JOIN the following Facebook groups: Resources for Gender Affirming Voice Training   •   Gender Spectrum Voice & Communication   •   Gender Voice Mastermind

REVIEW these two slide sets: GenderAffirmingVoiceCommCare_StoreySparkman.pdf   &   ElicitingGoals_Sparkman_Storey.pdf

SIGN-UP for the following trainings:

• Trans Cultural Fluency Training 101 AND 201 by TGRCNM: https://tgrcnm.org/training Use their inquiry form to sign-up for the next public virtual trainings
  
  

WATCH the following training videos:

• Transcending Difference: Recognizing and Understanding Gender Diversity in the Classroom

• What Are Pronouns? 

WATCH the following continued education videos: (PDHs and CEUs are NOT available for completing any of these videos)

• Water Bubbles For the Voice: Presented by Dr. Marco Guzman, PhD, SLP; and NATS; 1 Hour

• Project ECHO NM: Introduction To Gender Affirming Voice Anatomy and Physiology, Presented by Kat Isaacson, M.S., CCC-SLP, 40 minutes
  
  

FINAL STEPS  Once you have completed ALL of the steps above, submit a self-tape at this link https://forms.gle/YYAyRqvTnarREDxN8 that addresses the following:

• The questions listed on the link above. 

• What's on your resume that's relevant to this job, important to you and for the job, and what you're proud of.

• Describe at least 3 important things you've learned about gender affirming voice training and how you will integrate them into your practice. 

• At least one unique idea you have for how to teach feminine, masculine, and/or gender neutral voice in a different way than you anything you learned or saw.
  ***Does not have to be complex - a simple idea is fine! Think creatively, think critically, think constructively and from the perspective of the client.

Final Note: We're looking to add people to the team who come with energy, follow directions, think on their feet, are dynamic in their approach, are invested in continual learning and education, enjoy critical thinking and dialogue with their team, demonstrate a high level of independence and autonomy in their work, and are open to continual observation, supervision, and feedback by other team members. This work is not for everyone and we are HIGHLY selective, with a SLOW approach to hiring. 

Please think about the commitment this work takes before reaching out to us. Clients depend on our foundational knowledge, consistency, and punctuality.

If you are selected for an interview, and subsequently selected to join the team:

• We will determine what type of mentoring, support, and supervision is needed. 

• We might ask you to engage in weekly voice training yourself if you wish to work with voice clients for whom you're currently unable to demonstrate the related vocal techniques (for example, feminine voice speakers wishing to work with gender neutral or masculine voice speakers, etc). 

• Unless you are coming with previous experience, and you can implement our curriculum immediately, you will likely start with one client, and build your caseload from there.

• FAQ: What is a full caseload for this work? 12-15 clients per week is considered a full, weekly caseload for gender affirming voice work.

Why Are We Asking for Self-Tapes? Meant to replace the written application essays + cover letter stage AND the phone screen stage—our intention behind switching to a process in which applicants submit self-tapes rather than complete a traditional application and phone screen was to: --Simplify the process and reduce the administrative/scheduling burden on internal hiring committee members --Improve and clarify the candidate experience by better honoring applicants’ time and labor --Reduce the length of the overall hiring process and streamline it by removing redundant interview stages --Get a more tangible feel for candidate’s personality and motivations sooner in the process --Accessibility: By providing interview and self-tape prompts upfront, folks can record their self-tapes over several takes, and plot out their interview responses ahead of time, thus decreasing some of the pressure of real-time interviews where deeply introspective questions are often asked on the spot, without adequate time to process and recall specific experiences.