Speech Pathologist Personal Statement

When I think about where my undergraduate studies have taken me I am amazed at God's work in my life. Speech pathology was something I never thought of doing. I never had any experience with speech therapy nor had I known anyone who had therapy before. Now, you can barely get me to stop talking about how much I love this field, how important the everyday work of speech pathologists are, and how eager I am to continue my education.
One of the most important roles I would play as a speech pathologist are the different roles of advocate, counselor, and teacher. I want a career where I can form relationships with the people I serve, help my clients by rehabilitating their communication or creating a new form of communication, and educate others

I was able to gain experience with advanced articulation issues as well as deficits in pragmatics and autism. These experiences have only furthered my interests in the field and have helped me directly apply the knowledge from the classroom to the therapy room. Being a nervous first-time clinician was difficult until I realized how natural it all felt. Establishing a relationship, trust, and respect with your client is vital to his or her success as well as your success as a clinician. I feel that I was able to integrate my knowledge along with clinical creativity to maximize the success of my clients but most importantly the client's comfort and happiness. I was in charge of all aspects of therapy for my client such as parent interviews, reports, lesson plans and treatment. Having this clinical experience I gained knowledge about myself as a clinician and as a person. I realized that the reasons I came into loving the professions are immensely more rewarding than I could have imagined. Working directly with a supervisor is so vital for a training clinician. My relationship with my clinical supervisor is something I cherished to help guide and form me into the clinician I am