Podcast Episodes

#112: State by State: West Virginia SLP Advocacy, Leadership, and the 2026 Convention

#112: State by State: West Virginia SLP Advocac...

Leaders from the West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (WVSHA) join the conversation to discuss advocacy, leadership, and the role of state organizations in speech-language pathology. Dr. Tori Gilbert, SLP, private practice...

#112: State by State: West Virginia SLP Advocac...

Leaders from the West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (WVSHA) join the conversation to discuss advocacy, leadership, and the role of state organizations in speech-language pathology. Dr. Tori Gilbert, SLP, private practice...

#108: State by State: Virginia SLP Association, Advocacy & 2026 Conference

#108: State by State: Virginia SLP Association,...

In this State by State episode, Dr. Jeanette Benigas talks with Emily Bromer. MS/SLP, from the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV), about what a state membership organization actually does and...

#108: State by State: Virginia SLP Association,...

In this State by State episode, Dr. Jeanette Benigas talks with Emily Bromer. MS/SLP, from the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV), about what a state membership organization actually does and...

#102: Union Power & Policy Change: Oregon SLPs Ended Pay-Per-Visit (Home Health & Hospice)

#102: Union Power & Policy Change: Oregon SLPs ...

Dr. Jeanette Benigas, SLP, sits down with Oregon SLP Kara Hayden, MS/SLP, to unpack how clinicians organized, lobbied, and helped pass a state law requiring hourly pay, ending pay-per-visit in...

#102: Union Power & Policy Change: Oregon SLPs ...

Dr. Jeanette Benigas, SLP, sits down with Oregon SLP Kara Hayden, MS/SLP, to unpack how clinicians organized, lobbied, and helped pass a state law requiring hourly pay, ending pay-per-visit in...

#99: Michigan SLPs Take Back Control as HB 4484 Moves Forward

#99: Michigan SLPs Take Back Control as HB 4484...

Michigan SLPs just scored a unanimous 15–0 win in the Michigan House Health Policy Committee. House Bill 4484 is officially moving forward, clarifying that the state license, not a private certificate, is the credential...

#99: Michigan SLPs Take Back Control as HB 4484...

Michigan SLPs just scored a unanimous 15–0 win in the Michigan House Health Policy Committee. House Bill 4484 is officially moving forward, clarifying that the state license, not a private certificate, is the credential...

#93: From Provisional to Permanent: Modernizing SLP Licensure & Mentorship in Virginia

#93: From Provisional to Permanent: Modernizing...

Virginia is shaking up SLP licensure. Dr. Jeanette Benigas, SLP, talks with Ed Bice, M.Ed./SLP, acting president of the Speech-Hearing Association of Virginia, about their petition to eliminate provisional licenses...

#93: From Provisional to Permanent: Modernizing...

Virginia is shaking up SLP licensure. Dr. Jeanette Benigas, SLP, talks with Ed Bice, M.Ed./SLP, acting president of the Speech-Hearing Association of Virginia, about their petition to eliminate provisional licenses...

Bonus: How ASHA Turned the SLP Interstate Compact Into a Threat

Bonus: How ASHA Turned the SLP Interstate Compa...

ASHA doesn’t own the SLP Interstate Compact, but in Virginia, they used it as leverage to oppose a petition aimed at removing the supervised experience requirement for full licensure. In...

Bonus: How ASHA Turned the SLP Interstate Compa...

ASHA doesn’t own the SLP Interstate Compact, but in Virginia, they used it as leverage to oppose a petition aimed at removing the supervised experience requirement for full licensure. In...