SLP Nerdcast
Episodes
Preview: April 2022
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
****Update: Due to scheduling issues the course “ADHD and LD: Useful Techniques, Technologies, and Strategies” originally scheduled for April 28th...
DLD and Dyslexia: What Does It All Mean for the SLP?
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryDLD isn’t a new text abbreviation or IG expression. It’s a real thing in the field of SLP and if you don’t...
Communication and Life Participation for a Person with Dementia
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereThis course is a podcast episodeYou can listen to this course for free on most podcast players (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google P...
Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap Part 1: It’s Not Your Fault
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:It’s no secret that being a clinician and being a researcher are two entirely different experiences. But, If you...
Preview: March 2022
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spring has sprung… somewhere…It’s March, which means it’s spring… at least it’s spring somewhere… Here in Massachusetts it’s still win...
Putting Self-Care into Action to Prevent Burnout in the Helping Professions
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryHey overworked SLP - feeling like you want to find a rock to crawl under for a minute or two? Burnout is a topic t...
AAC Evaluations Part 3: Documentation and Funding
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .15 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:This is the audio of our first live podcast recording! Given that this course was live there are slides available...
Preview: February 2022
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s February…The shortest month of all… and the coldest depending on where you are… For us Nerdcasters it’s also one of the busiest! We hav...
Childhood Apraxia of Speech with Nancy Kaufman
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryThis week we had the pleasure of welcoming an SLP household name, Nancy Kaufman. Nancy joined us to discuss all th...
Contribute to Your Field: Supervise A Clinical Fellow
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereIn this week's episode we are joined by Jill d'Braunstein, an experienced SLP passionate about supervision. Jill walks us through...
The Critical Importance of Executive Functioning with Tera Sumpter
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryIt’s cozy on your private SLP island, but sometimes, you just gotta’ visit some neighboring islands to get the ...
Preview: January 2022
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2022 is here…How is that possible? Does anyone else still feel like it’s the fall of 2019? The last year has flown by, but we are geared up for so...
A Day in the ICU with Sara Penrod
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryCritical thinking and collaboration are essential in our field as a whole, but perhaps even more so when life itsel...
Optimizing AAC Implementation in Schools: Barriers and Solutions
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryDoes the daunting task of delivering AAC services in your district have you “all up in a wad”?. Un-wad, keep ca...
Diving into Gender Aligning Voice Work: Underlying Principles and Practice
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereUpdate: This episode was recorded about 6 months before it was released. In that time several resources become available that we...
Preview: December 2021 & The SLP Nerdcast Sale Extravaganza
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tis the season…It’s the season… the season of holidays, family, sweets, some (hopefully) time off of work, the sun going down way too early…. ...
Trauma and Communication
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryThere’s a bear in the hallway outside the break room. I know, highly unlikely for most of you, but stick with me....
Language Development & AAC: Back to Basics
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryHey SLP’s! Don’t be distracted by the shiny AAC penny! It’s all about language therapy and you’ve got this!...
Listening with a Clinical Ear: Motor Speech Case Studies with Mike Bright
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .15 ASHA CEU hereThis week’s episode includes a free graphic organizer created by our guest. It may be helpful to download the handout first an...
Preview: November 2021
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fall is here.We hope everyone out there has settled into the season. Here in New England we are surrounded by beautiful leaves and pumpkin patches. ...
AAC in Early Intervention with Tanna Neufeld
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryWhat is harder (and even more rewarding, I might add) than supporting the communication development of tiny humans?...
Stuttering Therapy: I Don’t Know What To Tell Parents and Teachers!
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryA wise Nerd once said “Stuttering doesn’t happen in a vacuum”, and neither should our stuttering therapy. Th...
Fitness for Functional Neurorecovery
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryWouldn’t it be cool if you could find a job that beautifully married your career and your favorite hobby? Lucky f...
Unlocking the Mystery of Selective Mutism with Dr. Aimee Kotrba
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummarySelective mutism: the mystery that we hear about in graduate school but most of us don’t quite know a lot about. ...
Preview: October 2021
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy October!We are trying out something new - at the beginning of each month we will publish a brief preview of podcast episodes and courses to come...
Transcending Stuttering with Uri Schneider
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryIn this week’s episode Uri Schneider teachers us about the importance of approaching therapy with what works for ...
Announcement: Pediatric Assessments in Speech and Language Pathology
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You asked, and we listened. Research tells us that as SLPs we rely heavily on standardized assessments, even though the samples are often biased. N...
Multi-Tiered Language Instruction and Intervention
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryHey school-based SLP’s, Want to learn how to do more for your students struggling with language, using less time ...
Dyslexia in the Schools: Assessment and Identification
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:Did you know that dyslexia not only affects literacy development but language as well? I didn’t…. But now I ...
Translating Research to Practice: Implementation Science to the Rescue?
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:You’re a rockstar SLP. You read the research. You eat, drink, sleep EBP- but something still feels like it’s m...
Creating a Home Program for Mild Aphasia with Leigh Ann Porter
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:Hey cog-com SLP’s, looking for an episode that’s just right? This one’s for you! This week, the talented...
Get it Write! Why and How to Incorporate Writing into School-Based SLP Practice
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:This just in! Students do better when they are engaged and motivated! Okay... maybe that’s not a newsflash for y...
Screening and Progress Monitoring of Language
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryYou’re an awesome school-based SLP, the resident language expert, the speech closet hostess with the mostest. Y...
School Re-entry After a Brain Injury
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:How common is it for children to acquire a brain injury and what does that have to do with you as a school-based S...
Essential Elements of MTSS for Language
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryPssst! SLP! Yep, you over there in the speech closet. Did you know that you are likely the most knowledgeable profe...
Building AAC Competence through Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Mentorship
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryLet’s hear a Woot! Woot! (with an emphasis on the OT) for this week’s episode featuring Instagrammers and AAC e...
AAC Evaluation Basics Part 2: The Feature Matching Process
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryAAC evaluations got you reaching for the Advil? Breathe, there’s a framework for that! In this week’s episode,...
Applications of Dynamic Assessment Related to Language and Literacy
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryHow does the opening scene of Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan help us better understand test validity? Tune in...
Language Ideology and Linguistic Diversity in Speech and Language Pathology
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:In this week’s episode, guest expert Chelsea Privette helps us get real about language ideology and our responsi...
School-Age Stuttering Therapy: I’m So Confused About the Strategies!
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryIf you’re like me, you left grad school crossing your fingers that you could avoid clinically working with fluenc...
Enhancing Motor Learning in Childhood Apraxia of Speech
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:How prevalent is CAS REALLY? Is it true that CAS is the most over-diagnosed of the speech sound disorders? How doe...
School-Age Stuttering Therapy: What SLPs need before they start
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWow. Nina Reeves comes to us by way of a listener request, and we are doubly grateful! Thank you to our listener for bringing ...
AAC and Inclusion During Remote Learning
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereIn this episode we had the great pleasure of welcoming Sarah Gregory, MS, CCC-SLP onto our show to discuss AAC and Inclusion in a ...
Collaborating with BCBAs: Attitudes, Training, and Collaborative Practices
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .15 ASHA CEU hereCollaboration - one of our soapboxes. Something we SLPs are required to do regardless of our work environment (hello, Code of E...
Perspectives in Cultural Responsiveness: Working with Trans/GNC Individuals
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .15 ASHA CEU hereIn this episode we had the pleasure of welcoming AC Goldberg, Ph. D. CCC-SLP and Barb Worth, MS, CCC-SLP to walk us through the c...
AAC Evaluation Basics Part 1: Foundational Knowledge
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWhile we both conduct AAC assessments as a core function of our jobs, we found this episode a little challenging to write. Why, ...
Probe Data: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereAs the resident SLP Nerdcasters, we are doing our best to bring you interviews and other content that aligns with your learning ne...
The Language and Literacy Connection: A Beginner's Guide for Pediatric SLPs
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereIn this episode we had the great pleasure of welcoming Liz Willis, MS, CCC-SLP/L-BCBA and Stephanie Willis, MS, Literacy Specialis...
Engagement, Behavior Management, and Fun in Tele-Practice
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereSo many of us still feel as though we’ve been thrown in the deep end of telepractice without much notice at all. Sometimes it re...
AAC Camp: Communication Partners, Language Immersion, and Fun
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereAs we reviewed in a previous episode, 2020 has thrown us some serious curveballs and forced many of us to quickly learn the ropes ...
Early Markers of Dyslexia with Alex Loos, M.Ed., A/AOGPE
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereDyslexia. What is it? What is the role of the speech language pathologist with respect to identifying, referring, and/or treating ...
Bringing it All Together: Chaining Procedures in AAC
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereIn this series “Bringing it all Together,” we review different intervention strategies with a focus on implementation. In the ...
AAC & Literacy with Venita Litvack
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWe were so excited to have the opportunity to speak with Venita Litvack MA, CCC-SLP of Speechie Side Up! In our interview with Ven...
Even More Data Collection: Data Collection Systems and Strategies
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereSo, our dirty little secret is out. We are pretty into data. Not just for the sake of collecting data, but thinking about why we a...
Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluations: Beyond the Standard Score
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereIn what is becoming a common occurrence around the SLP Nerdcast virtual office, the reading and research we conducted to prepare f...
Tele-AAC as a Continuum of Service Delivery
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Integrating AAC into Behavioral Programming
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWhether we like it or not, we (as SLPs) share a lot of “territory” with behaviorally oriented professionals. While we like to ...
Feeding and Swallowing Interventions: Sensory Considerations
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereAs discussed in our second episode on feeding and swallowing (Feeding and Swallowing Intervention), treating feeding and swallowin...
Bringing it all Together: Aided Language Modeling
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWe were lucky enough to publish an article for the incredible blog, PrAACtical AAC. If you interact with AAC at all in your clinic...
AAC Basics Part 2: Barriers to and Strategies for Effective Implementation
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereAs promised, here is our second episode on AAC Basics. If you have listened to any of our other episodes you already know that we ...
AAC Basics Part 1: Terminology, Roles, & Responsibilities
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereYou just found out you have an AAC user on your caseload - congratulations, get ready to have some fun! If it has been a while sin...
The SETT Framework: An Interview with Dr. Joy Zabala
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereSETT = Student, Environment, Tasks, and Tools. If you aren’t already using this framework to guide your AAC Assessments and serv...
Feeding and Swallowing Intervention
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereAs discussed in our first episode on feeding and swallowing (Feeding and Swallowing in Schools: Foundational Knowledge), treating ...
Setting up a Private Practice Part 2: Documentation, Logistics, and Staffing
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereThere are so many things that go into setting up a private practice, we simply couldn’t squeeze them all into one episode! After...
Part 2: Behavior Management in Speech and Language Therapy
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereAs promised, here is Part 2, an episode dedicated to antecedent behavior management with a review of commonly used behavior manage...
Part 1: Behavior Management in Speech and Language Therapy
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWho hasn’t had a client / patient / student crawl under the therapy table and refuse to come out? Or hit, yell, and pinch instea...
AAC Implementation Plans
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereDISCLAIMER: We got a little sassy in this episode. Contains explicit content.Anyone who works in AAC knows that matching an indivi...
Verbal Behavior for SLPs
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereYou may be asking yourself: “But why is verbal behavior even relevant to SLPs?” This is a valid question, and we have a few an...
Partner Training in AAC
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereIt takes two (Kate’s singing somewhere, listen to the podcast, you’ll get it) - at least two, for communication. When introduc...
Setting up a Private Practice Part 1: Liability and Financial Considerations
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereStarting a private practice can be exciting - but also daunting, intimidating, or for some of us outright terrifying. There is a c...
Data Collection
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWow. Data collection. Qualitative. Quantitative. Frequency. Latency. Validity. Accuracy.Super exciting topic - no really! We know ...
Aided Language Modeling
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get .1 ASHA CEU hereAided modeling interventions are becoming a common recommendation in the field of AAC. You hear about it at conferences, you see i...
Collaborating with BCBAs
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
UPDATE: This episode was recorded and published with an error (@ timestamp 6:35). INTERprofessional collaboration is collaboration between different f...
Episode Zero: About & FAQ
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You asked, and we listened. Tune into this episode to have (hopefully) all of your questions answered about who we are, what this show is about, our ...