Arlington Public Schools wishes to partner with universities to assist students in the development of professional skills by providing internships, fieldwork and clinical rotation opportunities with licensed and credentialed professionals in Arlington Public Schools.
APS must have a valid MOU or Affiliation Agreement with your college/university in order to complete a placement. If you are not sure of your college/university status, check with your university field placement coordinator.
Arlington Public Schools wishes to partner with universities to assist students in the development of professional skills by providing internship opportunities with a licensed and credentialed speech language pathologist in an Arlington Public School. APS is dedicated to ensuring that all students with disabilities receive the support they need to succeed academically and socially. APS Speech Language Pathologists provide support to this mission by delivering a wide range of services to their students, including direct and indirect therapy; working collaboratively with staff and families; modifying materials; providing general education interventions; as well as a variety of other services in direct support of student’s communication. APS SLPs emphasize use of evidence-based practices in alignment with the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Graduate students will contribute to implementing comprehensive data driven school based speech and language services alongside their building level supervisor.
APS must have a valid MOU or Affiliation Agreement with your college/university in order to complete a placement. If you are not sure of your college/university status, check with your university field placement coordinator.
Our online application requires the documents listed below. Please ensure you have all documents ready before starting the online application as you will be uploading each document into the application and cannot save and return to an incomplete application at a later time.
Complete the Online Application
After we receive completed applications, applicants will be contacted to schedule a mandatory screening interview. Upon approval, applicants’ names and supporting documentation will be forwarded to Human Resources for fingerprinting and criminal background checks. Once the HR process is complete, students and their supervising university will receive official documentation of their placement in Arlington Public Schools. Further inquiries regarding APS Speech Language Pathology placements may be directed to Rebecca Firehock, Lead Speech Language Pathologist, at 703-228-6045, or [email protected].
Arlington Public Schools wishes to partner with universities to assist students in the development of professional skills by providing fieldwork and clinical rotation opportunities with licensed occupational therapists (OTs) and physical therapists (PTs) in the Arlington Public Schools. APS is dedicated to ensuring that all students with disabilities receive the support they need to succeed academically and socially. APS OTs and PTs provide support to this mission by delivering a wide range of services to their students, including direct and indirect therapy; working collaboratively with staff and families; modifying materials; providing general education interventions; as well as a variety of other services in direct support of student’s access to education. APS OTs and PTs emphasize use of evidence-based practices in alignment with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Graduate students will contribute to implementing comprehensive data driven school based OT and PT services alongside their building level clinical educators.
APS must have a valid MOU or Affiliation Agreement with your college/university in order to complete a placement. If you are not sure of your college/university status, check with your university field placement coordinator.
Our online application requires the documents listed below. Please ensure you have all documents ready before starting the online application as you will be uploading each document into the application and cannot save and return to an incomplete application at a later time.
Complete the Online Application
After we receive completed applications, applicants will be contacted to schedule a mandatory screening interview. Upon approval, applicants’ names and supporting documentation will be forwarded to Human Resources for fingerprinting and criminal background checks. Once the HR process is complete, students and their supervising university will receive official documentation of their placement in Arlington Public Schools. Further inquiries regarding APS Occupational or Physical Therapy placements may be directed to Sharon Sterling, Lead OT/PT, at 703-228-2657, or [email protected].
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