An SLP provides communication supports—and teaches others to use them—to help children feel connected and human again during lengthy, trying hospital stays.

In a program in skilled nursing communities, SLPs coach staff on communication supports to help residents with dementia better express their needs, access care, and connect with others.

While distinct, the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology are also integrally connected—and they’re stronger together, under one umbrella.

We know the value of preventing adverse childhood experiences, but promoting positive childhood experiences is also important.