My instructions were to write an essay explaining my reason of attening the Mater's program and my professional goals. (Not to exceed 2 pages double spaced). Here is what I have and I am looking for feed back...
Texas Women's University TETN Speech and Language Pathology master's program provides an opportunity like no other university. With the focus being on speech therapy in the public schools this program will allow me to continue the start of my career at Denver City ISD while I am attending school. Since the focus has such a strong interest in the schools, I feel that this is the best program for me. The program has shown to prepare students for the PRAXIS as well as for their future careers in Speech and Language Pathology. I feel this is a wonderful opportunity to better my career as a Speech Therapist.
I have always had a desire to help people, especially young children. I looked into becoming a doctor or an orthodontist but after hard thought and research decided I did not see myself doing this as a career due to a weak stomach and the fear of blood. When I was a senior Psychology major at Texas A&M University, I started to look for other options besides being a clinical psychologist. I knew I wanted to work with young children in the school setting. That is when the career of Speech and Language Pathology was brought to my attention. I began to look further into the field and decided this was the field I had been looking for. I knew going into my leveling courses I wanted to become a SLP-Assistant as quick as possible to get hands on experience. I am now in my second year as a SLP-Assistant at Denver City ISD and love every aspect of my job. This is my dream job. On our campus, not only do I see our mainstream kids, we also have a self contained classroom with students that are autistic, have Down syndrome, and/or are severely speech impaired. These kids are my biggest challenge but also the most fun to work with. My background in psychology has been a great asset to my career as a speech therapist as to know more in-depth about the child's disabilities other than speech. As I stated earlier, I have a passion to help people. My job is more than just being a "speech teacher", it allows me to get to know the kids on a more personal level and become more involved in their educational needs. Each one of my kids holds a special place in my heart and makes my career, more than a "job", but a blessing.
During my time as an assistant I have had the chance to find new research of therapy techniques and how to approach a disability, which continues to improve success throughout the field. I am eager to learn more ways to advance my success as a therapist and I believe TWU is the place to get a great education and immerse my "therapy toolbox" with more understanding about speech impairment and language disabilities. As a Psychology major, I was interested in how the brain worked. As a SLP-Assistant, I am interested in what parts of the brain are affected and what causes the speech impairments and language disabilities. My goal now is to dig deeper than the surface to find out what I can do to better these children's lives.
With admission to TWU, I know the communication disorders department will provide a plethora of material that will allow me to gain more knowledge about the disabilities I will come across in all areas of speech pathology. My eagerness to learn more comes from the hands on experience I have received from being a SLP-Assistant. I am a caring and patient person, with a heart the size of Texas but not a push over. My personality traits have always led to me to go above and beyond to better myself as well as others. This is why I am applying to TWU. After the first day of school my first year at Denver City ISD, I knew this is the career that I wanted to pursue whole heartedly. I have lives to change here in Denver City and I can accomplish more with the proper education and master's degree from such a prestigious university.
Texas Women's University TETN Speech and Language Pathology master's program provides an opportunity like no other university. With the focus being on speech therapy in the public schools this program will allow me to continue the start of my career at Denver City ISD while I am attending school. Since the focus has such a strong interest in the schools, I feel that this is the best program for me. The program has shown to prepare students for the PRAXIS as well as for their future careers in Speech and Language Pathology. I feel this is a wonderful opportunity to better my career as a Speech Therapist.
I have always had a desire to help people, especially young children. I looked into becoming a doctor or an orthodontist but after hard thought and research decided I did not see myself doing this as a career due to a weak stomach and the fear of blood. When I was a senior Psychology major at Texas A&M University, I started to look for other options besides being a clinical psychologist. I knew I wanted to work with young children in the school setting. That is when the career of Speech and Language Pathology was brought to my attention. I began to look further into the field and decided this was the field I had been looking for. I knew going into my leveling courses I wanted to become a SLP-Assistant as quick as possible to get hands on experience. I am now in my second year as a SLP-Assistant at Denver City ISD and love every aspect of my job. This is my dream job. On our campus, not only do I see our mainstream kids, we also have a self contained classroom with students that are autistic, have Down syndrome, and/or are severely speech impaired. These kids are my biggest challenge but also the most fun to work with. My background in psychology has been a great asset to my career as a speech therapist as to know more in-depth about the child's disabilities other than speech. As I stated earlier, I have a passion to help people. My job is more than just being a "speech teacher", it allows me to get to know the kids on a more personal level and become more involved in their educational needs. Each one of my kids holds a special place in my heart and makes my career, more than a "job", but a blessing.
During my time as an assistant I have had the chance to find new research of therapy techniques and how to approach a disability, which continues to improve success throughout the field. I am eager to learn more ways to advance my success as a therapist and I believe TWU is the place to get a great education and immerse my "therapy toolbox" with more understanding about speech impairment and language disabilities. As a Psychology major, I was interested in how the brain worked. As a SLP-Assistant, I am interested in what parts of the brain are affected and what causes the speech impairments and language disabilities. My goal now is to dig deeper than the surface to find out what I can do to better these children's lives.
With admission to TWU, I know the communication disorders department will provide a plethora of material that will allow me to gain more knowledge about the disabilities I will come across in all areas of speech pathology. My eagerness to learn more comes from the hands on experience I have received from being a SLP-Assistant. I am a caring and patient person, with a heart the size of Texas but not a push over. My personality traits have always led to me to go above and beyond to better myself as well as others. This is why I am applying to TWU. After the first day of school my first year at Denver City ISD, I knew this is the career that I wanted to pursue whole heartedly. I have lives to change here in Denver City and I can accomplish more with the proper education and master's degree from such a prestigious university.