The ASHA Convention That Changed Everything
An episode of the Fix SLP: Advocacy & Accountability in Speech-Language Pathology podcast, hosted by Dr. Jeanette Benigas | SLP, Advocate, PhD, titled "The ASHA Convention That Changed Everything" was published on December 19, 2024 and runs 60 minutes.
December 19, 2024 ·60m · Fix SLP: Advocacy & Accountability in Speech-Language Pathology
Summary
In this episode, Colleen Ashford, MS/SLP, joins Dr. Jeanette Benigas, SLP, to share her first-time experience at the ASHA convention. She takes us inside the ASHA leadership Q&A at this year’s convention, where only a small handful of attendees showed up out of 13,000.From overhearing conversations about extravagant dinners to realizing how disconnected leadership is from the membership, Colleen takes us inside a space most clinicians never see. Her journey led her to a powerful decision: dropping the CCC.If you’re rethinking your ASHA membership, the CCC, or your role in shaping this field, this episode offers hard truths and a fresh perspective. Tune in as we challenge the systems holding clinicians back and prove that change doesn’t happen by waiting. It happens by fixing it.Want to earn some PDHs or CEUs with a discount? Find our most up-to-date promo codes and discounts here.Become a sustaining partner.Follow us on Instagram.Find all our information at fixslp.com and sign up for our email list to be alerted to new episodes and content.Email us at [email protected] us a message on our Meltdown in the Minivan line. ★ Support this podcast ★
Episode Description
In this episode, Colleen Ashford, MS/SLP, joins Dr. Jeanette Benigas, SLP, to share her first-time experience at the ASHA convention. She takes us inside the ASHA leadership Q&A at this year’s convention, where only a small handful of attendees showed up out of 13,000.
From overhearing conversations about extravagant dinners to realizing how disconnected leadership is from the membership, Colleen takes us inside a space most clinicians never see. Her journey led her to a powerful decision: dropping the CCC.
If you’re rethinking your ASHA membership, the CCC, or your role in shaping this field, this episode offers hard truths and a fresh perspective. Tune in as we challenge the systems holding clinicians back and prove that change doesn’t happen by waiting. It happens by fixing it.
Want to earn some PDHs or CEUs with a discount? Find our most up-to-date promo codes and discounts here.
Become a sustaining partner.
Follow us on Instagram.
Find all our information at fixslp.com and sign up for our email list to be alerted to new episodes and content.
Email us at [email protected].
Leave us a message on our Meltdown in the Minivan line.
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