Engaging With Teacher Unions and Education Associations in Schools

About this episode

ASHA members discuss advocacy efforts by school-based audiologists and speech-language pathologists.

Hear ASHA members discuss how school-based audiologists and speech-language pathologists advocate for themselves, the professions, and the people they serve. On the podcast, guests share stories of what successful advocacy looks like and give a behind-the-scenes look at the work they do. All three guests are members of the ASHA Teacher Union Member Advisory Group and recently published new resources for audiologists and SLPs interested in engaging with education associations or unions. Learn More: Working for Change: A Guide for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools Engaging With Teacher Unions and Education Associations ASHA Voices: Student Advocacy and a Win for People Who Stutter Transcript Support for this episode of ASHA Voices comes from AMBA.

Topics covered

• advocacy
• education
• audiology
• speech-language pathology
• teacher unions
• professional resources

Keywords

• audiologists
• speech-language pathologists
• teacher unions
• education associations
• advocacy
• resources

Sponsors

AMBA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, ASHA Teacher Union Member Advisory Group

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