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 …
Hello there, future speech-language pathologist! You’ve managed to impress the SLP graduate admissions committee with your application package (give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for your strong undergraduate GPA and GRE scores, glowing recommendations, and killer personal statement) …
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 …
In this series we’re sharing what it’s like to engage in swallowing therapy through the eyes of a parent. While contributing to this website, one of our writers found herself with a referral to swallowing therapy for her son. We …
While contributing to SpeechPathologyGraduatePrograms.org, our lead writer Amy, found herself with a referral to a speech-language pathologist for a young son who needed swallowing therapy. Naturally, she had all the questions and concerns any parent would have. Amy immediately saw …