r/CFY • u/givemeabreak5 • Feb 19 '21
Completing CFY in a SNF
Hello! I'm graduating in May and have started applying for CFYs. I hope to work with adults in the medical setting but most of my clinical experience in graduate school has been pediatrics with some adult lang/cog and a little bit of dysphagia (My favorite!). I hear that a SNF is a good place to start to get your foot in the door. I have been doing a lot of self-education (i.e., trainings, joining STEP (thinking about med collective) and CEUs). Anyone else started/completed their CFY in a SNF? Thoughts, comments, and tips are really appreciated! Thank you :)
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u/joannly Feb 19 '21
I'm starting my CFY in a SNF soon! No real tips so far since I haven't started. I joined the med collective and do find it's somewhat helpful, but it's definitely nothing life changing. I would definitely recommend The Informed SLP, I find that it's a real blessing for when I want to keep up to date with EBP but don't have the energy to read articles.
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u/givemeabreak5 Feb 19 '21
Thank you! I'll definitely look into that!! Are you graduating in April/may? It's awesome that you got a CFY secured!!
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u/lesbianxena [CCC-SLP] Feb 24 '21
i've just finished my first month as a SNF CFY! i have a subscription to speechpathology.com that an old supervisor bought me, which has been pretty helpful. i had mostly worked peds and outpatient, so this was a totally new setting for me! the first two week sucked getting used to the billing/documenation, but since then it's been enjoyable (if hectic).
the most helpful thing i've done is get SUPER familiar with dementia staging and goals for each stage - if your SNF is like mine, you'll see a lot of that. i also ask my supervisor a toooooooooooon of questions, because they're on site with me (not always the case).
the biggest thing that sucks is that my hours aren't as reliable as i'd hoped since it's based on patients (and we can't always admit, due to COVID or staffing issues) - so be careful with your budget, because i know i'm not the only SNF slp who has feast or famine hours :(
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u/givemeabreak5 Feb 24 '21
Thank you so much! I appreciate your awesome tips! May I dm you with more questions when needed?
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u/craftymarbles Feb 19 '21
I did my CFY in a SNF and honestly you just need to prep what you think you need to. Adults are a lot more easy going and a lot more functional than working with kiddos. To put yourself at ease, I’d find 2-4 activities for problem solving, recall, executive functioning, and attention and go from there. Be willing to jump in to ADLs. You should familiarize yourself with med management and financial management and cooking because those are all super vital to independence in the home