The official blog of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Many students—myself included—find it tremendously difficult to balance academic success with personal fulfillment. As an undergraduate student steamrolling toward graduate school, I have found it increasingly challenging to manage both my academic life and personal life. If I apply more attention or effort to one, then the other is lacking. Rest assured: This is completely normal, especially when starting your academic journey as a student…
Current COVID-19 guidance from the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) will end on December 31, 2022, and ASHA has updated its 2020 Certification Standards in Speech-Language Pathology to allow telepractice. So, if you’re ready to begin a graduate program or clinical fellowship experience, now is the time to become familiar with ASHA’s certification requirements. Here’s the new information you need…
To protect trans youth and the clinicians who support them, it is important that you as an SLP advocate at the state level in opposition to discriminatory bills. Even if there is nothing pending in your state, you can share your thoughts on passed or proposed legislation—or on the topic generally. What Is Gender-Affirming Care, and What Role Do SLPs Play? Gender-affirming care is any…
Last June, I introduced the world to the LGBTQ+ CSD Student Association in the NSSLHA Blog post, “Finding Community as an LGBTQ+ Student.” Now, nearly a year later, I look back on our beginnings and am incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished. I interviewed two of the organization’s officers, President Cailee Stein and Event Chair Eric Button to reflect and share their perspectives on how…