Helping therapists find adventure and freedom through travel jobs
As a speech-language pathologist (SLP), providing quality care to clients requires staying up-to-date with the latest research, techniques, and practices. To continue learning and growing in the field, SLPs must participate in continuing education (CEU) courses. Maintaining state licensure and national certification also requires completing CEU courses. While self-study CEU courses are available online, live …
If you have ever considered becoming a speech-language pathologist, chances are that you also heard a thing or two about pay rates for SLPs. Depending on who you are speaking with about pay, it could be a highly positive or negative conversation. To cut to the chase, many people considering speech-language pathology as a career …
This blog, The Traveling Traveler, has combined a lot of things in my life that I love. Particularly, my passion for working as a speech-language pathologist and traveling. As the reach of this blog grows, so do the questions that I receive. Many people are asking me how to become a speech-language pathologist. The answer …
Speech-Language Pathology is continually ranked as one of the best fields to work in. Is being a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) all that it is cracked up to be? You may be wondering: what are the pros and cons of being a Speech-Language Pathologist? Many of the articles written about speech pathology aren’t even written by …
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When I moved to Hawaii, I was concerned about getting enough continuing education unit (CEU) courses to maintain all of my state licenses, some of which require live CEUs. As beautiful as Hawaii is, it is hard to get speech courses to come here. As I write this blog only eight months after moving to …
Travel speech-language pathologists take short-term contracts across the United States to fill temporary staffing needs. As a travel SLP, one month you might be working in a skilled nursing facility in Virginia, and the next month doing home health in California. If this sounds like your dream job, then you might be wondering how to …
The possibilities for where speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work are bountiful! You can work in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, school, or even your own private practice. It is up to you and your career goals. As a traveling speech-language pathologist, who has worked short-term contracts across the country, I’ve had the privilege of working in …
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Wow, it’s finally happening! You submitted your application and resume to your dream speech-language job and you got an interview! There is only one thing between you and your dream job, and that’s the interview process. You may be experiencing a mix of feelings and emotions, and anxiety may be one of them. I’m here …
So, you are thinking about being an SLP in an SNF. Now, you are wondering what are the pros and cons. Hi, I’m Julia, and I have been a traveling SLP for over 10 years. During that time, I’ve taken short-term contracts in all medical settings. I’ve worked in acute, inpatient rehab, SNF, LTC, and …
If you’re a speech-language pathologist in the US who needs to renew your certificate of clinical competence (CCC), then you probably noticed that ASHA has changed its requirements to include an ethics course as part of the CCC continuing education maintenance. You might be wondering “Where can I take an ASHA-approved ethics course?” Here are …
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As a speech-language pathologist who travels to different facilities for work, I never know what therapy materials may be available at my next building. I also don’t want to burden myself by traveling with a lot of materials. Or, spending a lot of money on materials. Thus, I’ve become an expert in doing more with …
Traveling therapists trek through the United States for work. They fill short term, temporary assignments between 13 weeks to 9 months. Travelers are used to fill a variety of staffing needs. Such as maternity leaves, seasonal surges in caseload, or chronic staffing shortages to a specific location. Can you take a travel assignment as a …
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