How to Find the Right Employer for You

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The spring semester brings renewed focus on graduation and jobs. Future audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) approaching the end of their student journey are preparing simultaneously for finals, Praxis, and, potentially, rounds of job interviews.  A critical piece of career exploration is determining how certain things—like an organization’s practices, workplace values, and culture—align or “fit” with your preferences by asking questions such as, “Is this…

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Try Scheduling Your Rest!

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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…

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SLP Grad Students: ASHA Issues New Telepractice and Telesupervision Allowances for 2023

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Changes to telepractice and telesupervision

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…

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Advocacy in Action: How to Support Transgender People in Your State

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Advocacy in Action: How to Support Transgender People in Your State

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…

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