Ep 14: Phương Liên Palafox On What Surprised Her About The Research On School SLPs and How She Imagines a Future of Inclusivity

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UNFILTERED IEPS

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Welcome to Unfiltered IEPs—where parents and professionals can speak freely about their own IEP experiences, both the little victories and major frustrations. I want you to hear the unfiltered version of what it’s really like to be on the other side of the table. This podcast is for anyone on an IEP team, from parents to teachers, SLPs to OTs , advocates to administrators, I'm want to hear from everyone what it is really like to be in their role- the unfiltered version. Because now more than ever, these are the conversations we need to be having.

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Ep 14: Phương Liên Palafox On What Surprised Her About The Research On School SLPs and How She Imagines a Future of Inclusivity

UNFILTERED IEPS

58 minutes 51 seconds

1 month ago

Ep 14: Phương Liên Palafox On What Surprised Her About The Research On School SLPs and How She Imagines a Future of Inclusivity

In this episode, Colleen and Phương Liên Palafox discuss the study she co-authored on the invisible workload of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and what surprised her about the self-advocacy efforts of school based SLPs and what themes emerged within the qualitative data. Phương details what the systemic barriers SLPs face to real change within the school system and draws on her own experience as a leader within a school district to give Colleen some advice on how to advocate to administrators in a way that centers student needs.The two also discuss the importance of multicultural considerations and how critical it is to determine difference vs. disorder for multi-lingual learners during an evaluation for special education. Finally, Colleen read an excerpt from Phương's piece in the Centennial Edition of the ASHA Leader, and envisioning a future where inclusion and multilingualism are central to education in the US and the work of Speech Language Therapists is honored.

Topics:

Exploring the Invisible Workload

Multicultural Considerations in Therapy

Systemic Barriers and Advocacy

Storytelling as a Tool for Change

Envisioning a Better Future

A Future That Brings Students From Margins to Momentumhttps://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FTR1k.30092025.slp-schools-inclusivity.40/full/

The Invisible Workload of School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists Who Identify as Overwhelmed: A Grounded Theory Study

Authors: Phương Liên Palafox, Tobias A. Kroll, and Makinna Morganhttps://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-00098If you are not able to access the article through ASHA, please email connect@phuonglienpalafox.com

Books by Phương Liên Palafox can be found at https://bookshop.org/

Titles:

The Heartbeat of Speech Language Pathology: Changing the World One Session at a Time
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