America is a nation of immigrants. Around 20 percent of the population in the United States primarily speaks a language other than English at home sitting around the kitchen table. But just as many of those people have speech, swallowing, …
As the world hit pause in early 2020 while the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread, one of the biggest impacts on many American families was the closing of local schools. Almost overnight, kids of all ages ended up out of the classroom …
Quick Answer Common SLP grad school interview questions focus on your clinical interests (pediatric vs. adult populations, specific disorders), relevant experience, strengths and weaknesses, and program-specific motivation. Expect questions like “What areas of speech-language pathology interest you most?”, “What skills …
The last couple years of your life have been all about classes, exams, clinical practicums, post-graduate fellowship experiences, and tunneling through a mountain of paperwork till you finally see the light of the career you always wanted peeking through. Congrats! …
The practice of speech-language therapy is a challenging, often demanding profession that requires professionals with a master’s level education, a post-graduate fellowship, state licensure, and, more often than not, national certification. Their advanced level of education and training qualifies them …
The delivery of speech and language therapy services in the home has increased in recent years, thanks to a steep rise in both the number of senior and pediatric patients with speech, language, voice and swallowing disorders. A growing Baby …
One of the most exciting parts of your training to become a speech language pathologist is taking part in internships. No matter how interesting and exciting your classroom experiences are, they don’t hold a candle to the thrill of actually …
Speech-language pathologist (SLP) and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)— You might be surprised to learn that these two professions actually have a few things in common, even though the scientific expertise, educational focus, scope of practice are entirely different: They’re both …
As you get to know more about the field of speech-language pathology you’ll increasingly realize why SLPs are required to earn at least a master’s degree. This stuff is serious – and there’s nothing easy about it. In 2016 the …
Speech therapy software: It’s widely available, easy to implement into a speech therapy plan and, by most accounts, very effective with the youngest patients. Surveys show that nearly three-quarters of all speech therapy patients use software to practice at home, …