Guest: Ray D. Kent, PhD - Diadochokinesis (DDK) has been in our field for almost a century and has applications in many specialties. A scoping review found 360 DDK articles and has been associated with diverse etiologies: motoric, structural, sensory, and cognitive. Its popularity notwithstanding, it is not unquestioned as an assessment tool. However, it has been used across a spectrum of disorders and as a proposed biomarker.
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Guest: Sandra Combs, Ph.D., CCC-SLP - Some clinicians avoid using research to guide their practice due to implementation challenges that appear controlled or too large to apply to their population. Dr. Combs outlines data collection and procedures on how to utilize single-case research to improve therapy quality. Her goal is to bridge the clinical world and the academic world of speech-language pathology to meet client needs better.
Nov 08, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Guest: Shari Gross, MA, CCC-SLP - Selective mutism is an often misunderstood social pragmatic communication disorder. For many children, within their selective silence, their social pragmatic issues mask additional communication disorders: articulation, semantics, syntax, processing, and even autism spectrum disorders. This course introduces SLPs to the evaluation and treatment strategies of children with selective mutism.
Nov 01, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Guest: Bryan Gick, Ph.D. - In this research studies and strategies episode, the importance of posture in speech production will be discussed. Posture is vital in motor systems as a precursor to all movements. Maintaining speech articulators in stable postures provides a motor foundation for all speech sounds and movements. Learn how lingual postures shape speech sounds, how postural positions can help in therapy, and how posture governs facial expressions, phonation, and velopharyngeal port cont...
Oct 25, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Guest: Megan Panatier, MS, CCC-SLP - After visiting all 72 branches of the Los Angeles Public Library with her daughter, Megan was blown away at the quality and quantity of the FREE materials and activities available for speech and language therapy and literacy use. She tells of their journey, what she learned and how she applies the rich resources in her therapy to enhance reading enjoyment and verbal participation.
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Guest: Nicole Archambault, EdS, MS, CCC-SLP, CLEC - Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) can jeopardize development, performance, and health. SDB is within the SLP’s scope of practice. We have knowledge of oral functions (speaking/swallowing/chewing), craniofacial structures, respiration, oral rest postures, and executive skills, SLPs can help mitigate SDB. We’ll cover research and management strategies within an interdisciplinary framework.
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Guest: Jennifer Gray, MS, CCC-SLP - Speech clarity is possible for many of those with Down syndrome. New therapy techniques in motor speech, voice, and executive functioning are emerging and present viable options. Several were discussed: How to generate active engagement, voice-based methods, and how to encourage frequent practice to accelerate speech and language used to improve comprehension for success and independence.
Oct 06, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Guest: Lisa Chattler, MA, CCC-SLP - This course covers the concept of instructing “questions” in our 8+ year old students. Students’ perception of classroom involvement can impact their willingness to take question-asking risks. Ms. Chattler shares details on how to support our classroom teachers, and how to create relevant lessons to address the processes of understanding, answering, and formulating questions.
Jul 30, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Guest: Adina Soclof, MS, CCC-SLP - This one-hour course provides practical information and strategies to successfully manage disruptive and challenging student behaviors during therapy sessions. Adina provides effective ways to motivate and engage students to create an inviting therapy environment to stimulate cooperation and more responsible and respectful behavior conducive to learning.
Jul 20, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Guest: Melissa Burk DeLange, MA, CCC-SLP - In this episode, Melissa reaches out to school SLPs who are discouraged and burnt out. From experience and much reading and research, Melissa shares her Four Pillars for Thriving in the public schools. She discusses what is within the SLP's control, what is not, and what can be influenced even without control. She details suggestions for time management and how to create positive interpersonal relations.
Jun 17, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Guest: MariBeth Plankers, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP - This episode explained the ASHA supervision expectations as well as five additional, practical guidelines on how to effectively supervise practicum for graduate students in any setting. Numerous details were provided regarding supervision of the evaluation/diagnostic process, treatment implementation, professionalism, and the importance of being flexible.
Apr 23, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Guest: Karyn Lewis Searcy, MA, CCC-SLP - This 1-hour course focused on practical and effective therapy techniques for the early intervention child with significant speech delays. It provided numerous insights and ideas to work online as well as in person to improve the child’s communication skills. Specific and doable strategies were shared to inspire and empower parental involvement.
Apr 07, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Guest: Teresa Farnham, MA, CCC-SLP - Terri presented how language sampling and analysis is an effective, authentic, and reliable method to establish baseline speech and language performance as well as periodically evaluate progress. She refreshed our skills in language sampling and analysis, and how these basic principles can be effectively applied in the school practice setting for evaluation as well as documentation.
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Guest: Sarah Armstrong, MA, CCC-SLP - Based on two decades of experience, Sarah freely discussed the issues and responsibilities of being a Master Clinician in the schools and how to effectively guide the Graduate Student Clinician. She disclosed several critical components: how to share expectations, how to maintain a constructive ongoing dialogue, and how to hone-in on essential skills and provide constructive feedback.
Feb 12, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Char shared real-world solutions on how to effectively manage difficult parent/caregiver situations. She emphasized that issues tend to occur when parents do not know a therapist’s motivation, his/her capability level or work ethic. Many detailed communication reactions and response options were provided, as well as a system to build parental support and even teamwork.
Feb 09, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Guest: Jayanti Ray, PhD, CCC-SLP - In this episode, Dr. Ray shared the common signs, symptoms, and conditions that impact voice disorders in school-aged children and therapy techniques to mitigate them. In addition, she covered the importance of vocal health and several ways maintain vocal quality and agility in children.
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Guest: Jayanti Ray, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F - In this course, Dr. Ray shared a wealth of evidence-based information and anecdotal examples about those with Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD). Topics included: what is VCD and signs and symptoms of episodes, several causal options, and many treatment techniques and strategies. The information pertained mostly to school-aged children, but also briefly discussed adults with VCD.
Nov 07, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Guest: Nina Reeves, MS, CCC-SLP, BRC-FD - In Nina’s follow-up to her previous episode, she continued to share her extensive knowledge on the evidence-based views, analysis, and therapy of neurologically based stuttering for individuals 5 years and older. She provided informative answers as to why our typical stuttering therapy is not always effective, as well as five therapy prerequisites complete with insights and activities to use in comprehensive, successful stuttering therapy.
Sep 29, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Guest: Tricia H. Rogers, MS, CCC-SLP - This one-hour podcast explores the of characteristics of oral habits (thumb/finger sucking, nail biting, extended pacifier use) of primarily the school-aged child. It addresses the rise in oral habits due to the change in routines and lifestyle during COVID-19 and what can be done. Several causes and consequences of thumb/finger sucking are discussed, as well as many extinguishing strategies, including several ideas for parents to implement at home....
Jul 31, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 42
*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Patricia Fisher, MA, CCC-SLP, COM In this episode, Patty shared in-depth, detailed methods and the benefits of parental involvement during teletherapy. She suggested, “Keep learning; change happens. Be prepared (know your goals), be flexible (implement functional therapy based on the child’s needs), and incorporate the parents/caregivers during teletherapy and beyond (i.e., during daily living and personal interactions)....
Jul 18, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Guest: Teresa Farnham, MA, CCC-SLP - In this course, Terri shares her down-to-earth techniques and interesting experiences of working with teen aged children with severe disabilities. You’ll learn practical, highly useful strategies such as, how to best use videos in therapy, and the rationale behind them. From her observations over the years, she shares several “hurdles” that must be dealt with when working with this population.
Apr 24, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Guest: Patti Hamaguchi, M.A. CCC-SLP - In this course, Ms. Hamaguchi focuses on understanding elementary age children with Social Communication Disorder (SCD), as well as effective ways to assess it, and how to put together targeted individual and group intervention strategies to improve social language, including greetings, etc., and conversational skill development across settings, and more.
Apr 10, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 39
*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Susan Fitzell, MEd, CSP - In this course, an experienced classroom teacher and national co-teaching coach shared insightful guidance on how the SLP and the classroom teacher can collaborate to maximize time, efficiency, and effectiveness. She focuses on bringing rationale and specific and practical tips and techniques to the table for all professionals to utilize in classroom instruction.
Mar 28, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 38
*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** In this course, Char shared over ten easy-to-apply techniques to improve the success of parent eligibility and IEP meetings. She detailed strategies on preparing for meetings, the meeting mindset, the value of teamwork and how to get it, a view from the parent’s perspective, how to present information, kids at meetings, and how to develop positive perceptions and parental support.
Mar 13, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 37
*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Buest: Regina Lemmon Bush, PhD, CCC-SLP - SLP mentoring is a win-win for both the mentee and the mentor. It’s a pay-it-forward mentality that benefits our SLP profession as a whole. Mentoring provides guidance and support for all SLPs—new or experienced—and, ultimately, the children we work with. This course details creative, practical, and resourceful techniques for implementing effective mentoring.
Feb 28, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 36
*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Kristin Martinez, MA, CCC-SLP - In this 1-hour course, Kristin shares her telepractice analysis and therapy expertise. Previously, she was a school SLP and private practitioner and explained how telepractice could also be effective with apraxia, artic errors, language issues, and children with severe needs. She details the technological elements needed, as well as the many benefits of doing telepractice.
Jan 31, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Guest: Karen Dudek-Brannan, Ed.D, CCC-SLP - In this PodCourse, Dr. Karen stated that although there is no one standardize language therapy curriculum there are three evidence-based Language Principles on which to base our therapy and streamline our strategies to generate effective results. She discussed the underlying concepts of vocabulary, how to include definitions and metacognitive therapy, and how to select words. Examples were given.
Jan 17, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Guest: Debra M. Dwight, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, COM - In this one-hour podcourse, Debra details an effective instruction method that can be used with children of all ages—conversational interaction. It can be successfully applied with heterogenous groups with a variety of disorders—language, articulation, fluency, even voice. She explains how to keep the kids focused, on target, and verbal by using manipulatives. Very informative and practical.
Dec 20, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Guest: Susan Haseley, MA, CCC-SLP, COM - In this one-hour podcourse, Susan, an experienced school SLP, shares her practical tips and techniques on /r/ remediation, and much more. She describes what children with r-distortions are doing and not doing intra-orally. And, she shares her observations and first-hand experiences of using the Bite-R therapy device and tactile therapy to remediate her speech-kids. Very informative and practical.
Dec 06, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this 5-hour podcourse, Char chronicles a comprehensive account of the events of the past two decades that have infused and inspired one of the most controversial—and misunderstood--storms in the history of speech-language pathology.
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 31
