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What to Consider if You’re Thinking About Publishing a Book
If there’s one thing speech-language pathologists have in abundance, it’s stories. SLPs who have worked in the field for a long time have so many experiences to share, whether it’s a session that surprised them or one that served as a reminder of why they chose this...
How to Reverse Engineer Your Career Goals: Start From the End
Building a career often amounts to playing the long game, and with so many areas of speech therapy to explore, newer SLPs may find themselves taken off course. That’s why our most recent guest on The Missing Link for SLPs podcast recommends reverse engineering the...
A Day in the Life of a Medical SLP: What Does Inpatient Rehabilitation Look Like?
Speech-language pathologists interested in the medical side of the industry have numerous options to choose from when it comes to the setting they want to operate in. During The Missing Link for SLPs podcast, we’ve discussed several of those environments in depth....
How Private Practice Can Help SLPs Overcome Common Hurdles
Speech-language pathologists have the option to work in a variety of settings over the course of their career, and many of them choose to go into private practice. As is true with any professional environment, opening one’s own practice comes with upsides and...
TYPES OF SPEECH THERAPY FOR DIFFERENT DISORDERS
Speech therapy is an umbrella term that has many applications. Therapists will often specialize in one or two types of therapy as they progress in their careers. Although most speech therapists can evaluate or diagnose a speech disorder, most likely they will...
Want to Be a Pediatric Medical SLP? Here’s Where to Start
The beauty of becoming a speech-language pathologist is that there are numerous settings SLPs can work in. Of course, with a wider variety of options comes less clarity on how to get started, especially if you have more niche interests. For example, Lauren...
Considering Ethical Standards as a New SLP
Strong ethics are an important aspect of any position, but they’re especially key to working in fields tasked with helping other individuals. Speech-language pathologists are one of the professions that must adhere to a vigorous ethical standard, and that’s something...
5 Things Speech Pathologists Should Know Before Working in Skilled Nursing
The field of speech-language pathology offers a vast number of opportunities, but SLPs heading into the workforce may not know which path to take. In the medical SLP world alone, there are many environments to choose from. If you’re considering working with an adult...
12 Reasons SLP Grads Want All Access – to The Missing Link for Fresh SLPs
We experimented, you tried and provided feedback, we all brainstormed together and….introducing a refreshed Missing Link for Fresh SLPs Membership just for grad students and those newly graduated! All Access Membership for $12.99/Month or $124.99/year (20%...
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