Name three things you hold dear and on which you will not compromise. Why?
In my future profession there are things that I will not compromise on. The first thing I hold very dear and will never allow compromise on is that all people (clients, parents, adults, children, and other professionals) deserve to be treated with respect. Any person who comes into my therapy room for services will be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their mental or physical capacity, age, gender, or race. By projecting this respect for everyone in my clinical practice I hope that my colleagues, other professionals, and people seeking services will be comfortable with me and will establish an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. Being able to trust me as a professional, and having my clients know that I respect them, will allow my clients to truly express and be themselves. As a result, clients will hopefully achieve their highest potential in our therapy time together.
Another thing that I refuse to compromise on in my future profession is that my clients will know what is expected of them in the therapy room. I want my clients to know that our time together should be enjoyable, but having fun is not our main objective. We are working together to improve their communication, not just to play. Clients will know that I expect them to work hard to improve their skills, and that there is a time and place for fun activities in therapy. That’s not to say we can’t have fun, we can, but my clients will know that I also expect them to work hard and practice. It is okay to get off task slightly, but we have a limited amount of time to spend together and it is important that the focus of that time is on helping the client. Also, I want my clients to be aware of why they are in therapy. If they know what our main goals and objectives are and we track their progress, clients can see how their improving, and know what we are ultimately working toward. This knowledge of our ultimate goal will hopefully serve as motivation for my clients to continue to work hard and strive to improve.
A third thing that I refuse to compromise on in my future profession has to do with the guidelines for SLPs and audiologists set forth by The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). ASHA has set forth rules of best practice and guidelines that all practicing SLPs and audiologists should follow. Staying within the scope for practice is important to me. Following these guidelines is a matter of ethics; adhering to these guidelines includes maintaining a level of professionalism that I believe all clients deserve.
2 comments:
Stephanie-
As I read your post on what you hold dear and will not compromise, I really acknowledged that will do an amazing job at your career. I think those three things are equally critical to being a good SLP. Respect is important in any arena; if you give respect, you can better expect respect to be given back to you. Without it, nothing will get accomplished because the people you interact with everyday will most likely respond in a negative manner. This is especially true in your career since you are essentially working with your clients to make corrections to their own being. Respect is essential.
I think the fact that you address that time with you is not fun and play time is really important. This is something that I think may be difficult since you may want to be a friend as well as a SLP. This will be difficult.
Finally, it is incredibly important to follow the rules and guidelines set forth by your professional organizations. This is something no one should compromise.
I think it is so great that respect is important to you. We live in a very closed-minded society, so it's good that your clients know that you respect them for who they are and that you care about them. It's important to teach our children that there is still compassion and respect in our world today.
I was also impressed at your dedication to follow the SLP guidelines. They set forth the best ways of practice in your profession. I think the guidelines and standards are something we can ALL take more seriously in our classroom. They were created for a reason!
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