title: Promising practices in e-supervision: exploring graduate speech-language pathology interns' perceptions.
abstract: E-supervision has a potential role in addressing speech-language personnel shortages in rural and difficult to staff school districts. The purposes of this article are twofold: to determine how e-supervision might support graduate speech-language pathologist (SLP) interns placed in rural, remote, and difficult to staff public school districts; and, to investigate interns' perceptions of in-person supervision compared to e-supervision. The study used a mixed methodology approach and collected data from surveys, supervision documents and records, and interviews. The results showed the use of e-supervision allowed graduate SLP interns to be adequately supervised across a variety of clients and professional activities in a manner that was similar to in-person supervision. Further, e-supervision was perceived as a more convenient and less stressful supervision format when compared to in-person supervision. Other findings are discussed and implications and limitations provided.
authors.affiliation: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Carlin
authors.affiliation: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Milam
authors.affiliation: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: Emily L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Carlin
authors.affiliation: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Owen
keywords: E-supervision; graduate student; speech-language pathology; student teaching