Speech-language pathologist shortage in schools impacts D.C.-area families

Speech-language pathologist shortage in schools impacts D.C.-area families

Nationwide, including in the D.C.-area, there’s a shortage of speech-language pathologists , especially in schools. Experts say high caseloads and low pay may be to blame.

Graduate speech pathologist Georgia Poupoulis’ passion for human connection

It was an overseas trip to Germany that inspired Allied Health graduate Georgia Poupoulis to pursue a career in speech pathology.  ‘I was living in a country where I didn’t speak the language, and I found it really isolating,’ she said.  ‘You can’t express your personality and all the aspects of yourself without being able to communicate.  ‘Now I’ve found a passion for helping my patients be able to reconnect with their peers, family and communi…