ARTICLES
SLP Takes Fight For Reputation To Supreme Court And Wins

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​In case you didn’t know, all health care providers, including speech-language pathologists are required to carry liability insurance. If you’re going to work or are already working at a sizeable organization such as a school or hospital, your employer should already carry insurance to cover its employees. If working or contemplating to do so at a smaller establishment (i.e. a clinic, skilled nursing facility), it is recommended that you inquire about liability coverage during the interview process. If you are an independent contractor, whether you have another position with a big organization where you are covered (for example, many SLPs take on additional cases through agencies where they are classified as independent contractors), getting your own liability insurance is a must.

This particular case out of West Virginia is a clear reminder why all speech-language pathologists need to have liability insurance. 

A speech pathologist (SLP) was contacted by a woman seeking services and referred her to Raleigh General Hospital to seek services. The woman was then admitted to a hospice care facility that offers its own speech and language services, therefore ​More...
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ARTICLES​
​New SLP Master at SC's FMU
Great news for prospective graduate speech-language pathology students.

Francis Marion University in South Carolina recently added a Master of Speech-Language Pathology program, accredited by ASHA, only becoming the third such program in the state. The inaugural class of 25 graduate students will start this Fall 2018. More...

DISORDERS & SYNDROMES
Dysarthria

It is a motor speech disorder occurring when the affected individual has trouble controlling or weakness of the muscles of speech production, as in the tongue, lips, throat or lungs. Any of the speech subsystems can be affected (respiration, articulation, phonation, resonance and prosody). Dysarthria is characterized by poor articulation. More...

THE VAULT
What Happens During Clinical Observations?

25 hours of clinical observations are required for getting into grad school and by ASHA to be granted your Cs (CCC-SLP: Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology). Typically, these observation hours are gained during undergrad and are built into your coursework. Observation hours can also be completed outside of school with a Speech-Language Pathologist who is accredited from ASHA.. More...

GRADUATE ADMISSION
What to do with an undergraduate SLP degree?​

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It takes a graduate degree in speech-language pathology to go into practice. But with the low rate of admission, many students will unfortunately find themselves without an acceptance offer. Is there work for those with an undergraduate degree? There is. And yes, there is a catch.. More...
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