Highlights from this episode:
In the highlights section we will be choosing words, ideas, and feelings that we are taking away from each conversation. We discussed:
How she found SLP as an undergraduate at Howard University and volunteer opportunities she had in undergraduate to learn about education reform initiatives
Journey to bilingual SLP by learning Spanish abroad, taking courses and with ongoing professional development
Closing the academic achievement gap for Black and Latino children. She explains for us what is the achievement gap in the US educational system (e.g., exclusionary discipline and the school-to-prison pipeline).
Linguistic-cultural mismatches that can happen from students not matching their service providers.
Harnessing your power as a BIPOC speechie, research on how trauma is stored in the body, even how non-intentional microagressions can be
How she learned to trust herself more, quitting as a way to pour into herself. Setting boundaries at work, making hard decisions about leaving work, what she calls "choosing yourself or the checkbox."
Last words: Enough, Worthy, New Ways to Name Emotions, Refreshed.
Resources:
Melanie's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/pediatricspeechsister
Instagram: @pediatricspeechsister
Instagram focused on Praxis coaching: @praxisspeechsister
Links:
Dr. Lisa Green who studies AAE. Here's a presentation of hers on YouTube.
What is moral injury?
Instagram @genderaffirmingvoice introduced Melanie to moral injury
Books:
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