Program Reviews

The staff were all so incredibly kind, fun, and knowledgeable. The academics were a great challenge but not severe enough to make it unenjoyable. We made an impact on students, saw amazing sights, ate delicious food. We also gained valuable clinical observation hours that will be useful while applying to a graduate program.

The highlight of my trip is hard to pinpoint, but it might be snorkeling in San Pedro. We swam through beautiful reefs and saw so much marine life.

I would certainly come back to Belize and I recommend this Therapy Abroad program for CSD students!

Spending a week working with the children in several Turks and Caicos schools was a life-changing experience. Coming into this trip I was nervous as a first year grad student feeling like I haven’t had enough clinical experience yet. Leaving this trip I have found a greater confidence in my clinical skills and I am certain that as I continue to learn and grow I will often think back and reflect on my experiences in TCI. I know that I will forever think about the people I met and all that I learned.

The Turks and Caicos SLP program helped me grow immensely as a graduate clinician and expanded my perspective on the education systems in other countries! This is my second study abroad experience with Therapy Abroad, and it was yet again another incredible experience to learn about different cultures and immerse myself in environments that are unfamiliar and exciting. The excursions were fun and great ways to explore and enjoy our time outside of the academic portion of the trip. The schools were eye opening and gave me a new perspective on the special education systems in other countries.

This experience was very great and rewarding. I learnt a lot about their wonderful culture. I was grateful to work with an amazing professionals who lead me to incorporate the amazing therapeutic OT services to each students. I saw how wonderful the team worked together and to figure out what is beneficial for them he children. I saw collaboration and parent/caregivers and aid very happy with all of us for providing a wonderful cheerful environment for therapy services for their children and for them to learn as well.

I was super nervous going into my Therapy Abroad trip as I did not know anyone going and had never done 1-on-1 work with kids before — I LOVED it!! This program gave me such a boost of confidence and it was both fun and fulfilling to work with the wonderful people in the town of San Ignacio, as well as the group I travelled with. Everyone was so nice and welcoming, and it was great to collaborate with all of them. Shout out to my supervisors for the trip, Elizabeth and Jen — they are the BEST and had such awesome input and advice to give us. I could not have asked for better people leading this experience. Overall, this was such a fantastic opportunity to dip my toes into the clinical space, and it was so much fun! I would definitely do this again.

My Therapy Abroad trip exceeded my expectations. I went into this trip open minded and very, very new to my SLP program. I learned not only so much about speech-language pathology, but so much about myself, why I chose my field and just the world. I learned how to be more patient, more optimistic and more open-minded. Our guides were so good and although at some pointsy surroundings made me a tiny bit nervous with just being in such an unfamiliar area, I always felt safe and relieved whenever I turned and saw my guides. I think this trip is worth every penny—and I fundraised!!! Definitely recommend that as well, if that is what’s holding you back.

This trip exceeded my expectations! As an OT student I was able to learn how to prepare for therapy sessions, perform assessments, identify sustainable practices, practice creativity with minimal resources, and so much more! As a young adult, I was able to gain new perspectives that traveling gives you and have fun while also feeling completely safe the whole trip. Even getting to know other students on the trip and making friends was beautiful. Lastly, I will forever remember our three guides that did the most for us. They cooked countless meals, drove the vans, translated at the clinic, and became our friends. They displayed the kindness of Bulgaria. I could not recommend this program enough.

I had the most amazing time with therapy abroad! I felt apart of the local community and met so many incredible people. I was really nervous for the experience initially but after the first few hours in Belize I felt so comfortable! I did not want to leave and cried at the airport when I had to say my goodbyes! Highly recommend the program! Now that I have Graduated with my masters I am ready to go back as a supervisor and supervise students that were in my place last year to learn and grow as a future speech therapist.

This trip was so much better than I could have ever imagine. I felt safe every step of the way, the communication from staff and mentors was timely and accurate, and every person made sure the trip was as smooth and fun as possible. The “guides” went above and beyond to explain things to us or make us more comfortable. I left the trip with friends and professional mentors that I still talk to!! I also recommend the trip for resume/skill building. I learned so much about the career and day-to-day of an SLP while on this trip. I was immersed in clinical work and exposed to such a breadth of information in a digestible way.

I found Therapy Abroad on google so I went into my trip a little nervous. Let me say that the trip to Belize exceeded my expectations. I gained more knowledge about the field of communication sciences and disorders than any class I had taken in college. My supervisors were extremely knowledgeable and helpful throughout the experience. Student clinicians were able to create their own lesson plan based on client evaluations and goals. This allowed me to see what would and wouldn’t work in a session across multiple populations. I recommend the Therapy Abroad trip to anyone interested in a CDS profession! The memories and friends I made on this trip will last a lifetime.