International SLP Clinical Placements: Powerful Strategies to Transform Recruitment and Global Workforce Impact
International SLP clinical placements are no longer optional enhancements to speech-language pathology programs. They are becoming central to how departments recruit students, diversify cohorts, and prepare graduates for an increasingly global profession. Across the United States, SLP faculty and department chairs are navigating rising interest in international student enrollment, increasing demand for global clinical opportunities, […]
Therapy Abroad Belize!
Study Abroad in Belize with Therapy Abroad and discover a country that blends adventure, culture, and purpose. Nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the lush rainforests of Central America, Belize offers a living classroom for students of speech-language pathology (SLP), occupational therapy (OT), nursing, and physical therapy (PT). Through Therapy Abroad’s academic service-learning programs, students […]
STUDENT ALUMNI RESEARCH
Implementing Low-Tech AAC for Adult with Cerebral Palsy in Bulgaria Presented by Isabelle Snyder and Michaela Armanini Shared at the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention Therapy Abroad alumni, Isabelle Snyder and Michaela Armanini, from PennWest Clarion University recently presented their research at this year’s Pennsylvania-Speech- Language-Hearing Association (PSHA) Convention. The highlighted research discusses “Implementing Low-Tech AAC […]
Communication sciences and disorders student travels to Thailand for Therapy Abroad
Sam Hubbard (far left), a rising senior in the communication sciences and disorders program, recently went on a two-week trip to Thailand intended for undergraduate or graduate students interested in pursuing a career in speech-language pathology. By Julia Duvall Sam Hubbard, a rising senior in Western Carolina University’s communication sciences and disorders program, recently went […]
Isabelle Snyder: Bulgaria and Greece Therapy Abroad
Isabelle Snyder Hello! My name is Isabelle Snyder. I am a senior at PennWest Clarion University located in Pennsylvania. I am currently in a five-year B.S. to M.S. program for Speech and Language Pathology. I first began looking at Therapy Abroad programs to help me get clinical experience as an undergrad student, which can be […]
Types of Speech Therapy for Different Disorders
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Institutes (NIDCD), approximately 5% of children by the first grade have noticeable speech disorders—typically with no known cause. Meanwhile, roughly 3.3% of children and adolescents aged three to 17 years old have voice- and language-related conditions. To help address these, many of those with such […]