Project Summary

If you want to gain experience in speech therapy while helping local disabled children and possibly earning credits towards your degree, this is the internship for you.

You will be placed in a special education centre in Cusco that hosts over 200 children with different communication disorders including autism, intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy. The staff is composed of qualified professionals in the fields of intellectual disabilities, hearing impairment, psychology, social work, physiotherapy amongst others. The centre is well catered for the local children and is equipped with modern infrastructure and technology thanks to government funding.

The centre was built with the purpose to educate everyone, not excluding any child. The centre caters for children with special education needs in Peru and Latin America and promotes teaching skills to achieve autonomy working together with the parents.

This placement is a great and rewarding experience to help you grow personally and professionally.

What are the benefits of interning

This internship is an opportunity to gain practical experience within a speech therapy context with children having communication disorders while building your CV/resume and practising a second language.

During this internship, you will work with children as well as share your experience and skills with the staff of the centre. The centre has more than 42 years providing education for children with special requirements. It caters towards children between the ages of 3 and 20 years old.

You will be exposed to children with a variety of health conditions making your work more rewarding and challenging.

Role of the intern

The interns will help the patients improve their speech therapy and acquire psychomotor skills. Interns will also be able to assist building the capacity needed for the school to support the students in a meaningful way. Interns will also have the opportunity to come up with their own ideas and activities.

Skills Required

No particular skills are required to participate in this project. However, volunteers with a background in childcare or special needs are greatly appreciated. A basic level of Spanish is useful (level A1 Basic User of CEFR) to enable you to communicate and make the most out of this placement.

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