Comments on: Bilingual Graduate Programs: What Students Should Know and How They Can Prepare

By: ict voor beperkten

ict voor beperkten — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:21:37 +0000

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By: ict voor beperkten

ict voor beperkten — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:29:52 +0000

Bedankt voor het delen, was hier al even naar op zoek!

(”Thanks for sharing, been here just looking!”- Dutch)

By: Carolina Porto

Carolina Porto — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:40:24 +0000

Thank you so much for the information provided but I have several questions , that I would like to talk with you.
1st I have a B.A in Organizational Communications work in coorporate world and I became interested in the filed as a bilingual native spanish speaker but dont know how to start to obtain my Master. I live in Texas. At University of Texas they advise to do a leveling program and then take the GRE and apply for the master but due to my full time job I was looking for online degree in the filed. Are those programs modules works? I verify info on acreditations in the ASHA web and the univeristy are listed there. Please I need help and alo any local organization in Texas for bilinguals that I can do a mentoring?

I do appreciate your help!
Thanks a lot…

By: Nathan Cornish

Nathan Cornish — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:34:08 +0000

Hi Kristin,

Great question! In our December 2010 article I share some information about attending a non-bilingual program that may be helpful to you. I’ve worked with a number of clinicians in Texas in helping them to obtain their licensure. To the best of my knowledge, there is no existing certification for an SLP to work as a bilingual clinician in the state of Texas (beyond the license that all other SLPs are required to have). I double-checked state regulation to make sure, and I’m not able to find anything there: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/speech/sp_rules.pdf

In many states, if you’re going to work in schools you need both a professional license and a separate credential from the state’s Deptartment of Education. However, in Texas there is only one credentialing body. So you would only need the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) license to practice speech-language pathology in any setting. You can find more information on the requirements to work in Texas at the DSHS web site: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/speech/

Good luck!

By: Kristin Sankovich

Kristin Sankovich — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:28:43 +0000

Hi Raquel,

Thank you so much for providing such insightful information on this topic. I find that there is not a lot of information easily available regarding practicing as a bilingual SLP on the web, so this blog does a wonderful job. I am a Spanish bilingual SLP graduate student and attend a program that, while excellent in many regards, does not offer many classes or clinical experiences for a bilingual clinician. I was wondering if there is any state certification that Texas requires for a bilingual clinician to practice in the public schools or otherwise.

By: Nathan Cornish

Nathan Cornish — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:45:23 +0000

Hi Rachel,

Unfortunately, that information can be a little hard to find. Here are some links that may be useful:

ISBE Site on Special Education Certificates: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/html/special_education.htm

Application for “Bilingual Special Education Approval”: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/pdf/73-67_bilingual_speced.pdf

ICTS site (for language evaluation, for Spanish-speakers that is “Target Language Proficiency Test – Spanish 056): http://www.icts.nesinc.com/

The IL Resource Center Offers Coursework that can cover the requirements: http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/

The Illinois School Psychologist Association also maintains a lot of resources for obtaining the approval, including a list of university programs that may offer required coursework: http://www.ilispa.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=328

I hope that’s helpful!
Nate

By: Rachel Anderson

Rachel Anderson — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:56:55 +0000

Hi,
Can you direct me to the specific are on the ISBE website that deals with IL certification for bilingual SLP’s?

Thank you,
Rachel Anderson

By: Doug Valverde

Doug Valverde — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:32:27 +0000

Thank you Dr Anderson for the information about this wonderful area of SLP.

By: angelica sangsvang

angelica sangsvang — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:45:59 +0000

I wanted to thank you for the info provided in this blog. I am a bilingual teacher of 9 years and am currently exploring the field of speech pathology. the more I read the more I become overwhelmed. I am not sure that I can even get accepted to the program I am considering but at least now I have a more structured way of approaching my research and I hope that this will help me decide if the field is for me.