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PodCourse #101: 05/19/2020
Considerations for That Contract Job
Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC
Morgan Mitchell
(.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here.
 
Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by Morgan Mitchell, Senior Recruiter for Elevation Healthcare, to address all the confusions and considerations that surround 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 across America…and we think to ourselves, “Oh I could do that…but…” and then we freeze because of that tiny little word “but”.  Today, we are tackling that “but” and replacing it what the facts about who, what, where, when, why behind a contract and also delving into the ASHA 2019 Healthcare Salary Survey to pack this hour full of information, so that you know your worth!  Get your parka or sunglasses ready, because by the end of this hour you will be ready for that contract position and the adventure of a lifetime!

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
  • Different types of contract companies and setting options that they could represent.   
  • Regional variations in salaries and settings as found in the ASHA Salary Surveys for newer and seasoned Clinicians.  
  • 3 questions that a Clinician should ask a potential employer during the interview process.
PodCourse #103: 06/02/2020
Mythbusting Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC
Angela McLeod, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
(.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here.
 
Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by Angela N. McLeod, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, who is a Clinical Associate Professor and Speech-Language Pathologist at the University of SC, that has also obtained certification as a qualified orofacial myologist (QOM).  Are you new to the words “orofacial myologist” and unclear what it is and how it works within the field of Speech-Language Pathology? Have you worried that orofacial myology is synonymous with non-evidenced based oral motor exercises?  Or, (like Michelle until just recently), are you too laboring upon the misinformation that all orofacial myologists are proponents of cutting tethered tissues? Well, then come join the gracious and compassionate Dr. Angela for an hour of mythbusting that is sure to inspire us all in the pursuit of additional coursework!  Wahoo for EBP drive SLPs!

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
  • What a myofunctional disorder is and what can cause a myofunctional disorder.
  • The process to become a Qualified Orofacial Myologist and/or a Certified Orofacial Myologist.  
  • 3 signs or symptoms of a myofunctional disorder.
PodCourse #105: 06/16/2020
The Curious Crossroads of BCBA and CCC’s
Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC
Sari Risen, M.A., CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO, BCBA
(.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here.
 
Description: 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 Interprofessional Education tour of the process it takes to earn a BCBA certification, explains the differences and similarities between the terminology of the ABA and SLP worlds, and shares the theory of language acquisition that is the framework for the BCBA approach.  Extra tidbit…there’s a mini crash course on the differences between licenses in the States and Canada!  Here’s hoping that this crossroads conversations can lead to collaboration at a local level ☺

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
  • The training and coursework in order to receive a BCBA Certification.
  • The difference in terminology between the world of Speech Language Pathology and ABA Therapy.  
  • The theory of language acquisition that is the framework for the BCBA approach.
PodCourse #107: 06/23/2020
Sugar Free Tubies with Melissa from Real Food Blends
Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC
Melissa Blandford, MS, RD, LDN
(.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here.
 
Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by Melissa Blandford, MS, RD, LDN, 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 shooting use and approval of enteral feedings in the home setting, is here for an hour to discuss all things EBP for Blenderized Tube Feedings (BTF).   Have you worked with a little one with a tubie who has struggled with constipation, retching, GERD management issues?  How about the little ones that also struggle with the sugar crashes between tube feedings…because their commercial tube feeds are primarily a “-ose” as in “fructose” or “sucrose”? Well then join Michelle and Melissa for an hour of sugarfree delight while they fill your cup with evidence behind the need for putting real food in a tube!

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
  • Benefits to GI tract of using blenderized tube feeds.
  • Dietary guidelines for pediatrics and the role of sugar.    
  • Benefits of blenderized tube feeds for transitioning to oral feeds.