“You’ll never believe what Jenny said in therapy today!” This used to be something you’d hear in the lounge or in passing amongst colleagues. Now, you’ll see this on a Facebook post or made into a meme and shared instantly with thousands of fellow therapists through the magic of social media. Sure, social media has […]
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Doctoral Decisions: Should You Pursue a Doctoral Degree & Which Program is Right for You
Speech-Language Pathologists have been required to obtain a master’s degree (or equivalent) since 1965 and since 1993 a master’s/doctoral degree has been required with equivalency no longer accepted. The majority of our master’s level degrees require about 20 more credit hours than many other master’s degree programs. However, the scope of our profession continues to expand and […]
What to Do If You Don’t LOVE What You Do…
I’m going to start by assuming… assuming we’ve all had a conversation similar to this: “What do you do?” “I’m a Speech-Language Pathologist” “Oh, like a speech therapist?” “Yep” “Oh, I had speech for my R when I was in school” “Yeah, I work in a school.” “Wow, that must be so rewarding! Do you […]
Maximize Social Media for Your Career Transition
Tap into social media connections and resources when you change work settings or specialties. Flexibility remains one of the most rewarding features of a career as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist. Working with various ages and populations as well as in diverse settings allows audiologists and SLPs to explore all areas of their profession and […]
Failure: An SLP’s Greatest Teacher!
I need to confess something to you: I have failed. More times than I would like to count, I have failed. I have failed to be my best, failed to leave personal issues at my speech room door, failed to educate a family adequately, failed to engage my clients, failed to take adequate data, failed to […]
Red Carpet SLPs! {Oscars Contest}
The Oscars are this Sunday and they have absolutely NOTHING to do with Speech-Language Pathology… Almost nothing! Now before I get to the best part (an insanely awesome giveaway from some of my favorite SLP bloggers) I wanted to tell you a few ways that you COULD use the Oscars to your advantage after this […]
ASHA 2014!
It’s the most magical time of the year… for SLPs! ASHA! If you haven’t been to ASHA you should put that on your SLP Bucket list. It’s amazing! This year, we’re in Orlando! (I was SO sad about leaving snowy Chicago behind for the short-sleeve weather of Florida…) If you ARE at ASHA this year, […]
Amazing Autumn Acorn Adventure
Happy Autumn! This is my favorite season of the year. Changing colors, school is in full swing, apples, hoodies, festivals, and so much more! So, on this first day of Autumn, I would like to launch a fun social media adventure! It’s a pretty easy adventure and will lead to a very fun reward […]
Hashbrown… Selfie!
Have you seen the new esurance commercial where a man working in an office is taking a “selfie” by copying his face on the copier and then says “Hashbrown Selfie” to which the co-worker replies, “That’s not how it works”. I laugh each time I hear Hashbrown Selfie because it reminds me so much of […]