Summary Of Speech-Language Pathology: Personal Statement

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I discovered the profession of speech-language pathology during my senior year of high school when I learned about speech therapy with the deaf. It fascinated me and I wanted to learn more, so I decided that I needed to acquire hands on experience before pursuing it further in college. For the last few months of high school, I set up and participated in a 60-hour internship at the Holly Ridge Center with early intervention. That internship drove me to succeed in my undergraduate degree at the University of Washington, because I knew that my hard work would cumulate in a career that I already enjoyed. Throughout my journey within the profession, my interest and specialty has changed as I have grown in my studies. My passion began as a desire to work with the deaf, so I took every American Sign Language class that UW provided. …show more content…

I currently work with the South Kitsap School District and greatly enjoy the school environment and the comradery and teamwork with the teachers and other therapists. After completion of my masters degree, I plan to continue working in the public schools. The kids that I work with have not received the services that they so greatly need and deserve because of the shortage of SLPs in my rural area. I was deeply saddened to see these kids without proper services when I know how much they could excel if they were just given the appropriate support. I am not only getting my degree for myself, but also for the kids, so I can use my skills to better provide them the services that they

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