This Speech Life

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. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2 of School of Speech has...

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 resour...

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. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down...

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. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday mor...

Guest: Lissa Power-deFur, PhD, 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...

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. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech...

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...

This episode features Shannon Werbeckes, MS, CCC-SLP discussing all things morphology. She dives into why we need to think about morphology and how to treat morphology as it relates to language disorders for school-aged children. She shares 2 resources and 1 actionable strategy for your next speech sessions. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2 of School of Speech has arr...

This episode features Danika Pfeiffer, Ph. D., CCC-SLP 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. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2 of School of Speech h...

This episode features Margo Kinzer Courter, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL 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. Mentioned in this epis...

Megan Whelan, MS, CCC-SLP, COM/QOM 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. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2...

Guest: Marie Muratalla, MS, CCC-SLP - 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! Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby e...

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. Mentioned in this episode: School of Speech is Back!! Season 2 of Schoo...