The official blog of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Being born and raised in paradise (in my case, Sint Maarten) has its pros and cons. Although the Caribbean offers incredibly rich culture, food, and scenery, many islands face limited access to specialized health care. That access can be the difference between recovery and continued decline. My family and I know this only too well because we directly experienced it for ourselves. In 2021, my…
It was the first week of my Clinical Fellowship as a newly minted speech-language pathologist (SLP), and I encountered something I was completely unprepared for: I walked into a patient’s room and discovered—upon attempting to rouse them from what I thought was sleep—that they had actually died, alone, in that hospital room. Let’s rewind to earlier that same day. My plan that morning had been…
Conversations about diversity and inclusion often emphasize the value of representation. While representation is important, acknowledging its value raises a deeper question: How do we move beyond simply recognizing its importance and begin actively creating change? In a field like communication sciences and disorders, where clinicians work with increasingly diverse populations, this question becomes even more relevant. Through conversations with and responses from CSD students across the country,…
Changes are in store for the Audiology and Speech‑Language Pathology PRAXIS exams (and the Audiology Assistant and SLP Assistant certification exams). They will be changing companies and moving from ETS to PSI early next year. Why this matters for you If you’re scheduling a test for late 2026, nothing changes right away — you can still book through ETS/Prometric until the end of the year. If you’re planning to sit for the exam in 2027, PSI will open registration through…