Graduate Programs

Students participate in classroom and clinical experiences that develop their competence across disorders as well as knowledge in specialty areas. Technical knowledge and experience with various equipment prepare graduates to function competently and independently in a variety of professional settings.

The Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic is housed within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The Clinic provides clinical experiences to graduate students majoring in speech pathology and audiology.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is grateful for the ongoing support of the many ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists who serve as external clinical educators/preceptors to our graduate students. We are always looking to expand our portfolio of external placements for our students. If you are interested in becoming an external clinical educator/preceptor please contact us for more information.

• Audiology: Dr. Candice Osenga
• Speech-Language Pathology: Mrs. Cara Boester

Off-Site Clinical Educators/Preceptors

ASHA standard on Professional Development Requirements in Supervision

Effective January 1, 2020 , all speech-language pathologists and audiologists serving as clinical educators must complete a minimum of 2 hours of professional development in the area of clinical education/supervision (after being awarded their ASHA CCC) prior to serving as preceptor/clinical educator.

CAPCSD - Free Online Learning Courses in Clinical Education!

Training in Clinical Education/Supervision Matters!

Your work as a highly skilled clinical educator/supervisor of graduate students in speech-language pathology is important to the success of our profession!

ASHA requires that preceptors, clinical supervisors and Clinical Fellowship mentors have a minimum of two hours of professional development in the area of supervision, post-certification.

To help meet this need, Illinois State University is pleased to offer all their clinical preceptors, educators, or supervisors the opportunity to participate in the CAPCSD Clinical Education eLearning Courses at no charge!

ASHA CEUs are available at no charge for successful completion of each course module!

https://www.pathlms.com/capcsd/courses/21495

A phased re-release of the following courses will occur throughout 2021, as they transition to a new, user-friendly web platform

• Foundations of clinical education
• Effective clinical educator –student relationships
• Effective feedback in the clinical environment
• Assessment of student performance