Med SLP Inside Look | What Does A Med SLP Do? 

Would you raise an eyebrow if someone told you a speech pathologist can help with brain surgery?
Or that they should understand urinary tract infections?
I know I didn’t when I first started out as an SLP.
Our field is broad- we can do more than most people realize!
Let’s dive a little deeper into what’s within the scope of medical speech-language pathology and what a day in the life of a Med SLP might look like.
Watch and Enjoy!
Theresa Richard
RESOURCE FROM VIDEO:
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Join the MedSLP movement and enroll in the MedSLP Collective today.
medslpcollective.com
CITED ARTICLE:
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KEY MOMENTS IN THIS EPISODE:
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00:00 What Does A Med SLP Do?
00:48 Med SLPs Are Not Limited
02:30 Med SLPs See Patients At All Points Of Life
05:03 Different Types Of SLPs
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT:
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ACCESS TO MEDSLP 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.
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.
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.
medslped.com/
MedSLP Clipboard Kit:
30 blind editorial reviewed resources written by 15 contributors with over 150 references to support its contents.
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.
info.medslpcollective.com/med...
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, MA, CCC, SLP - Medical Speech Language Pathologist
www.TheresaRichard.com/
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