SLP Middle Managers: Untapped Champions of Change
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Welcome to SLP Nerdcast. I am so excited for today's episode. I have the privilege of sitting in this room. with four other brilliant human beings who I have had the pleasure of working with for the last couple of years. We're here today to talk about a topic that is under discussed um in the field of speech language pathology, especially in the educational space. And this is a topic related to Um, supervision, management, and the idea of breaking barriers to being to bring better practices to our patients or uh elevating evidence-based practices within the field of speech language pathology. Uh, I am here with friends, co-authors, and as I already mentioned, other brilliant speech language pathologists.
Welcome Shauna McGrath, Mary Beth Schmidt, Natalie Douglas, and Sarah Penrod. Hi Kate, thanks for having us. I'm really excited about today's conversation. It has been one of the joys of my professional career working with everyone in this room uh for the last couple of years. And I wonder if we could start off with each of you just telling our audience a little bit about yourselves.
Can start off. So I'm Shauna McGrath. I have been a speech pathologist for 15 years. I have always worked in healthcare and currently work um primarily in the outpatient setting. Um I also work as an evidence-based practice team lead, which I think can give me give some insight into this topic today. And I'm really excited to be here. So thanks for having me.
Yeah, and I'll go. My name is Sarah Penrod, as Kate said, I work for Maine Health, Maine Medical Center as a clinical specialist, which involves a lot of program development, education, and knowledge brokering between staff, the rehab department, SLP providers, respiratory department. So we'll get into some of the details about what I do, but I'm also really excited to be here and always have. Happy to work with all of you guys.
Hi, I'm Mary Beth Schmidt. I um Sean, you made me do the math. I've been a speech pathologist for like 27 years. Um, started off in public schools, um, did the bulk of my clinical career in um educational public public educational settings. Um and then made the crazy decision later in life to go back and get my PhD. And so now I kind of sit at the intersection of research, clinical practice, and um supporting SLPs in public schools.
Great. And I am Natalie Douglas. And Shauna, you inspired me to do the this and show my calculator. Finger management. Because I forgot. How many years does that? Twenty three.
Why do research‑to‑practice gaps exist in speech‑language pathology?
Twenty three. Um, so I started off in medical settings and I've been in
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the purpose of this SLP Nerdcast episode and the learning objectives?
0:00–4:34
2
Why do research‑to‑practice gaps exist in speech‑language pathology?
4:34–17:43
3
What barriers prevent clinicians from using evidence‑based practices daily?
17:43–30:28
4
How do middle‑level managers act as “linking pins” between staff and leadership?
30:28–53:06
5
What real‑world examples show middle managers improving care in medical settings?
53:06–1:08:17
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