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…
After Graduation: Tips for Navigating the ASHA Certification and State Licensure Process
Perhaps you’re beginning grad school, are about to complete your AuD or Master’s in SLP program, or are a recent graduate. Regardless of where you are in your graduate education, it never hurts to look ahead and prepare for the future. I’m currently working as a CF-SLP four days per week in a local critical access hospital, as well as PRN in the acute care…
3 Tips to Consider When Choosing Your CSD Career Path
When many people think of research, they think of an extraordinarily long, time-consuming, and drawn-out process that requires extensive education and training but produces very specific and limited results to a question that they’ve asked. Although this is a very loose, yet accurate, description of research, my education and training at various institutions have allowed me to draw an interesting conclusion: Embarking on the path…
Being an SLPA Changed My Trajectory
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” – Albert Einstein The quote above resonates with my experience as a speech-language pathology graduate student and as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA). After graduating with my bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders (CSD), I felt out of touch with my initial passion for speech-language pathology. I grew academically and became knowledgeable in so many…