Medical versus Educational Language

We challenge the medical-style language that keeps school-based SLPs stuck in isolation and overload, and we replace it with an educational, MTSS-aligned way of thinking. We lay out concrete language swaps and service design choices that help us build teacher capacity, reduce overwhelm, and create clear, doable work. • medical terms that shape unrealistic expectations, including client, wait list, referral, therapy, discharged • why medical-style prioritisation happens in isolatio...