[Seuce-cci] Off-site placements and precautions

[Karen W. Saar]

Good morning,

I am curious about how everyone is handling off-site clinical placements for fall. At Lamar, as I am sure is happening everywhere, we are losing many sites and want to ensure safety measures for students going to sites that are still taking students.

There are still a few healthcare settings still willing to take students. I am nervous about putting students back in day-to-day activity, but know we are tying to provide continued clinical training and keep them on track educationally. Have any of you come up with guidelines or policies around placements where individuals with a covid diagnosis are being treated?  My initial response is to limit student treatment in these cases, not to stigmatize this population, but because I don’t have enough guiding evidence to know the students and placements are taking the safest precautions.

I know there are many unknown variables surrounding what could happen between now and fall, but would appreciate any feedback or insight regarding what your departments are doing.

Thanks,
Karen


Karen Whisenhunt Saar, MS, CCC-SLP
Director of SLP Clinical Services
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
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