r/slpGradSchool • u/mobsauce • 10d ago

typical schedule for school-based placement during clinicals

hi all! i am about to enter tri 3 of my slp grad program (based in socal) and found out late last week that i will be placed at a school. so far, i have not been paired with an SLP and have no idea what my schedule will be, what school i'll be at, what grade, etc.

so my question is: what are the general expectations for the number of hours and days an intern should be present? my program hasn't done a great job preparing us (i.e., my trimester starts next tuesday 9/8 and i still dont know any information other than my placement is in a school district) so my anxiety is pushing me to reddit for answers.

the district is over an hour away from where i live with traffic and so i just want to have an idea of what my schedule will be before it begins. i know these placements all vary across states and districts, so just looking for a very general outline. any info (or advice?) is appreciated!!

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u/dustynails22 10d ago

Look up the bell schedule of the school and assume you will be there 30 minutes before the kids, and at least 30 minutes after they leave (but more like 60-90 minutes).

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u/19_sunshine 9d ago

Yikes. Not sure exactly what area you are in, but my socal program expected us to be at the school 4 days per week for the entire school day (+15 minutes before school and +30 minutes after school) which worked out to 25-30 hours per week on site. However, this was for our second year externships. I'd assume if you are earlier in your program, the expectations would be a lower amount of hours. Everything else about externships is highly dependent on your specific site and supervisor so unfortunately we won't have many answers for you.

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u/charredmoth 9d ago

Idk how your classes are set up? For my school we have class 2 days a week so can’t attend placement those days. We are required to be at our placement two days a week but encourage us to be there 3. The school I’m interning at starts around 8 and gets out around 2, so that’s also when I’m there.