This Speech Life

Guest: Sara Serota, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Sara Serota discussing all things working with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students. Sara will share 3 things we need to know with this population, 2 resources for working with DHH students, and lastly, 1 actionable strategy for getting started.

Guest: Kayla O'Connor, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Kayla O'Connor discussing all things working with secondary students. She will tell us 3 things we need to know when working with our older students, share 2 resources for utilizing with our older students, and give us 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow.

Guest: Monica Donoso, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features Monica Donoso talking about all things cooking in speech therapy. Monica utilizes cooking and food to target speech and language goals within her sessions at her school site. She will share 3 things we need to know about cooking, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's groups.

Guest: Meghan McCarty, MS, CF-SLP - This episode features Meghan McCarty discussing all things cultural responsiveness. Meghan will share 3 things we need to know about cultural responsiveness, 2 resources for us to learn more, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's sessions.

Guest: Sam Walker, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD - This episode features Sam Walker discussing all things Praxis. She will share three things we need to know when prepping for the Praxis, two resources for preparing, and one actionable strategy to make sure you slay!

Guest: Nikki Hunjan, MA, CCC-SLP - Have you thought about leaving your school position? This episode features Nikkii Hunjun who discusses factors to consider when leaving your school position. She'll provide actionable strategies to help you with the transition.

Guest: Crystal Sanford, MEd, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features Crystal Sanford discussing advocacy and our role as a school-based SLP. Crystal will share 3 things we need to know about advocacy, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy so we can start advocating tomorrow!

Guest: Martha Horrocks, MEd, CCC-SLP - This episode features Martha Horrocks discussing three things all school-based SLPs should know about children who stutter. She will also share two resources to help us deepen our practice and provide us with one actionable strategy for tomorrow.

Guest: Ingrid Owens-Gonzalez, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Ingrid Owens-Gonzalez discussing the 3 things all school-based SLPs should know about multilingual/multicultural learners. She will share two resources related to serving your multilingual/multicultural learners and one actionable strategy for tomorrow's sessions.

Guest: Brittney Frigon, In this episode, MS, CCC-SLP - Brittney Frigon from Seldom Speechless dives into all things RTI/MTSS. Some of us have a strong MTSS program, and some don't even know where to start. Brittney will discuss 3 things we need to know about RTI/MTSS and share 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy so we can get started tomorrow.

Guest: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, CLC - This episode features Erin Forward discussing Trauma-Informed Care for the SLP. Trauma is something we have all experienced and it can impact all areas of our lives. Erin will dive into how we can better serve and care for our students in light of trauma. She will share 3 things we need to know, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's groups.

Guest: Maureen Wilson, MS, CCC-SLP - Goals drive therapy, and well-written goals help create better student outcomes. Maureen will discuss the three main elements of goal writing that SLPs need to know to create clear, concise, and legally defensible goals. She will share two resources and one actionable strategy for tomorrow's IEP writing. Maureen will also share common mistakes to avoid.

Guest: Garrett Oyama, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Garrett Oyama discussing how beatboxing can invigorate our speech sessions. Beatboxing can be a fun tool utilized to target joint attention, articulation, and turn-taking with our students. Garrett will share 3 things we need to know about beatboxing, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's sessions.

Guest: Melissa Burk DeLange, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features Melissa Burk DeLange discussing how to advocate for yourself in the school setting. She will share 3 tips for self-advocacy in the school setting, 2 resources for becoming a better advocate for yourself, and 1 actionable strategy you can use tomorrow.

Guest: Mandi Schaumburg, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Mandi Schaumburg discussing practical ways of setting solid boundaries in the school setting. We all know that being an SLP, especially in the school setting, can take over our lives. Mandi will share practical ways to keep a healthy work-life balance. In addition, she will share 2 resources and 1 applicable strategy.

Guests: Kelly Perry, MA, CCC-SLP & Rebecca Zimmer Huber, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features Kelly Perry & Rebecca Zimmer Huber discussing the complex approach and utilizing music to meet kids' needs. Kelly & Rebecca will dive deep into the complexity approach- what it is, which populations to utilize this approach with, and how to pick your targets. They will discuss how they've utilized music to keep kids' interests and help them make progress. They will share 2 resources and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's speech sound disorders therapy sessions.

Guest: Katja Piscitelli, MS, CCC-SLP - Katja will discuss the two types of language processing: analytic language processing and gestalt language processing, and then dive deeper into gestalt language processing. Katja will explain the four stages of gestalt language processing. She will share 2 resources to learn more and an actionable strategy for tomorrow's speech session.

This episode features Monica Donoso discussing graduate student mentorship. Monica will discuss what 3 things every SLP needs to know if they take on a graduate student intern to mentor. She will share 2 resources for mentorship and share 1 actionable strategy to help us be mentor superstars.

Guest: Jennifer Gray, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Jennifer Gray discussing how to go about planning therapy for students with Down Syndrome. Jennifer will give us 3 things we need to keep in mind when planning successful therapy for our kids with Down Syndrome. She will share 2 resources for planning therapy and 1 actionable strategy we can use in tomorrow's groups.

Guest: Angelica Gunn, M. Ed., SLPD, CCC-SLP - This episode features Dr. Gunn discussing executive function. She will discuss 3 things every SLP should know about executive functioning, share 2 resources for helping SLPs learn more or to apply to their practice, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's therapy session.

Guest: Lamitra Baez, PhD, CCC-SLP - This episode features Dr. Lamitra Baez diving into the multicultural and bilingual assessment. Dr. Baez will share with us 3 things we need to know when assessing our bilingual students/clients, share 2 resources for learning more and/or applying to our assessment, and the best strategy we can apply starting tomorrow. Finally, Dr. Baez will dive into assessing through a strengths-based sense lens to best meet students' needs.

Guest: Kristen Barba, MS, CCC-SLP: This episode features Kristen Barba discussing the Cycles Approach. Kristen will deep dive into what the Cycles Approach is, which kids/students will respond best, and how to get started. You can expect to hear 3 “need to know things”, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's sessions.

Guest: Linda Murphy, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Linda Murphy discussing what co-regulation is and how it can benefit greatly benefit an SLP's practice. Linda will tell us 3 things we need to know about co-regulation, share 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy to help us become better co-regulators with our clients and impact our parent coaching.

Guest: Sarina Murrell, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Sarina Murrell discussing all things parent engagement. Sarina will discuss 3 things we need to know about parent engagement, 2 resources for increasing parent engagement, and 1 actionable strategy to try tomorrow with your child's parents. This course will help you explore ways to increase parent engagement through shared collaboration.

Guest: Stephanie Michele, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Stephanie Michele discussing how mindfulness can benefit collaboration and our day-to-day function as an SLP. Stephanie will share 3 things every SLP should know about mindfulness, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy to help us become more mindful.

Guest: Elise Davis-McFarland, PhD, CCC-SLP - There is research that indicates that poverty affects children's brain development, so we will discuss whether that may account for a different language development that results in poor children needing speech and language therapy. Dr. Davis-McFarland will share three things we need to know about language acquisition and poverty. She will share 2 resources to become a better practitioner and/or learn more about poverty and language acquisition, and lastly, she will share an actionable strategy for tomorrow's assessments.

Guest: Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP - Angie discusses the 3 things every school-based SLP needs to know about literacy and phonological awareness. She shares resources for SLPs to learn more, as well as strategies to utilize in the therapy room.

Guest: Dani Gaff, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Dani Gaff discussing the imposter phenomenon. She will share three things we need to know about Imposter Phenomenon and how to evaluate resources and practices that will help mitigate the imposter phenomenon.

Guest: Lissa Power-deFur, Ph.D., CCC-SLP - This episode features Dr. Lissa Power-deFur discussing ethics within the school setting. Dr. Power-deFur will describe the steps within the multistep process that help determine the appropriate response to ethical dilemmas that can be faced in the school setting. Dr. Power-deFur will share resources related to ethics and 1 actionable strategy SLPs can begin using tomorrow.

Guest: Fe Murray, EdD, CCC-SLP - This episode features Dr. Fe Murray who discusses 3 things every school-based SLP should know about bilingual/multicultural assessment. She will share resources for helping clinicians become more proficient in assessing bilingual/multicultural children. She will share 1 strategy clinicians can use tomorrow in assessments.

Guest: Cheri Dodge Chin, ClinScD, CCC-SLP - Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools are evidence-based means to help increase communication for anyone who struggles with speech or language. Anyone who interacts with an AAC user (communication partner) can help facilitate speech and language using a few important skills. AAC can also be fun and functional. We will discuss activities to easily incorporate AAC into daily life.

Guest: Shannon Werbeckes, MS, CCC-SLP - This course features Shannon Werbeckes discussing all things morphology. She will dive into why we need to think about morphology and how to treat morphology as it relates to language disorders for school-aged children. She will share 2 resources and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow's speech sessions.

Guest: Danika Pfeiffer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP - This episode features Dr. Danika Pfeiffer sharing the why's and the how-tos of interprofessional collaboration. Dr. Pfeiffer will dive into 3 things we need to know to develop good interprofessional collaboration, 2 resources for interprofessional collaboration, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow.

Guest: Margo Kinzer Courter, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL - This episode features Margo discusses the difference between Auditory Processing Disorder and Language Processing Disorder. She shares resources on auditory processing disorder and language processing disorder. She shares one actionable strategy, a decision-making tree, to better help our students with higher language processing disorders.

Megan discusses the professional skills needed for a successful CFY in the school system. She will discuss how to advocate for oneself, be resourceful, and have confidence when you might be the least experienced person in the room. Megan will provide resources and an actionable strategy for tomorrow's IEP.

This episode features Marie Muratalla discussing how to mitigate burnout in the school setting. Marie covers three ways to mitigate burnout, two resources for creating mindfulness practices, and one strategy listeners can start right away!

In this course, Lindsey Nitake M.S. CCC-SLP, a school-based SLP, joins us to discuss the benefits of play-based therapy, how to get started with play-based therapy, and how to utilize play-based therapy with older students as well. Lindsey will share resources and 1 actionable strategy we can use in our speech groups tomorrow.