57: When You Love Being an SLP with Brittany Jackson

Do you own any SLP merchandise?!

It is one of the best ways to advocate for ourselves and our field!

I am excited to be talking about this on today’s episode with my guest, Brittany Jackson.

Dr. Brittany Mallard-Jackson is a school based Speech Language Pathologist who recently received her Doctorate of Education in Special Education from Nova Southeastern University. Her research is titled, “A Study of General Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Including Students With Emotional Behavior Disorders in the General Education Classroom in Elementary Schools”.

Her future goal is to reduce the amount of African American Students referred for special education through advocating and education. Dr. Brittany Mallard-Jackson is from Ludowici, Georgia but currently resides in Middle Georgia. She has a bachelors and master's in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga (currently GSU). Dr. Jackson is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc!

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

Why it’s important to “lead where it’s lacking”
The reason SLPs love merchandise
African American culture in the SLP field
Why it’s important to advocate and educate for ourselves and our students
How wearing SLP merchandise helps spread the word about the profession

I hope this episode makes you want to spread the word about SLPs! There is a place in this profession for everyone, so let’s make sure that it becomes more well known for all cultures and genders!

Are you looking for more practical and relevant professional development from someone actually in the trenches? Are you sick and tired of sitting through pointless workshops and conferences not relevant to you as a speech pathologist? Don’t forget to check out my mini courses filled with practical ideas that you can actually use right away. Visit www.speechtimefun.com/courses

Joke of the Week:

Q: Why are movie stars always so cool?

A: Because they have so many fans!

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