MSLP Speech and Language Summer Camps

The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University has been offering Speech and Language Summer Camps. The Master of Speech-Language Pathology (MSLP) program faculty and graduate student clinicians welcomed 27 children and their parents on campus for free speech and language therapy groups. The groups met on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:15-12:15 in the lab school for three weeks during the summer.

"Students in the MSLP program welcomed preschool-age children on campus for 3-week camps to target speech and language skills. The children participated in individual practice sessions, literacy activities, and play activities with peers which MSLP graduate student clinicians led. The graduate students gained valuable clinical experiences while providing free speech and language therapy to children in the community." Emily Buckley, Director of Clinical Education

Speech and Language Summer Camp activities included individual and group therapy. An ocean-themed week where the classroom rooms were filled with under-the-sea-related activities and games. Also, interactive stories, songs, gross motor activities, sensory tables, and speech sound activities that were back-to-school themed for the last week.

The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the Mount puts its mission into action through the Speech and Language Summer Camps that they organized this summer. The Mission of The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is, "Grounded in Catholic values, Mount St. Joseph's Speech-Language Pathology program will prepare high-quality clinicians infused with a deep commitment to meeting the needs and challenges of their clients through professional and personal excellence. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills to implement comprehensive services for individuals with communication and swallowing disorders together with their families, while employing evidence-based practices and accepting persons of all cultures and beliefs. Students will develop the leadership abilities, interprofessional collaborative skills, personal insight, and integrity to make a meaningful impact through service to others, their community, and their profession."

Great job to the MSLP program faculty and graduate student clinicians for offering these beneficial and impactful Speech and Language Summer Camps to the community for the greater good!