Position Information:
Full-time, 12 months, clinical fellowships are being offered at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC). This fellowship is co-sponsored by the Division of Speech Language Pathology and the Institute on Development and Disability at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon.
The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program at the CDRC is recognized as one of the premier programs in the country for training leadership in clinical care and coordination, family systems, education, public policy, community resources, and advocacy for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, utilizing an interdisciplinary model. Our LEND program includes faculty and a cohort of 16 long term trainees from 12 disciplines including speech-language pathology annually.
Training Program Description for Speech-Language Pathology
The LEND post degree Fellowship Program is primarily clinical in nature. The CDRC Clinics at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the primary clinical training setting, are staffed by our faculty of 9 speech-language pathologists. Training experiences include interdisciplinary team assessments in the Craniofacial, Feeding, Autism, Down Syndrome, Child Development, and Neurodevelopment Clinics. The fellowship also includes treatment of children with communication disorders, at a community placement or at CDRC Clinics at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
In addition to clinical experience, the Clinical Fellow will also participate in
- Interdisciplinary training in the LEND program, including weekly interdisciplinary seminars with topics related to community outreach, family issues that affect children with developmental disabilities, leadership, and policy development
- Participation in a family mentoring experience
- A research project and presentation under the guidance of a mentor
- Leadership and teaching opportunities, as well as opportunities for continuing education
Qualifications Applicants must submit:
- Applicants must be a US Citizen or have a permanent residency Visa, have the minimum of a master’s degree in speech-language pathology, a conditional license to practice in the state of Oregon, and meet all the requirements for certification except the Clinical Fellowship. Applicants must be able to pass a background check and a drug screen.
- A letter of intent including background and areas of interest;
- A resume; and
- Three letters of recommendation.
We request that all application materials be submitted together via email to beauliek@ohsu.edu
Complete Applications must be received by January 31, 2017 to be considered.
Terms
Modest stipends, will be available for the 2017-18 academic year. Stipends are contingent upon continued grant funding. Fellowships are funded by a grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The beginning date for the fellowship is the first week of September. Once selected, trainees will be required to demonstrate that they have health insurance, all required vaccinations, conditional Oregon State Licensure, and pass a background check and drug screen.
Inquiries should be addressed to:
Kameron Brief Beaulieu, MS., CCC-SLP
LEND Training Coordinator, Speech-Language Pathology
Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology
Institute on Development & Disability/Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
Oregon Health and Science University
LEND Program
707 SW Gaines Street
Portland, OR 97239
beauliek@ohsu.edu
Phone: 503 494-4024
Fax: 503 494-6868
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