As a speech-language therapist (SLP) working with children, you teach each child valuable skills and give them time for supervised practice. But depending on your work setting, you might have only one hour per week with each child. By contrast, parents are able to engage their child in meaningful and relevant activities in their natural
Maintaining good vocal health and hygiene is a goal we should all aspire to—even if we don’t sing or speak for a living. The vocal folds (“vocal cords”) are a muscular body with a mucosal cover. When we force air through these structures, they vibrate, producing sound. The vocal folds are located inside the larynx,
USAHS associate professor Meghan Savage, CCC-SLP, PhD, believes that communication is one of the most important skills we have, which makes her career as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) incredibly rewarding. “Communication and being able to carry on a conversation with somebody are what make us uniquely human and how we connect to other people,” Dr.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has announced that Brian Goldstein, PhD, CCC-SLP, will join the university as the new Executive Dean of the College of Rehabilitative Sciences to provide leadership and oversight of all rehabilitative science programs including occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology. Currently Dr. Goldstein serves as Provost and
As the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) continues to advance as the national leader in graduate health sciences education, rehabilitative sciences have been and will continue to be the foundation of our history and success. To expand and strengthen academic leadership in this critical academic area, we have established a new position
Congrats to Spring 2019 Graduates! Stuffed Animals Drive for Military Child Month in San Marcos SOTA Fisher House representative Nicole Frediani organized a stuffed animal drive for Fisher House at the Balboa Medical Center. Students also donated funds to the local Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, NAMI, and the local Autism Foundation. SOTA is affiliated with the
The new Dallas-Fort Worth campus for the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has opened its doors, located in the Riverside Commons complex in Irving. Riverside Commons is situated on a 13-acre campus at the southwest corner of Highway 114 and Riverside Drive, adjacent to the Lake Carolyn recreation area. Founded in 1979,
Dr. Stanley Paris Gives Guest Lecture at Geriatric PT Class Dr. Stanley Paris (Founder and former President of USAHS) attended the Geriatric Physical Therapy class on St. Augustine’s campus as a guest speaker on Monday, March 4, 2019. Student in Air Force Reserves Helps Wellness Event Assistant professor Dr. Nicole Miller, PT, DPOT, OCS, recently
Sometimes, between the labs, clinics, tests and research, it’s easy to forget the overall goal of professionals in the health science field. That goal is to help people. Philosophy professor Dr. Chad Redwing has built his life’s work around this goal and helping others achieve it. This passion has taken him all over the world
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has received notice that the new Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program (MSSLP) has been granted Accreditation Candidacy status from the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. This is a “pre-accreditation” status with the CAA. “This provisional
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) will soon open a new campus in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to help meet the growing demand for qualified rehabilitative science professionals and advanced-practice nurses in Texas. Located in the Riverside Commons complex in Irving-Las Colinas, USAHS Dallas will open to students with the first cohort starting
As part of the typical accreditation process for MS in Speech-Language Pathology programs, the CAA is seeking comments in advance of its scheduled Feb. 19-20 site visit to USAHS. The MS in Speech-Language Pathology program at the University of St. Augustine Health Sciences (USAHS) is seeking candidacy accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in