Lessons from an SLP Graduate Student: Jessica Riley Hi everyone! My name is Jessica Riley, and I am currently a second-year grad student at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. Our program at Duquesne is a 5-year accelerated BS/MS program so it is a little bit different than most programs, but I think what I’ve learned …
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Lessons from a CFY Week 19 and 20 Happy almost 2022, folks! It’s hard to believe we made it this far. This edition of lessons from a CFY rounds out my fifth month as a CF- four to go. Lesson 19.1: Self-Doubt This lesson is inspired by a comment from a fellow SLP-CF on Tiktok. …
Lessons from a CFY Week 17 and 18 This edition of Lessons from a CFY focuses on organization. With the new year comes a desire to get organized. Additionally, the midway point of my CFY also makes for a good time to place that emphasis. Lessons from a CFY Week 17.1: Organizing Data In graduate school, I …
Lessons from a CFY Week 15 and 16 Lessons from a CFY Series is going strong at weeks 15 and 16! This wraps up the first four months of my CF! Hard to believe. I hope you all enjoy my lessons from a CFY. Lesson 15.1: Take a Break. Seriously. As the holidays came around, …
Lessons from a CFY Week 13 and 14 Lessons from a CFY talk about how you can get your voice heard as a CF. This is so important because we do have a good perspective and can make great changes wher we work. Lessons from a CFY 13.1: Getting Your Voice Heard As CFs, we …
CFY Lessons: Week 11 and 12 CFY Lessons from Week 11 and 12 come from my third month as a CF. This is around the time I started really catching my stride as a CF, but it really does ebb and flow. CFY Lesson 11.1: Confidence At work, there are some days and some sessions …
Lessons from a CFY: Mental Health (Week 11) Lesson 10.1: Getting Through a Bad Week In any job, it’s inevitable that there will be really bad mental health weeks. We have our good weeks, and we have our bad weeks. That is totally acceptable and expected. Negative thoughts can be rampant. They can bring down …
Lessons from a CFY Week 9 This week, I just have one lesson, but it might be one of the most important ones I’ve covered: accepting when you’re lost. CFY Lesson 9.1: Accepting When You’re Lost In a recent staff meeting with my supervisor, I was really struggling on how to help one of my …
Lessons from a CFY: Week 7 and 8 The last two weeks were jam packed, and it was Labor Day weekend, so I took some time off from blogging to enjoy time with my friends and unplug! I am combining weeks 7 and 8 into one post. This week, I finally started to incorporate the …
Lessons from a CFY: Week 6 This week, I started my second part-time CF! I work at a university coaching college students with disabilities in the areas of executive functioning and pragmatics. This is an area of our scope that’s always been interesting to me, and I’m so excited to start. That being said, here …
