Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, welcomes Belinda Daughrity, PhD, CCC-SLP, Anita Fitzgerald, PhD, RN, AGNP, and Sharon Konrad, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE to this episode of First Bite for a powerful conversation on mentoring a healthy professional identity in future colleagues. Together, these SLPs and nurses demonstrate why interprofessional education across allied health professions is not optional, it is essential.
Why? Because this powerhouse group from California State University Long Beach is bringing research from the fields of nursing and social work and pouring that wisdom directly into speech-language pathology to strengthen how we prepare and mentor the next generation of clinicians.
The conversation unpacks what “professional identity” really means in clinical education, why it matters for long-term career resilience, and how intentional mentoring shapes confident, ethical SLPs. You will also hear a thoughtful discussion of disparities between monolingual and bilingual student clinicians, along with practical strategies faculty, supervisors, and mentors can use to foster professional identity across training environments.
This episode delivers both inspiration and concrete tools for anyone committed to cultivating strong, reflective, and well-supported future colleagues.
Why? Because this powerhouse group from California State University Long Beach is bringing research from the fields of nursing and social work and pouring that wisdom directly into speech-language pathology to strengthen how we prepare and mentor the next generation of clinicians.
The conversation unpacks what “professional identity” really means in clinical education, why it matters for long-term career resilience, and how intentional mentoring shapes confident, ethical SLPs. You will also hear a thoughtful discussion of disparities between monolingual and bilingual student clinicians, along with practical strategies faculty, supervisors, and mentors can use to foster professional identity across training environments.
This episode delivers both inspiration and concrete tools for anyone committed to cultivating strong, reflective, and well-supported future colleagues.
