Three of the Coolest Opportunities Med SLPs Can Actually Take

Brain surgery, travel, and corporate-wide speaking events.

This sounds like the life of a world-renowned brain surgeon, but what if I told you these things can actually be a normal part of a speech-language pathologist’s life?

Yes, believe it or not, SLPs can explore WAAY more work environments outside of a small clinic office for the rest of their lives.

Today I’m going to discuss three of the COOLEST opportunities the medical SLPs can take that aren’t commonly talked about.

Watch and Enjoy!
Theresa Richard


VIDEO RESOURCE:
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KEY MOMENTS IN THE EPISODE:
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00:00 The Most Exciting SLP Career Paths
00:41 How SLPs Can Help With Brain Surgery
07:11 Can SLPs Get Paid To Travel
11:18 How SLPs Can Work Corporate Careers


WHAT TO WATCH NEXT:
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Med SLP Inside Look | What Does A Med SLP Do?:
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ACCESS TO MED SLP RESOURCES:
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Get my Amazon and Barnes & Noble Best Selling Book;
So You're Having Trouble Swallowing: The essential guide to basic swallowing, swallowing disorders, and navigating care. https://theresarichard.com/book

Listen to the Swallow Your Pride Podcast:
Dive deeper into the issues that speech-language pathologists face when working with patients with swallowing disorders. https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com

MedSLPEd (an approved ASHA CEU provider):
Offering live and recorded online courses that fill the gap between grad school and clinical practice. Each course is in-depth, goes far beyond the textbook rhetoric, and focuses on case-based learning. https://medslped.com/

MedSLP Clipboard Kit:
30 blind editorial reviewed resources written by 15 contributors with over 150 references to support its contents. https://medslpcollective.com/clipboard

MedSLP Pediatric Clipboard Kit:
Get instant access to blind editorial-reviewed pediatric resources for Medical SLPs with references to support its contents. https://info.medslpcollective.com/med...


CITED ARTICLES:
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CoreMedical Group. (n.d.) Life as a Travel SLP. https://www.coremedicalgroup.com/blog...

www.corspan.org

Knecht, S., Dräger, B., Deppe, M., Bobe, L., Lohmann, H., Flöel, A., Ringelstein, E.B., & Henningsen, H. (2000). Handedness and hemispheric language dominance in healthy humans, Brain, Volume 123, Issue 12/ Pages 2512–2518, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/123.12....

O’Neill, M., Henderson, M., Duffy, O.M., Kernohan, & W.G. (2019). The emerging contribution fo speech and language therapists in awake craniotomy: a national survey of their roles, practices and perceptions. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 55(1): 149-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12510



ABOUT THERESA RICHARD::
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Theresa Richard, a medical speech pathologist for 15+ years, is a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders, and the founder and CEO of the MedSLP Collective and MedSLP Education. Theresa is also the mother of a son with severe disabilities who humbles her daily and is the inspiration behind all of the work she does in the world.

Theresa, host of Swallow Your Pride Podcast, has over 3 million unique downloads, and her book “So You’re Having Trouble Swallowing'' is an Amazon and Barnes and Noble best seller.

Theresa Richard, M.A. CCC-SLP, BCS-S - Medical Speech Language Pathologist
https://www.TheresaRichard.com/

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