setting will help. A few observations with kids and adults, a day of shadowing in an education environment. A week in a clinical setting etc. You honesty don't need years/months or even weeks of experience. Just a variety. And then show what you've taken away from that, that you know what SLT is all about and why you know you'd be good at it.
Hope that helps!
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I mainly had experience in schools. I worked for 4 years in primary and high schools with language units or severe special needs. I had experience of feeding, toileting, scribing etc., but my main experience was in AAC. I worked very closely with our slt for AAC training for kids and eating/swallowing. I also worked with disabled teenagers when I was younger. Other than that I arranged various observational visits to hospitals and triage clinics to see both adults and children.
My degree was in psychology.
To be honest you'll here it on here all the time - You can have all the experience in the world and it'll count for nothing if you can't discuss what you've learned from it. Reflect on everything and demonstrate you're awareness of the importance of communication. Consider what happens when communication breaks down.
You don't need long term experience but a variety of clients and setting will help. A few observations with kids and adults, a day of shadowing in an education environment. A week in a clinical setting etc. You honesty don't need years/months or even weeks of experience. Just a variety. And then show what you've taken away from that, that you know what SLT is all about and why you know you'd be good at it.
Hope that helps!
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Thanks Julia, that's really helpful
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