Category Archives: News
Melanie’s Fall Semester
This past fall was my last semester of graduate school. I didn’t have any classes, so I spent 5 days a week at my externship site. I was at the elementary school in our town. The school was about 14 … Continue reading
Final days of my externship
I finished my externship at Wytheville this past Tuesday. I was able to get 120 hours (I was aiming for 100) with a variety of experiences in different age groups and disorders. Although the drive was long (45 min one … Continue reading
New Jersey and New York
On Sunday after the wedding we drove to northern New Jersey to spend a few days with Mel’s aunt and uncle. The driving wasn’t too bad, even though we were on I-95 for most of the way. On Sunday afternoon … Continue reading
Boone Wedding
Andrew and I were able to take some time off of work last week to attend my cousin Brandon’s wedding. My family came and stayed with us Wednesday night, and Thursday morning they drove to Philadelphia, PA for some sight … Continue reading
Externship Update
I have finished 3 weeks at Wythe County Community Hospital. I’m still enjoying it. Most of the patients I see actually come to the outpatient rehab unit. My supervisor and I have seen a few patients in the hospital. We … Continue reading
Spring clinic
Clinic this semester was a little different. I had two clients and diagnostics this semester. My first client was about 9 and came because he couldn’t say his “r” sound. He had attended clinic the previous spring, but hadn’t been … Continue reading
Spring 2009 Classes
The semester is over, so it’s time for my update of the semester. This semester was probably my busiest one so far with 4 classes and clinic. My classes this semester included Fluency, Traumatic Brain Injury, Aphasia, and Dysphagia. Technically … Continue reading