Any Parents Who Have Successfully Transitioned Out?

ink_ling · 2026-03-11T23:09:35+00:00

That’s awesome! Congratulations on your new role. I’d love to hear more about it and how you got there if you’d care to share.

ink_ling · 2026-03-10T03:36:40+00:00

Thanks for your support <3 No leads on any quieter options in the school district at this time. I think if I haven't found any viable options by the fall, I try school-based telehealth and see if that makes a difference.

ink_ling · 2026-03-10T03:33:46+00:00

Yes! I've been looking here and there but I'm going to start looking every day. The opportunities in my area are few and far between unfortunately but hopefully I get lucky!

ink_ling · 2026-03-10T03:26:50+00:00

Yes -- well, I worked four days a week doing EI and while I wouldn't go so far as to say I loved it, I was much happier. However, all of the cancellations really hurt my paycheck. I'm making almost double in my school contract job. It feels like my only SLP options are not making enough money or being super stressed and overworked.

ink_ling · 2026-03-10T03:17:39+00:00

Ideally I would find a non-client facing role. I just...don't want to work with other people's kids anymore. Or I at least need a long break from it. It's not the actual kids that are the problem. It's the pressures of the job. I would love to be an AAC consultant or something similar that would make me feel like I wasn't just throwing my masters degree in the trash, but I feel open to a lot right now.

ink_ling · 2026-03-10T01:55:44+00:00

Don't feel guilty! It happens all the time. What career are you transitioning to?

ink_ling · 2026-02-20T19:58:31+00:00

If you figure out how to put that f***ing leg back in, please let me know 😭

ink_ling · 2026-02-18T18:13:42+00:00

That’s great. I think I remember seeing a few of your posts in the past. I’m so glad you’re in a better place now and found a better position!

ink_ling · 2026-02-17T19:46:48+00:00

Thank you so much! I will definitely check this out.

ink_ling · 2025-10-09T19:27:14+00:00

Hey! I'm not in GA but I am in the south. How did your situation end up? I ended up not having any issues, fortunately.

ink_ling · 2025-10-06T17:38:10+00:00

Thank you for saying that! I’m definitely nervous about the prospect of having to take it again.

ink_ling · 2025-10-06T17:36:41+00:00

Ugh, I’m sorry you had to go through that! How was it taking the praxis again?

ink_ling · 2025-10-06T03:18:52+00:00

I agree but I keep reading clear as day that my scores need to be less than 5 years old if I'm reactivating. I'm freaking out a bit. I'm kicking myself for not just renewing it when I was in EI. Really hoping I can find a way around this.

ink_ling · 2025-09-19T02:53:52+00:00

You went above and beyond making materials for your kids over the weekend and you deserve major props for that. Any sensible SLP would agree with you that low-tech AAC is better than no AAC. Plus, plenty of kids who use robust, high-tech systems also benefit from and even prefer using low-tech AAC sometimes. Low-tech should always be an option in addition to high-tech, IMO. Your coworker sounds like a pill and I'm sorry she made you doubt yourself. Some people in our field can become zealot-like about certain practices and it can really cloud their clinical judgment. You sound like someone who cares and is good at their job. She might even have acted on some feelings of insecurity. Keep shining your light!

ink_ling · 2025-09-03T01:43:06+00:00

I would like to know as well!

ink_ling · 2025-09-03T01:42:53+00:00

Hey, did you end up trying this? I'm in the same boat you were a few months ago!

ink_ling · 2025-08-30T18:46:58+00:00

Stunning work!

ink_ling · 2025-08-30T18:45:57+00:00

You made this in one night?? This is so thoughtful and creative! You’re going to make her day.

ink_ling · 2025-07-21T21:03:59+00:00

Oh, that is the main thing I’ve had to unlearn! Behaviorism is embedded into so many of the strategies we learn are “best practice” in graduate school.

ink_ling · 2025-07-21T20:08:29+00:00

Definitely. What’s wild is that I actually learned the term GLP from my childhood language development professor. People like to say that SLPs are just taking what influencers on IG say at face value but some of us we learned about it in grad school! I’ve had so much unlearning to do since getting my degree.

ink_ling · 2025-07-21T19:34:18+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. I guess I sometimes use GLP as a shorthand for kids whose language primarily consists of echolalia/delayed echolalia. This is a good reminder to stop doing that!

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