First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Alyson Smith, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode combines the great minds of Alyson Smith, MS, CCC-SLP, from @ei.teletherapy on Instagram, Erin Forward, MSP CCC_SLP, and Michelle L.W. Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC, where they deep dive into evidence-based intervention for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders. Join this electrifying trio as they t...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Angela McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP In this episode, Michelle is joined once again by Angela N. McLeod, Ph. D., CCC-SLP, who is a Clinical Associate Professor and Speech-Language Pathologist at the University of SC, and has also obtained certification as a qualified orofacial myologist (QOM). This is the sequel to Dr. Angela’s first appearance in...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Co-Host: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP In this episode, Michelle and Erin tackle three complex Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) Cases. Join them as they walk through the first steps of identifying signs and symptoms, navigate the complexity of the Interprofessional Practice diagnostic process, address some potential EBP treatment options, and then...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Wyatt Franken In this episode, Michelle is joined by Wyatt Franken, Augmentative Communication Consultant with Talk to Me Technologies. Wyatt, who has a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Northern Iowa, is here today to talk about all the nitty gritty details that go on behind the scenes in the process of AA...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Dakota Sharp, AuD, CCC-A In this episode, Michelle is joined by Dakota Sharp, AuD, CCC-A, a clinical assistant professor and audiologist at the University of South Carolina's Montgomery Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. Today, Dr. Dakota outlines the steps involved in the process of obtaining a cochlear implant. Have you ever wondered which...

Co-Host: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP - In this episode Michelle is joined once again by her dynamite First Bite partner, Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, where they take on the topic of Clinical Supervision…for a newbie! The lovely Erin, like so many other SLP’s out there, is coming down the home stretch for when she can serve the next round of Clinicians as their Clinical Practicum Supervisor! There’s n...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Melissa Blandford, MS, RD, LDN In this episode, Michelle is joined by Melissa Blandford, Development Manager for Real Food Blends for the East Coast. Melissa, who has over 20 years of experience working with enteral pediatric patients in the home setting, as well as with DME companies to assist with billing, insurance, and trouble shootin...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Dani Newcomb, MS CCC-SLP In this episode, Michelle is joined by Dani Newcombe, MS, CCC-SLP, the delightfully candid Pediatric Feeding SLP blogger behind The Messy SLP, where she shares insights into what it's like to be a "messy perfectionist." Dani, who currently works as an SLP in an autism therapy center in South Bend, Indiana, has tra...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Sari Risen, M.A., CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO, BCBA In this episode, Michelle is joined by Sari Risen, M.A., CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO, BCBA, from Toronto, Canada, and they tackle the complicated topic of ABA Therapy and Speech Therapy…within the framework of the fields working collaboratively! Join the ladies as Sari takes First Bite Listeners on an...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Angela McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP In this episode, Michelle is joined by Angela N. McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP, a Clinical Associate Professor and Speech-Language Pathologist at the University of South Carolina, who has also obtained certification as a qualified orofacial myologist (QOM). Are you new to the words “orofacial myologist” and unclear abou...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Morgan Mitchell In this episode, Michelle is joined by Morgan Mitchell, Senior Recruiter for Elevation Healthcare, to address all the confusion and considerations surrounding a contract SLP position! So let’s be honest, we have all seen our friends who take that contract job and are posting beautiful Instagram pictures of exotic places ac...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Co-Host: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP In this episode, Michelle is joined by her regular co-host of First Bite, the one and only Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, and…drumroll please…this is the episode where they get to share the project they have been working on for the past year… “Chasing the Swallow: Best Practices for Pediatric Feeding Disorders”… t...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Vince Clark, M.Ed., CCC-SLP In this episode, Michelle is joined by Edgar “Vince” Clark, M. Ed., CCC/SLP, Past President of the GA Speech Language Hearing Association, and 2013 Alumni of the Year for the Dewar College of Education and Human Services at Valdosta State University. Today, Vince shares his insights on why the FEEs examination...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Guest: Gregory Black, MD - In this episode Michelle is joined by Dr. Gregory Black, the current President of the SC Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Society, and guest for Episode 13 “So You’re Telling Me Allergy Testing is Important?”, and Episode 18 “Dairy vs Soy vs What? The Correct Formula for Your Allergy and Why!” and they are taking a clos...

Guest: Kelly Kleinhans, PhD, CCC-SLP - In this episode Michelle is joined by Kelly Kleinhans, PhD, CCC-SLP, who was awarded the 2017 Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association-American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Clinical Achievement Award for her work with persons with Down syndrome. Dr. Kelly, who is currently serving as past president of the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Co-Host: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP - In this episode, Michelle is joined once again by co-host extraordinaire Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, and they are taking on those tricky tethered tissue issues. Have you, too, been confused about the HIPAA-compliant pictures that you see popping up on social media asking for advice about that presumed “tongu...

In this episode Michelle is joined the one and only Cari Ebert, MS CCC-SLP, of the famous Cari Ebert Seminars! Cari, who is a passionate pediatric SLP focusing on Early Intervention and Apraxia, an Autism Momma, a proud defender of play, a breast cancer survivor, author, professional speaker, and as she says a frequent flyer, is a one stop shop for EBP resources and is here today to tackle the evi...

Click here to access the full 7-hour bootcamp and earn ASHA CEUs! Panelists: Michelle L. W. Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC; Andrea M.Szwabowski, M.H.S., CCC-SLP/L; Marisha Mets, MS, CCC-SLP; Carrie Clark, CCC-SLP; Jessi Andricks MS, CCC-SLP; Lauren Tandy, MS CCC-SLP This panel of presenters discussed teletherapy, the essential and best practices for EI to High School related services.

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** Presenters: Kari Comer, MS, CCC-SLP - In this episode, Michelle is joined again by Kari Comer, MS CCC-SLP, Clinical Supervisor, Adjunct Professor, and Outreach Coordinator at The George Washington University and Current President of the D.C. Speech Language and Hearing Association. Kari, featured in Episode #75, “Clinical Supervision as told by...

Co-Host: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP - In this episode Michelle is joined by everyone’s favorite First Bite co-host, Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, to address those confounding cranial nerves! On Old Olympus towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops… well sure that quick mnemonic diddy helped you ace your anatomy test in grad school, but what did you really learn about the cranial nerves for spe...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** In this episode, Michelle is joined by the accomplished lecturer Jill Eversmann, MS CCC-SLP, Academic and Clinical Faculty of Columbia College, and X instructor w/ ASDF. In this hour they challenge all the preconceived notions about incorporating American Sign Language into Early Intervention….in short, they will teach you how “talking with your...

Co-Host: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP - In this episode Michelle and Erin tackle when it is appropriate to say “NPO”. That’s right, sometimes it falls on us as the Feeding and Dysphagia experts to share with the rest of the Interprofessional Team that we have concerns for safety of PO intake. But, we need to be able recognize how the “Little One’s” Cardiac, Gastrointestinal, and Respiratory systems...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** In recognition of Black History Month, Michelle interviews the amazing Kia Noelle Johnson, Ph. D., CCC-SLP. Dr. Johnson, who serves on the ASHA Board of Directors as the National Advisor to the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, is also an 18-year member of the National Black Association for Speech, Language, and Hearing, wher...

*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.**** In this episode, Michelle is joined by Elizabeth (Beth) Halpin, MHS, OTR/L, SCFES, from episode #60, “Ots and Feeding? Who knew!?!” and Rob Dempster, PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, from episode #7,1 Psyched about Psychology and Feeding!”. In this hour of “First Bite,” the dynamic duo opens up about their collaboration for a combined treatment appr...

In this episode Michelle and Erin have fully recovered from the intensity that is the annual ASHA Convention from November 2019. Why is that great news? Easy! They are going to share their “Top 10 Takeaways” for adding functional evidence to your practice! They will take you on an EBP hunt in the exhibit hall, hit up Erin’s Top 3 Lectures, and wrap with Michelle’s Top 3 Lectures, and spread some j...