She Made the Scary Leap from SLPA to SLP and She is Doing Well! {Private Practice Possibilities}

Episode 35 • October 27, 2020 • 00:32:02
She Made the Scary Leap from SLPA to SLP and She is Doing Well! {Private Practice Possibilities}
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She Made the Scary Leap from SLPA to SLP and She is Doing Well! {Private Practice Possibilities}
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Show Notes

This SLP shares what it was like transitioning from teaching and working as an SLPA to getting her Master’s in speech-language pathology and opening her own private practice. She covers challenges she faced while pursuing her degree, what helped her scale her practice so quickly, and how she helps SLPs land contracts with schools and governments to consistently generate more revenue.

Visit FreshSLP.com/podcasts for this episode's show notes and more resources.
Full audio transcript at http://bit.ly/MLE35Green. 

Not a substitute for a formal SLP education or medical advice for patients/caregivers.

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