Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) Fieldwork Experience

Sherry Foldvary, MBA, M.A., 
CCC-SLP (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology)

Coordinator for Distance Education, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences

XSLP 901 Speech-Language Pathology Foundations for Clinical Practice Foldvary’s Master of Arts Communicative Disorders and CCC-SLP, as well as many years of work in this field, give her in-depth understanding of clinical practice.  She served as director of rehabilitation and diabetes services at White Memorial Medical Center, a 350-bed facility in Los Angeles.  In that role, she managed operations for inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, occupational medicine services, the neurodiagnostic (EEG) department, and the East Los Angeles Center for Diabetes. Foldvary had responsibility for 15 programs/cost centers and a staff of 100 therapists, therapy assistants, nurses, technicians and support personnel.

She has displayed her clinical and managerial expertise throughout her career, including working at Glendale Adventist Medical Center as a staff therapist and manager for the Communication Disorders Department. Her clinical expertise focuses on pediatric and adult brain injury, stroke and dysphagia. She also has supervised beginning and advanced diagnostic clinics at CSUN.  Foldvary has lectured and presented at conferences and seminars in the areas of brain injury, pediatric dysphagia and administrative issues in rehabilitation. She also served on the governing board of the California Rehabilitation Association/Western Alliance for Rehabilitation and as vice chair for the California Hospital Association, Center for Medical Rehabilitation Services advisory board.

Foldvary oversees the clinical practicum coursework, essential in helping students take the theory learned in their academic coursework and applying it to working with clients/patients. The experiences throughout the program provide students with the ability to apply principles of evidence-based practice to developing assessment and treatment plans for the clients they serve. The interaction with a variety of client/patient populations of all ages provides basic clinical competency that they will develop and hone throughout their careers.

Rosie Quezada, M.A.
CCC-SLP (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology)

Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences

XSLP 901 Speech-Language Pathology Foundations for Clinical Practice XSLP 902 Clinical Fieldwork in Speech-Language Pathology

As a practicing speech and language pathologist, Quezada’s expertise ties in to all the classes she teaches.  She brings to class her M.A. Speech and Language Pathology from Northwestern University and CCP-SLP designation, as well as an extensive clinical background working with clients.  Students gain the benefit of her education and experience, and they also learn about clinical thinking.  Quezada worked at the Elliott Institute, a school and agency specializing in serving children with autism. She serves as an advocate for clients in the world of Individualized Education Programs (IEP).  She also worked as a therapist at Glendale Adventist Medical Center and at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles as a clinical coordinator of the Speech-Language Pathology departments.  She brings to the clinical practice courses her background in supervising speech therapy staff, coordinating supervision of SLP and Speech-Language Pathology Assistant students, interaction with clients, and keeping staff up to date in the field.