Workforce Issues What is the percentage of male SLPs? Discuss the settings where SLPs work and the percentages of SLPs who work in those settings. What is the median income of SLPs in the schools? In health care settings? Why is there a shortage of doctoral graduates? How does the ethnicity and racial make-up of ASHA compare to the general U.S. population? Chapter 11 Finding Employment What are some questions you should ask yourself when looking for a job? What should be included in a cover letter? Can an employer ask questions about age, marital status, children during an interview? What should you do as a post interview follow-up? What skills and experiences do you have that will be attractive to an employer? Resources Textbook : Hudson, M. W., & DeRuiter, M. (2021). Professional issues in speech-language pathology and audiology. (5th ed.). Plural Publishing. Chapter 10: Workforce Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders Chapter 11: Finding Employment Website(s) : Review the background, guiding principles, civility scenarios, tools, and guidelines sections to learn strategies about using civil discourse. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (n.d.). ASHA civility digital toolkit: The social citizens’ guide to Civil communication. https://www.asha.org/About/Civility/ Or others.
