• Name -Rachel Genrich
• Position SLP at lions study center
• Masters in Speech Language Pathology
• In your interview you will need to ask the following questions:
  • What inspired you to get into your current field?
    • Mrs. Genrich had a younger family member with autism and late speech developments. She was his nanny and took him to speech therapy, which caused her to grow an appreciation for Speech Pathology.
  • How did you get to this current job position? What path did you take? 
    • Mrs Genrich got a minor in french and then later decided to take the path towards speech pathology.
  • What are your basic roles and responsibilities?
    • Mrs. Genrich said the two most major ones would be assessment and intervention.
  • What is your favorite (or most rewarding) aspect about the job?
    • Mrs. Genrich said getting to see the progress of clients over time is the most rewarding accept of the job.
  • What is the most surprising aspect of your career ?
    • Mrs. Genrich said that she didn’t realize how much teamwork is needed.
  • What is the most challenging aspect of your career?
    • Having patience with clients, teachers, and especially parents.
  • What advice would you give to someone getting into the health field?
    • Start observing children, see how kids interact. What milestones are typical for certain ages groups.

Summary of my interview with mrs. Genrich –

I got a lot of an amazing advice from Mrs. Genrich. She works closely with many students in the graduate program here at ODU, because of this she had insight into what had made those students succeed and what has made them struggle. The advice I was given will help me in being more successful in achieving my goal of being a speech language pathologist. More than anything hearing about Mrs. Genrich’s experience made me even more insistent on wanting to become a SLP.