title: Preparing students to work with families: undergraduate and graduate education.
abstract: This article focuses on the preparation of undergraduate and graduate students in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders, for provision of services that involve families. The author discusses the identification of a family-oriented clinical model, the identification of the prerequisites needed for students' entry into clinical training in the family-oriented model, the prerequisites that students need to develop for independent clinical practice, and the management of common challenges faced by students as they participate in the family-oriented model. Evaluation forms are provided to assist the supervisor in the preparation of student clinicians.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D004500:Education, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students; D000078329:Workforce