Navigating Challenging Workplaces, Advocating for Change, and Exploring Career Paths

By: Adrienne Wallace and Melissa Jakubowitz

Reference List

ASHA Member Advocacy retrieved from https://www.asha.org/advocacy/asha-member-advocacy/

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2018). 2018 Schools survey. Survey summary report: Numbers and types of responses, SLPs. Available from www.asha.org.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2022). 2022 ASHA Schools Survey Report: SLP Caseload and Workload Characteristics. Available from www.asha.org.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2022). 2022 ASHA Schools Survey Report: SLP Annual Salary and Hourly Wage Trends, 2004–2022. Available from www.asha.org.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2022). 2022 ASHA Schools Survey Report: SLP Workforce and Work Conditions Report. Available from www.asha.org.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. ASHA Workload Calculator. Available from https://www.asha.org/slp/schools/workload-calculator. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Speech-Language Pathologists, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/speech-language-pathologists.htm.

Harley, J. (2023). Before you accept a job offer, negotiate. ASHA Leader. Retrieved from https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2023-0405-salary-negotiations-aud-slp/full/ 

Jakubowitz, M. and Edwards-Gaither, L. (2022). Telepractice: A Clinical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists. Plural Publishing.

Sethi Kohli, S. & Wallace, A. (2023). The SLP Entrepreneur: The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Guide to Private Practice and Other Business Ventures. Plural Publishing.

ASHA Resources: 

2024 Advocacy Priorities for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists: https://www.asha.org/advocacy/2024-advocacy-priorities-for-audiologists-and-speech-language-pathologists

Salary and Compensation for SLPs in Schools: https://www.asha.org/slp/schools/salaries

Salary Supplement for Educational Audiologists and School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists: https://www.asha.org/advocacy/salary-supplement/ 

Tips for advocating for a salary supplement: https://www.asha.org/advocacy/salary-supplement/

For more information, contact us:

Adrienne Wallace: [email protected]

Melissa Jakubowitz: [email protected]