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Graduate Training

Aaron W. Perlman Center for Children Graduate Program

The Aaron W. Perlman Center for Children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers training and clinical experience in general pediatrics in an integrated therapeutic program setting for young children with physical disabilities.

Specialty training in power mobility, seating and positioning, assistive technology (augmentative communication, computer access, environmental control) and aquatic therapy.

Occupational Therapy Students: Level II Fieldwork Positions

Two positions are available for each of two rotations: September through December and January through May. Please contact Claire Morress (claire.morress@cchmc.org) for more information, 513-636-4498.

Speech and Language Students

Graduate-level clinicals are available year-round. Please contact Sherry Lanyi (sherry.lanyi@cchmc.org) for more information, 513-636-4601.

Students participate in all aspects of the therapeutic programs and gain experience with a wide variety of communication disorders including, child language and articulation/voice and oral-motor / feeding problems.

In addition, The Aaron W. Perlman Center for Children specializes in the evaluation and treatment / training in assistive technology. Students are exposed to a number of different augmentative communication systems and state-of-the-art technology.

Physical Therapy Students

Opportunities are available for fieldwork positions. Please call 513-636-4601 for more information.