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PodCourse #131: 01/12/2021
The Art of Bridging Evidence into Practice Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Rebekah Wada, ABD, CCC-SLP (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by Rebekah Wada, ABD, MS CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at Francis Marion University, who is a Doctoral Candidate in Disability Disciplines with a specialization in Speech-Language Pathology at Utah State University. Rebekah is here to share her passion of Implementation Sciences! If you’ve never heard about that branch of science before, or how it relates to Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology, don’t worry, we hadn’t either…but trust us when we say you will want to tune in…because y’all Rebekah is here to share the Holy Grail that is Implementation Science. In a nutshell, this is the hour where we learn how to easily and effectively bridge research into clinical practice, all with ease and laughter! Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #132: 01/19/2021
Continued Conversations on Clinical Case Studies Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, CLC (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: To kick off their first episode of 2021, Michelle and Erin, tackle one of their favorite topics, Clinical Case Studies for evaluation and treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders! If you have any biodegradable glitter left over from your home-based NYE celebration, now would be the time to throw it! In this hour the ladies address some current clinical needs for individuals that have signs and symptoms of neurogenic based PFD, congenital heart defect (CHD) induced PFD, and esophageal dysphagia. Tune in as Michelle and Erin consult on the steps they have taken to engage Interprofessional Practice for the care of the little ones and how uncovering the new etiologies is shaping their plan of cares. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #133: 01/26/2021
Cultural Competency in Leadership Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Sonya Floyd, M.Ed., CCC-SLP (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by Sonya Floyd, M.Ed., CCC-SLP,iImmediate Past President of the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (GSHA). If you have ever considered in engaging in leadership activities for your state association, then this is the episode for you. As a profession, we are all aware of the importance of actively engaging in cultural competency with our patients, however, have we honestly had the crucial conversations regarding this topic with respect to leadership? It is past time to engage in that dialogue. Michelle and Sonya are here to inspire, uplift, and initiate this conversation on what needs to occur at a state level with respect to leadership in our profession to increase not only the diversity in our field, but also amongst our leaders. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #134: 02/02/2021
The Dire Need for Diversity and Inclusion Training for SLPs: The How-To-Guide with Haley Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Haley Jones CAE (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by Haley Jones, CAE, former manager of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Leadership Academy, which was the recipient of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Gold Circle Award. Haley, who has a unique talent for program development, is here today to discuss how we can be the source of permanent positive change through the creation of diversity and inclusion programs within our respective professional settings. If you too feel the call in your heart to see our field excel in cultural competency, but are unsure where to start, Haley offers the guidance on how to hold that first deep conversation with our colleagues and friends. If you are ready to take it another step, but are unsure of how to establish a program of accountability, Haley offers functional strategies to see it come to fruition. This is the hour that Michelle and Haley hope will inspire everlasting change for our tomorrow. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #135: 02/09/2021
Pediatric Instrumental Swallow Study: Ready or Not? Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Leslie Wilfong, MSP CCC-SLP (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by the talented Leslie Wilfong, MSP CCC-SLP, who works as a speech-language pathologist at a major children’s hospital in South Carolina, serves as a part-time clinical researcher for a well-known university, and provides early intervention home health services with SC BabyNet. At least once in our careers, we have all struggled with the question, “But does this little one need an instrumental swallow evaluation?” Sometimes, we feel that we are over referring for instrumentals, other times, we may feel that we are not sending the patients out frequently enough. Y’all this is a hard question and very case specific. Lucky for us, the lovely Leslie is here to help answer this question with functional guidelines to help lead us in our evidence based decision making process! Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #136: 02/16/2021
Functional Feeding Therapy Tips You can Implement Tomorrow Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, CLC (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by her regular cohost Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, CLC, as they spend an hour tackling all thangs functional feeding strategies! If you are working in the world of Early Intervention, or thinking about making the switch, but unsure of how to implement routines-based intervention within the framework of treating a pediatric feeding disorder (PFD), then the lovely ladies of “First Bite” have you covered this hour. Michelle and Erin walk you through how routines-based intervention allows you to ditch that dread bag of toys and chewys for good, advise you on how to include caregivers and siblings in treatment, as well as discuss the positively powerful evidenced behind slow incremental changes via tapered weaning protocol and how it can guide our patients on their PFD journey! Come join the ladies of First Bite for these quick tips you can successfully implement tomorrow! Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #137: 02/23/2021
Polyvagal Theory and Practical Implications for Therapy Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Dillen Hartley, OTR/L (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by the world-traveling Dillen Hartley OTR/L, graduate of University of Pretoria, South Africa, and owner of Advanced Therapy Solutions, Inc., Greenville, SC. In this hour, Dillen sheds light on the polyvagal theory and how this theory, that most of us haven’t heard of, impacts the patients that we evaluate and treat Monday through Friday! If you have a patient that has a past medical history of PTSD, ADD, ADHD, ASD, (and the list goes on), and they are struggling to attend and regulate, did you know that it could be a direct result of an impairment or delay in their fear response, emotional regulation, and social connection, as driven by the function of the vagus nerve? Microphone drop! Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of this, Dillen is here to enlighten and inspire while he gives you the evidence behind the polyvagal theory. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #138: 03/02/2021
Grace and Grief: Strategies for SLPs in this Season of Life Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Lisa G and Monte Torkelsen, M Div (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined by Lisa Bjelland MSW and Psy D, who works as a trauma therapist and Monte Torkelsen, M Div, President of Abba's Child Grief Camps for an hour dedicated to finding grace in grief. Y’all let’s be honest, the caregivers of our little ones that we work with can struggle through the various stages of grief. We, the licensed SLP on the interprofessional practice team, can also struggle with grief, especially when the little ones that we work with pass on. What are we to do? How can we help our caregivers? How can we help ourselves? Maintaining our emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual health is critical. But simply finding the time to engage in the acts of self-care can in itself be a challenge for the busy SLP. Today, Michelle, Lisa, and Monte hold the crucial conversation to help you bring healing, comfort, and joy into your being, so you are better equipped to help others. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #139: 03/09/2021
Cari Ebert, MS CCC-SLP and Early Intervention Take II Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Cari Ebert, MS CCC-SLP (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined once again by Cari Ebert, MS, CCC-SLP for a “Take II” on Early Intervention! If you missed it, then go back and check out First Bite Episode #95, “Cari Ebert on Delivering Extraordinary Early Intervention!” our #1 Episode for all of 2020. Today, Cari inspires colleagues with her P.I.E. analogy and offers functional strategies on what an appropriate parent-driven outcome really looks like with respect to goal writing. If you’ve ever worried about best practice for the dreaded data collection, breathe a sigh of relief, and brace yourself for side splitting laughter, while Cari and Michelle speak the truth on data for Early Intervention. With these two together, it’s guaranteed to be a truly fast paced hour…Enjoy! Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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PodCourse #140: 03/16/2021
Functional Language Therapy Tips You Can Implement Tomorrow Michelle Dawson, MS CCC-SLP, CLC Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, CLC (.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here. Description: In this episode Michelle is joined once again by cohost extraordinaire Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, CLC. Last month Michelle and Erin gave functional strategies for feeding and they’re back this month with functional strategies for language! If you’re in the world of Early Intervention or a Pediatric Private Practice SLP, then this is the hour for you. Join the ladies of “First Bite” as they discuss how to embrace language acquisition within the framework of routines-based-intervention, the power of play, and how to encourage culturally competent language…even with AAC! Check out this Tuesday night episode to make your Wednesday morning more joyful! Learning Outcomes: By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:
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