SpeechLaedy Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Anyone planning on getting an advanced certificate? I think I'm interested in an Advanced certificate program in autism spectrum disorders but I'm not sure how or if that would benefit me career/money wise. What certs are you thinking of and what are the benefits you've found in receiving them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JcSLP Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 22 hours ago, SpeechLaedy said: Anyone planning on getting an advanced certificate? I think I'm interested in an Advanced certificate program in autism spectrum disorders but I'm not sure how or if that would benefit me career/money wise. What certs are you thinking of and what are the benefits you've found in receiving them? I'm planning on getting my TSSLD certificate. I'm not sure if I want to work in the schools immediately but it's required by NY if you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I'm doing a certificate in Deafblindness Intervention as part of my 2nd bachelor's. I chose it because I have an interest in auditory-verbal therapy for the deaf & hard-of-hearing. When I started networking with AVT's currently working in the field, most told me that they had at least one student with deafblindness on their caseload at any given time. I didn't know anything about deafblindness aside from having read a biography of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan when I was a kid. Obviously things have changed for the better since the 19th century! A lot of what I've learned/am learning in the courses required for the certificate applies to deaf & hard-of-hearing students with typical vision as well. I think I will be a better AVT for having done the certificate regardless of whether it winds up helping me get into grad school and/or land a job. I would do a certificate for your own professional development if there is one that interests you, but I would not go into it assuming it will help you make more money. If it does, fantastic. Just don't count on that happening. SpeechLaedy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeechLaedy Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 23 hours ago, Crimson Wife said: I'm doing a certificate in Deafblindness Intervention as part of my 2nd bachelor's. I chose it because I have an interest in auditory-verbal therapy for the deaf & hard-of-hearing. When I started networking with AVT's currently working in the field, most told me that they had at least one student with deafblindness on their caseload at any given time. I didn't know anything about deafblindness aside from having read a biography of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan when I was a kid. Obviously things have changed for the better since the 19th century! A lot of what I've learned/am learning in the courses required for the certificate applies to deaf & hard-of-hearing students with typical vision as well. I think I will be a better AVT for having done the certificate regardless of whether it winds up helping me get into grad school and/or land a job. I would do a certificate for your own professional development if there is one that interests you, but I would not go into it assuming it will help you make more money. If it does, fantastic. Just don't count on that happening. Yeah I wouldn't assume I would get more money. I just wanted to know if anyone knew if that was the case or not. I actually had an interview with a school for children with auditory disabilities the other day and would've loved that experience, but it was just too far away. I don't know much about becoming an AVT. I just started a tab on it so I can do some research on it later. Do you have to become an SLP first in order to become an AVT or is sort of a separate field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 AVT's are either SLP's or Audiologists who have specialized training & a certain number of supervised hours doing AVT. Teachers of the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing can earn the AVEd. designation, which is similar but geared towards working in a classroom setting rather than 1:1 or small-group like a SLP would. You can find out more details on the certification process on the AG Bell website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeechLaedy Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 19 hours ago, Crimson Wife said: AVT's are either SLP's or Audiologists who have specialized training & a certain number of supervised hours doing AVT. Teachers of the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing can earn the AVEd. designation, which is similar but geared towards working in a classroom setting rather than 1:1 or small-group like a SLP would. You can find out more details on the certification process on the AG Bell website. Thanks for that info! I just love this field. So many different paths you can take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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