{"id":222,"date":"2026-04-22T10:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/speech\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2026-05-10T19:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:09:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/speech\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdaa446 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdaa446\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e0317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23e0317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a39f78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a39f78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb3c2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bb3c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea65a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dea65a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speech Language Planet (SLP) was created by Marina Grivois, a Speech-Language Pathologist who graduated from Boston University in 2014. It was founded to serve professionals as a platform to connect with each other across settings, to showcase their resources and merchandise products and to advertise their private practice. \u00a0<\/p><p>As a Speech-Language Pathologist, you might be curious (about) what questions, successes, challenges and other experiences your fellow SLPs have. Maybe you\u2019re contemplating to switch work settings and need some insider information before making such a commitment. Or you may be a graduate student and would like to learn more about certain topics, latest research findings and issues that are relevant to your placement or your potential future occupation and setting. In any case, feel free to join one or more of our\u00a0<strong><em>forums<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to be part of our SLP community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d87c4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d87c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d73a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6d73a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/speech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marina-525x350-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/speech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marina-525x350-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/speech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marina-525x350-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e068237 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e068237\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51918ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51918ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you need immediate advice about a job offer or have another burning question before an important IEP meeting or presentation, then don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to others by using our\u00a0<strong><em>live chat.<\/em><\/strong> Our SLP platform is meant to be a support system for you.<\/p><p>Are you considering starting your own private practice? If so, feel free to ask others about their experiences with insurances, how to submit bids to school districts as independent contractors and more. You may already have your private practice and would like to advertise job openings, internships, your area(s) of specialty and population to other professionals and clients. Then feel free to sign up and become part of a<strong>\u00a0<em>nationwide database of private practices.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019re an audiologist and wrote an educational book. Now your next step is to showcase your accomplishment. Feel free to upload your\u00a0amazon products\u00a0such as books and therapy materials on to our platform since we participate in <strong><em>affiliate marketing with amazon<\/em><\/strong>. By solely showcasing products that are directly related to our professional occupations, we condense millions of products to the ones that are relevant to us, our community. Our members share your passion and interest in the field and therefore, your hard work will be appreciated and gain visibility and recognition.<\/p><p>Many educators and therapists brainstorm ideas and activities to teach and make therapy more efficient. Feel free to upload, post and <strong><em>sell your\u00a0digital resources<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0such as therapy activities, lesson plans, report templates, screening tools, etc. This could help educators and therapists improve their daily time management in their already task overloaded work schedule.<\/p><p>Thank you for taking the time to visit our website.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5827c11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5827c11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4527ee8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4527ee8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cb7dd elementor-view-default 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