Hear Me Roar: Considerations for Advocacy in Speech-Language Pathology

As workload increases for speech-language pathologists, current challenges need to be acknowledged. SLPs across the country are impacted by increased caseloads, lack of opportunity to collaborate with educational and clinical staff, increased paperwork and decreased job satisfaction. You will walk away feeling empowered, energized and ready to proactively advocate for your roles as a speech-language pathologist.

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Presenters

Phuong Lien Palafox
M.S., CCC-SLP
Phương Liên Palafox (she/her) is a Vietnamese-Chinese multilingual speech-language therapist, author and communication activist. She has been within and alongside school districts for the last two decades. Currently, her time is spent empowering clients and their families in her clinic, and she provides keynotes and trainings for school districts and organizations internationally. With a foundation of evidence-based, human-centered practices, she invests in Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices, Narrative-Based Interventions and Advocacy for Educators and Service Providers. She is the author of The Heartbeat of Speech-Language Pathology and Buoy, a children’s book about her family’s refugee journey. Attendees leave her presentations and storytelling feeling validated, refueled and re-engaged in their already-impactful, meaningful work.

Learning Objectives

List the concerns of speech-language pathologists per research-based data.
Discuss effective, day-to-day considerations to support your workload.
Identify effective strategies to communicate concerns with district leadership, regional leadership, clinical leadership and policy makers.
Describe considerations for self-advocacy for speech-language pathology employment.

Agenda

10 minutes	Overview of Role and Responsibilities of School-Based SLPs
20 minutes	Discuss effective, day-to-day evidence-based considerations to support your workload.
25 minutes	How to Advocate for Job Responsibilities to Maintain Mental and Physical Health
5 minutes	Conclusion

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Phuong is employed by Bilinguistics. Bilinguistics receives royalties for book purchases.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Phuong has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of course to disclose.
Course - Content	I will refer to my book, The Heartbeat of Speech-Language Pathology. However, it will not be a major component in the presentation. Rather, I will focus on the content outlined in the course description.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This webinar was funded by our sponsors, SLP Toolkit and SLP Now. We would also like to thank the presenters of this course who have provided their speaking services at no charge.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate level, Related Area, Professional Area