Go beyond clinical practice and LOVE WHAT YOU DO. Don't stop at earning your degree and providing therapy services. This book encourages you to explore and harness your unique passions and talents, pushing you to be courageous and innovative , going beyond traditional paths to make a larger impact in your field. What you will learn: Exactly how to align your clinical practice with your passions - Fascinating and motivating stories from successful SLPs - Practical guidance on leadership development - Inspiring tips for finding joy and meaning in your work SLPs in This Book: Every chapter is written by an SLP who has masterfully aligned their expertise with their unique passions, talents, and worldview, and now they are encouraging you to LOVE YOUR CAREER AND LIFE . Coming from diverse backgrounds and specialties like academia, research, business, communication disorders, and technology innovation, these courageous and inspiring SLPs share their journeys of discovery, the challenges they've faced, and the inspirational experiences that guided them — including practical tips and tools to help you too. "Becoming an Exceptional SLP Leader" is not just a professional development book; it is a journey towards a career you love. Whether you're a student, clinical fellow, academic, researcher, or clinician, this book helps you think outside the box and discover your own unique story. Get your copy today and join thousands of SLPs who are already doing what they love. Start your journey to becoming an exceptional SLP leader! Early Reviews: "Becoming an Exceptional SLP Leader captures both the depth of heart and the humility of speech-language pathologists (SLPs). The heartfelt stories of how and why these individuals became SLP Leaders will kindle a passion for the profession as well as a burst of laughter, and the occasional tear. Written from the heart, this book will inspire students to become exceptional SLPs and help ensure the passion of helping others burns bright in all of us." Mary E Huston, MS, CCC-SLP Department Chair & Program Director Minot State University, ND “It’s easy to think that the path to leadership is straight and simple. But these leaders’ stories help show that not only are there many ways to serve, but many ways to get there. I hope these stories and lessons can help the next generation of leaders find their winding path as well!” Meredith Harold, PhD., CCC-SLP Owner of The Informed SLP www.theinformedslp.com Foreword provided by: Brian Goldstein, PhD CCC-SLP CoAuthors: Amy Hill MS, CCC-SLP Barbara Fernandes MS, CCC-SLP Chris Gibbons PhD, CCC-SLP Erik X. Raj PhD, CCC-SLP John Gomez MA, CCC-SLP Kari David MS, CCC-SLP Kathy Hoffman MS, CCC-SLP Mai Ling Chan MS, CCC-SLP Matt Hott MS, CCC-SLP Nicole Kolenda MA, CCC-SLP Phyl Macomber MS, CCC-SLP Rachel Madel MA, CCC-SLP Tracy Sippl MS, CCC-SLP Yao Du PhD, CCC-SLP "I highly recommend Becoming an Exceptional SLP Leader: 14 SLP Leaders Do More Than Talk , compiled and edited by Mai Ling Chan for your graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology. This book provides real life stories of SLPs from a variety of backgrounds who have followed their passions to expand and develop their skills, impacting our field and services to individuals with communication and swallowing disorders. We used the book in our Professional Issues course. Groups of two-three students were assigned a chapter to read and present, so that all students could learn about all of these exceptional individuals. The book addressed Student Learning Objectives in our course to: Analyze diversity in the workplace and Identify opportunities to re-invent self over the course of one's career. The students were very engaged in learning about the opportunities created by these leaders and were able to apply such possibilities to themselves. Highly recommend this book for use in your program." — Barbara Moore, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASHA Fellow Professor/Program Director, M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA "This book is a must-read for individuals who use AAC, their families, students during preservice education, both seasoned and new-to-AAC clinicians, and educators who teach students who use AAC and/or have people who use AAC in their school. Each chapter provides an inside look at an important personality in the world of AAC. Students relish this kind of firsthand knowledge and often find both inspiration for and validation of their interests and the educational path they are pursuing. Since this book is an easy read, it's a great adjunct to a textbook and lends itself to multiple uses within an AAC course. As advances in technology continue to drive the evolution of AAC, more and more people will turn to this book for guidance on how to grow their own potential. A definite must-read for all!" — Michelle Gutmann, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Clinical Professor Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN