The ASHA Leader
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ASHA's newsmagazine for and about audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
Rockville, MD
Joined November 2012
New Webinars Explore ASHA’s Competency Frameworks for the Professions: Curious how to apply a competency model to your professional journey? ASHA created a free 4-part video series: Career Pathways: Exploring Competency Frameworks, viewable on ASHA Stream. https://t.co/jJ60K9qM9p
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Two SLPs SLPs with connections to trauma-informed care-one experienced the horrific mass shooting there that took 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School-share their skills and insights on supporting students with a trauma-informed approach. https://t.co/kCjrPO5CsO
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The Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) is nearing a significant milestone. The ASLP-IC Commission anticipates launching its data system, CompactConnect, in September for states that have completed the onboarding process. https://t.co/VZ8dfOlrBG
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As awareness of ARFID increases, so can the role of SLPs working with these children. However, ARFID intervention needs—and billing codes—often fall under the PFD classification, which may cause confusion for professionals and families. https://t.co/Mp1NkHk4HK
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At age 5, I was diagnosed with profound bilateral hearing loss but through storytelling, self-advocacy, and promoting accessibility, I help organizations remove communication barriers so everyone can feel seen, heard, and valued. https://t.co/NQ5H8nqbIz
@DustinGiannelli
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In celebration of Craniofacial Awareness Month, four speech-language pathologists in clinical fellowships (CFs) share what they learned and how they benefited from being on an interprofessional team. https://t.co/rOwPpDTum7
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Discover what's happening in CSD by exploring Leader's website, featuring online exclusive content like: -Member advocacy breaks records --An SLP helps children with cancer communicate Audiologists work w/ engineering students to develop affordable hearing screening tool & more
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Engineering Accessibility With a Low-Cost Screening Device: Engineering students partner with audiologists and community workers to develop an affordable, effective childhood hearing screening tool. https://t.co/bvdrV8WlCC
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A school-based speech-language pathologists creates resources for parents, educators, and other SLPs that bust myths about multilingualism and show how students can benefit from speaking their heritage language as they learn English. https://t.co/dMW2Ca3mfE
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At @umichmedicine where I work, audiologists & SLPs are part of the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals union, which focuses on fair compensation & reasonable workloads, affecting our work environments & ability to do their jobs. Read more from audiologist Megan Cherry.
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We’ve collected Leader articles and podcasts by and for school-based SLPs, along with research articles, a video recording and additional resources on stress, overwhelm, and burnout to support you and your professional practice. https://t.co/DkD14w37ZN
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As employees across the nation expand labor unions, health care professionals are no exception. Even employees who might not have traditionally unionized are uniting to improve working conditions and patient outcomes. Included are audiologists and SLPs https://t.co/tKPlyu6Y9H
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Communication breakdowns present a hurdle for caregivers, but audiologists and SLPs can help, according to an ASHA-commissioned poll: https://t.co/AWeOYXZjtu
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You've sent 76,500 letters to their members of Congress this year—far surpassing 58,000 letters sent in all of 2024. We invite you to spread the word and keep advocating to get us to 100,000 letters—fitting as we celebrate 100 years of CSD. @ASHAAdvocacy
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Wheeling AAC Support for Aphasia Into the ICU: A speech-language pathologist builds a “communication cart” to help hospitalized patients with aphasia communicate with providers. https://t.co/As1p77kBDH
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It Takes a Team to Support Students With Childhood Apraxia of Speech: An SLP taps into interprofessional practice to accelerate progress for her students with CAS—and sees results.
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From Frustration to Understanding: An AAC Story of Presuming Potential: What happens when we believe in ability, & avoid making assumptions, when introducing AAC? We boost a new user’s power to effectively communicate. https://t.co/FAnCfEw7dr
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Audiologist Evans Pemba Draws on His Upbringing to Connect With Patients: “I try to make appointments more of a conversation instead of me just spouting jargon—if we communicate, then we almost always arrive at the same destination.” https://t.co/Ti5GJQHq1z
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Collaborating for Vocal Health: How SLPs and Voice Teachers Partner for Better Outcomes https://t.co/FI6UT4eyI9
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