Lillian Guerin – Honorable Mention – “Force for Good” Alumni Video Contest
Lillian Guerin graduated from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) in summer 2023 and earned an honorable mention in the university’s “Force for Good” Alumni Video Contest. Lillian now works as a school-based speech-language pathologist in a clinical fellowship at a K-8 school, with a goal of bringing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) into the school system.
AAC with Dr. Olenek was Lillian’s favorite course at USAHS, and it now shapes daily practice. The school team uses both high-tech and low-tech tools, from simple core boards to dynamic display communication systems, to give every student a voice. So far this school year, the team has provided seven new AAC and assistive technology systems for students.
For prospective speech-language pathology students, it’s a concrete example of one course turning into a career focus, and into real change for kids who communicate differently.
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Lillian Guerin – Honorable Mention – _Force for Good_ Alumni Video Contest
[00:00:00] Emcee: “Lillian Guerin. Woo!” [00:00:05] Lillian Guerin (USAHS Alumni): Hi, my name is Lily Guerin, and I graduated from the University of St. Augustine in the summer of 2023. That’s me. Throughout my grad school experience, my favorite class was AAC with Dr. Olenek. That’s her. I am currently working as a school-based CF SLP at a K to 8 school, and my goal is to bring the importance of AAC into the school system, which is one of the many things I learned at USA. With both high-tech and low-tech AAC, our team is working to give a voice to all of our students. [00:00:44] Lillian Guerin (USAHS Alumni): From core boards, “stopped it, go yay go,” to dynamic display communication systems, “okay, here. Let’s put… I know you want to put it in. You want to put it in. Let’s put, help me, green, green in. Oh, not four. Put it in. Yay! Put green in. Good job!” [00:01:35] Lillian Guerin (USAHS Alumni): So far this year, our team has provided a total of seven new AAC and AT systems for students at our school. I would like to thank USA for providing me with the knowledge and skills to be successful in the wonderful career that is speech language pathology.
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