Thinking About A Summer Internship?

Some helpful tips from our friends at National NSSLHA.....

Step #1

Prepare a resume. 

• Resume Star event at the ASHA Convention in Atlanta (last November) 
• Stop by Career Development (in the library lobby)

Step #2

Once your resume is up to snuff, search for an internship using the resources listed below: 

• Post your resume on the ASHA Career Center. (NSSLHA members can post a resume in the ASHA Career Center for FREE.) 
• Use ProSearch to locate a professional in private practice in your area. Send 
• your resume 
• a cover letter (why you are interested in an internship)
• Share your resume on a Special Interest Group page on the ASHA Community.(NSSLHA members are able to join a SIG for $10.)
• Visit the career center of a state association website and post your resume. ASHA has links to all of the state association sites on its State-by-State website.
• Google search for summer camps for individuals with special needs. We've done some of the work for you already :)
• http://mi.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=MISE_homepage
• http://www.kidscamps.com/camps/michigan-specialneeds-camps.camp
• http://www.campshoutout.org/
• http://www.campshoutout.org/workshop_participants.html

If you successfully nail down an internship, send your story to nsslha@asha.org under the subject line "My experience finding an internship."