Add to your skillset as a future speech-language pathologist the ability to fully meet the needs of all clients. A new and unique certificate at Iowa helps you do just that.

About one quarter of American households use a language other than English, and this number is predicted to rise. To help MA-SLP students meet the needs of clients who are non-English or multi-language speakers, Iowa offers a unique certificate program to provide academic and clinical training to prepare students for speech-language assessment and treatment with multilingual and multicultural clients. The program emphasizes birth-to-18 populations and school-based practice.

There is no requirement that students have proficiency in a second- or dual-language.

Students seeking this certificate must be concurrently enrolled and in good standing in the MA-SLP program.

 

Required Academic Courses:

CSD:5258

Multilingualism and Culturally Responsive Practice in CSD

3

CSD:4130

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in CSD

1

CSD:5104

Language Disorders: School-Aged Children

3

One of the Following:

CSD:7458

MCRP Certificate Capstone*

3

varies

approved elective course

3

Required Clinical Practica:

varies

SLP clinical practicum

1

varies

SLP outplacement

2

* Capstone semester hours do not need to be taken all at once; for example, certificate-seekers can enroll in 1-3 s.h. for it across the 2 years.

For complete details about the Certificate in Multilingualism and Culturally Responsive Practice, consult the Iowa Registrar's website.

Questions? Contact Dr. Philip Combiths, Certificate Program Director, at philip-combiths@uiowa.edu.