Why so many hours of clinical practicum?
In the 2007 standards there is no requirement for supervised clinical fellowship experience after completion of academic course work and clinical practicum. The Standards Council (the group that developed the new standards) received input from practicing professionals, graduate programs and a Skills Validation Study that indicated that the skills necessary for practice as an audiologist had to be gained while the individual was enrolled in a graduate program. An increase in the amount of practicum was the logical solution, thereby increasing the depth of skills acquired during the program and eliminating the need for the clinical fellowship experience after completion of the graduate degree.
Related Questions
- Can I use the clinical experience that I obtained under my academic practicum/internship toward the 1500 hours of supervised clinical experience required for LPC and LMFT licensure?
- How many hours of observation and clinical practicum are required to complete my Master’s or AuD program?
- How many hours are students involved in clinical practicum?
