New Clinical Educator Course!
On-demand web-based course: Key Principles in CSD Clinical Education
The education of audiologists and speech-language pathologists is dependent upon clinical instruction that is provided in an effective, evidence-based manner. This web-based course discusses a variety of key issues central to becoming an effective, evidence-based clinical educator/supervisor/preceptor. By completing the six modules in this course, learners will explore basic principles and obligations of clinical education. They will be introduced to evidence-based strategies for effective clinical instruction. Learners will examine the importance of effective communication, feedback and relationship building to the clinical education process. They will consider their obligation for ethical and culturally responsive engagement. Learners will have opportunities to reflect on how principles and techniques discussed in the course can be integrated into their own work in clinical education.
Learner Objectives: By completion of the six modules in this course, the learner will be able to:
Module 1
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of the preceptor and clinical learner.
- Identify at least three characteristics of an effective preceptor.
Module 2
- Describe common models of clinical supervision.
- Utilize the ‘One Minute Preceptor’ approach to feedback.
Module 3
- Describe communication strategies that enhance preceptor-clinical learner relationships.
- Explain strategies to productively manage conflict.
Module 4
- List aspects of their culture and identity that are relevant to clinical education/precepting.
- Describe strategies related to culturally responsive teaching that they can incorporate into precepting for clinical learners.
Module 5
- Define and explain feedback, debriefing, and assessment/evaluation in clinical education.
- Discuss examples of how to engage in feedback, debriefing, and assessment in as a preceptor.
- Describe the role of clinical learner feedback for the preceptor and several ways to engage in that discussion.
Module 6
- Identify key ASHA Code of Ethics issues that relate to clinical education.
- Describe a situation common to working with clinical learners that may present an ethical challenge.
- Recognize opportunities that may require the preceptor to initiate a challenging.
Successful completion of all six course modules will yield 0.3 ASHA CEUs in the area of clinical education, meeting the ASHA requirement for clinical educator/supervisor/preceptor training.
Last chance to enroll in CAPCSD’s previous clinical education eLearning course series!
The following four self-paced eLearning courses focusing on the process of clinical education will be available for enrollment until
- Foundations of Clinical Education - Modules 1-5
- Effective Student-Clinical Educator Relationships - Modules 1-5
- Feedback in the Clinical Education Environment - Modules 1-5
- Assessing Student Performance - Modules 1-5
Access Information
These courses are provided at no cost to CAPCSD member programs and their associates.
Member programs are encouraged to share the link to this resource with individuals engaged in the clinical instruction of graduate students in on-campus and off-campus sites. Strategies for disseminating course information may include email, email signatures, social media posts, learning management system (LMS), newsletters, clinical tracking systems, and in-person meetings.
If you are supervising graduate students for CAPCSD members, your university liaison has the access link to the course. You may identify CAPCSD member universities here and contact the university liaison.
Acknowledgments
Content Development:
Wendy Chase
Wendy Chase is the Director of Clinical Education/Assistant Professor at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Ms. Chase earned her B.S. at Central Michigan University and her M.A. at Northwestern University. She has more than 30 years of experience in clinical positions treating clients from infancy through geriatrics. Her interests are focused on clinical education, gender-affirming communication treatment, and management of swallowing and voice in clients with ventilator dependency.
Financial Disclosure: Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions: Employee (Ongoing)
Non-Financial Disclosure: CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee member (2023/24): Received no compensation
Andy Clare
Andy Clare, M.S., CCC-SLP, CBIS, is the Assistant Director of Clinical Education for the George Washington University Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences. He currently serves as the chair of the CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee. His clinical areas of expertise include Dysphagia, Aphasia, Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders and Aural Rehabilitation. He teaches classes in Dysphagia, Aural Rehabilitation and Clinical Methods. His research interests center on refining clinical education processes for students and supervisors in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Financial Disclosure: The George Washington University: Employee (Ongoing)
Non-Financial Disclosure: CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee Chair (2023/24): Received no compensation
Christi Masters
Christi Masters, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Purdue University. She provides clinical education to graduate students and her primarily areas of clinical practice are early intervention and pediatric stuttering. She also teaches Introduction to Communicative Disorders course at the undergraduate level.
Financial Disclosure: Purdue University: Employee (Ongoing)
Non-Financial Disclosure: CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee member (2023/24): Received no compensation
Jonette Owen
As Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Dr. Owen oversees clinical education at the Osborne College of Audiology - Salus University. Currently, she is President of the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology. In 2017 Dr. Owen was inducted as a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice. In 2021 Dr. Owen was recognized as the Alumna of the Year for the Osborne College of Audiology.
Financial Disclosure: Salus at Drexel University: Employee (Ongoing)
Non-Financial Disclosure: CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee member (2023/24): Received no compensation
Hannah Siburt
Hannah Siburt, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate professor and Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also the director of the NC LEND Audiology Supplement and provides clinical services at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. She teaches classes in Introduction to Audiology, Professional Issues, Hearing Loss and Developmental Disabilities, and Inter-professional Practice in Rural Health. Her interests are in early intervention, D/HH+ and and clinical education. She previously served on the CAPCSD Program Committee and currently serves on Clinical Education Committee.
Financial Disclosure: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Employee (Ongoing)
Non-Financial Disclosure: CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee member (2023/24): Received no compensation
Anu Subramanian
Anu Subramanian, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a clinical professor and director of clinical programs in SLP at the Dept of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa. She supervises graduate students in stuttering (across the age span) and pediatric clinical placements, including early intervention. She teaches classes in Supervision and Foundations of Clinical Practice. Her interests are in early intervention, stuttering, and clinical education. She is an alumni of the CAPCSD Leadership Academy from 2019 and serves on clinical education committee at CAPCSD.
Financial Disclosure: University of Iowa: Employee (Ongoing)
Non-Financial Disclosure: CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee member (2023/24): Received no compensation
Chizuko Tamaki
Chiz Tamaki, Au.D., Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences, School of Human Services and Sciences; and Director of AuD Program; at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. She teaches Diagnostic Audiology, Vestibular Studies, Clinical Supervision, and Professional Issues courses; and coordinates off-site clinical experiences for the AuD Program. Additionally, she mentors students in the HSLS PhD Program. Her area of research involves vestibular and balance functions, especially in deaf older adults.
Financial Disclosure: Gallaudet University: Employee (Ongoing)
Non-Financial Disclosure: CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee member (2023/24): Received no compensation
Production Editors
- Andy Clare
- Mandie McKenzie
- Kevin McNamara
Sound Editing
- Kevin McNamara
Narrator
- Michael G. Sayers
eLearning course Development
- Blue Sky eLearn
ASHA CEUs
The materials are at an introductory level. Continuing education units are available through ASHA.
