Internships

MedicalHome_250x180Required Internship Experience

In addition to the core curriculum, T/F spend 30-40 hours in an internship experience.  These activities include:

Family Connection: A guided interview with a family focused on understanding the family experience of raising a child with special needs

Interdisciplinary Consultation: Current Fellows bring a challenging leadership or clinical situation to the interdisciplinary team

Internship Opportunities (this is not an inclusive list, individual decisions made based on learning needs & site availability)

  • VT Health Dept. Children with Special Health Needs (CSHN) and Child Development Clinic VT I-Team
  • VT I-Team
  • Pediatric Medical Homes
  • Children's Integrated Services (CIS) teams
  • The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital clinics
  • VT State Autism Consultant
  • Policy internships
  • 1:1 matching with LEND faculty, field experts and/or consultants

NOTE: Core Curriculum and clinical practica are refined annually; some activities may change.

"I'm not sure how I would feel good about myself as a speech-language pathologist if I had not been a VT-ILEHP trainee. Every day I work, there are instances in which my handling of a situation with teachers, students, and families is directly influenced by my VT-ILEHP training. After working in my field for eight years, I frequently find myself wishing that everyone working with kids with disabilities were able to receive the level of training in supporting children, their teachers, and their families that VT-ILEHP provides."

Greg Unwin '05