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In this podcourse episode, we feature Staci Neustadt of Making Sense of Autism to discuss Staci’s framework and tools—the Strengths, Stressors, and Supports Profile and a Soft Skills Assessment—which use a holistic, criterion-referenced approach emphasizing how autistic individuals learn, their strengths and emerging strengths, barriers, triggers, and “unready” skills rather than deficit language....

In this podcourse episode, we are joined by Tasha Wisehart to talk about dyslexia in an SLP-led podcourse covering definitions, common characteristics, evidence-based supports, and the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach and associate-level certification. Tasha, an SLP with 20+ years’ experience and OG associate certification, works at the Schenck School in Atlanta, a remediation day school where stude...

In this podcourse, we are joined by Kendal Martes, a Speech Language-Pathologist on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Kendal defines DLD as a common neurodevelopmental language disorder that affects spoken language processing/production and can impact academics, literacy, and social relationships, yet is often missed or mislabeled; DLD co-occurs with dyslexia about 50% of the time and with AD...

In this podcourse, we are joined by Rochel Lieberman, PhD, CCC-SLP, the founder and owner of WholeStory Speech, a private practice in Brooklyn, New York, serving children with social-emotional challenges, co-treating their parents as an integral part of her work. She is the creator of the WholeStory Approach and a researcher in Story Emotion Social Therapy (SEST), an approach that uses wholesome s...

In this podcourse, I interview Rachel Zukose, an ASHA-certified SLP in New York who works in a special-needs school and a medical private practice, about advocacy in action for AAC/assistive technology across school, therapy, and home. Rachel shares cases of school pushback (refusing AAC evals, IEP resistance, and cell phone bans), contrasts smoother adult AAC experiences, and highlights barriers...

This episode is the third annual SLP Business Connect event joined by panelists Elise Mitchell (school contracting/Therapist Support Network), Marcia Church (private practice/Speech Stars Branding), Calonda Henry (Broad Horizon Speech Therapy/Certified Practice), Sarah Breshears (Social Moguls), and Isabelle De Castro (mobile SLP/Private Practice Connection). The panel discusses overcoming fear an...

In this Literacy Connect podcourse, we feature Dr. Denae Lawson’s presentation on evidence-based small-group literacy instruction, differentiation, support for emergent literacy and at-risk populations, and strategies for bilingual/multilingual learners. Denae, a K–2 reading specialist and former literacy interventionist, explains science of reading practices including word mapping (Elkonin boxes)...

In this Literacy Connect podcourse, we interview Speech-Language Pathologist Megan Stewart, who has over 20 years experience supporting students with complex communication needs and runs Sensible Literacy. Megan shares ways to incorporate literacy daily (varied opportunities, letter hunts, sound/word games, captions) and explains AAC types and how to adapt activities. She also discusses book chara...

In this Literacy Connect podcourse, we are joined by Leanne Dall’s, an ASHA- and EBLI-certified pediatric SLP, as she explains the reciprocal relationship between oral and written language, noting literacy can strengthen phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and metalinguistic skills, and that children with developmental language disorder or speech sound disorders are at risk for reading and writing dif...

In this Literacy Connect podcourse, we interview Britney Morrish, founder of the Language and Literacy Clinic of Manitoba, about “The ABCs of Assessment” for language and literacy evaluations, including dyslexia. Britnney discusses concerns that schools identify only about 18% of students with developmental language disorder due to limited systematic language screening, contrasts balanced literacy...

In this Literacy Connect podcourse, we are joined by Brianna Guild, a private-practice SLP in Ontario and creator of SLP Literacy Corner, to dive into literacy essentials toolkit for SLPs. Brianna explains reading models (Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, Active View of Reading), speech-to-print vs print-to-speech approaches, and notes limited comparative research on “best” progr...

In this Literacy Connect podcourse, we are joined by Elizabeth Doherty (“Reading SLP”) in a presentation on the connection between dyslexia and word recognition, outlining objectives to define word recognition, why it’s difficult, key dyslexia characteristics, and how SLPs can support treatment. Elizabeth explains reading as word recognition plus linguistic comprehension (Simple View of Reading) a...

This podcourse is part of the SLP CreativeCon. SLP CreativeCon is an online business conference event for entrepreneurs and creators in the field of Speech-Language Pathology where attendees learnt about social media marketing, branding, private practice, financial planning, time management, and the most important things to do when starting a business.  In this episode, I am joined by Alexandria W...

This podcourse is part of the SLP CreativeCon. SLP CreativeCon is an online business conference event for entrepreneurs and creators in the field of Speech-Language Pathology where attendees learnt all about social media marketing, branding, private practice, financial planning, time management, and the most important things to do when starting a business. In this episode, I am joined by Jena Cast...

This podcourse is part of the SLP CreativeCon. SLP CreativeCon is an online business conference event for entrepreneurs and creators in the field of Speech-Language Pathology where attendees learnt all about social media marketing, branding, private practice, financial planning, time management, and the most important things to do when starting a business. In this episode I am joined by Craig M. G...

This podcourse is part of the SLP CreativeCon. SLP CreativeCon is an online business conference event for entrepreneurs and creators in the field of Speech-Language Pathology where attendees learnt all about social media marketing, branding, private practice, financial planning, time management, and the most important things to do when starting a business. In this episode, I am joined by Sarah Bre...

This podcourse is part of the SLP CreativeCon. SLP CreativeCon is an online business conference event for entrepreneurs and creators in the field of Speech-Language Pathology where attendees learnt all about social media marketing, branding, private practice, financial planning, time management, and the most important things to do when starting a business. In this episode, I am joined by Jacquelin...

This podcourse is part of the SLP CreativeCon. SLP CreativeCon is an online business conference event for entrepreneurs and creators in the field of Speech-Language Pathology where attendees learnt all about social media marketing, branding, private practice, financial planning, time management, and the most important things to do when starting a business. In this episode, I am joined by the found...

This podcourse is part of the SLP CreativeCon. SLP CreativeCon is an online business conference event for entrepreneurs and creators in the field of Speech-Language Pathology where attendees learnt all about social media marketing, branding, private practice, financial planning, time management, and the most important things to do when starting a business. In this episode, I am joined by Kristin B...

In this SLP Creative Con podcourse, we welcome back Sarah Breshears, an SLP and social media strategist, and founder of Social Moguls. Sarah explains that strategic intent—not just posting—makes social media marketing, emphasizing defining the “who” (ideal audience) and creating content with intentions to entertain, educate, empathize, inspire, or sell. She walks through Eugene Schwartz’s customer...

In this SLP Creative Con podcourse, Rhian Dodd-Tovey, UK-trained accountant and owner of RDT Support, teaches “Bookkeeping 101” for SLP business owners, covering compliance, tax considerations, tools, and payment options. She explains common business structures—sole proprietorship, LLC/PLLC, and S-corp election (often beneficial around $60,000 in profit)—noting that sole proprietors and single-mem...

In this SLP Creative Con podcourse, we are joined by Daj Mitchell, a Speech-Language Pathologist and mobile pediatric private practice owner, to focus on using AI to streamline SLP businesses and support therapy. Daj demos ChatGPT to generate and revise an AAC-friendly social story and discuss using AI for captions, emails, job postings, and social media strategies, emphasizing that AI output must...

In this SLP Creative Con podcourse, we invited Marcia Church, a licensed SLP since 2008 and owner of Pediatric Speech Stars and Speech Stars Branding, to discuss brand-building success for SLP private practices. We outline how cohesive branding goes beyond a logo to include consistent client touch points, and Marcia argues branding should be prioritized early to attract ideal clients, build trust,...

In this SLP Creative Con podcourse, we interview Anesha Frazer, an ASHA-certified SLP and founder of Entrepreneurial SLP,, about guiding private-practice SLPs through real estate decisions, including when it’s time to seek office space, leasing versus purchasing, and what to look for in a clinic. Nish emphasizes deciding based on predictable revenue, market conditions, interest rates, and long-ter...

In this SLP Creative Con podcourse, we are joined by Elise Mitchell, owner of the Therapist Support Network, as we discuss direct school contracting for SLPs/OTs/PTs. Elise shares her background, including leaving SNF work and staffing-company roles due to burnout and starting direct contracting after connecting with a rural SPED director, leading to her business supporting providers who want to “...