Gestalt Get-Together

Enhancing Language Through Music: Exploring Gestalt Language Processing and Melodies - A presentation by Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC SLP, as part of the Gestalt Get-Together webinar series and podcast.Join Corinne Zmoos for a deep dive into Gestalt language processing (GLP) and its intersection with music and psychoacoustics. In this episode, Corinne discusses the importance of musical language for autistic children, memory processing, and techniques to integrate melody into speech therapy sessions. Highlights include insights into research on musical memory, pitch discrimination, and practical melodic techniques like piggybacking, staircase melodies, and mountain melodies for effective language acquisition. Tune in to explore the evidence and enhance your practice with these musical methods!00:00 Introduction to the Gestalt Get-Together02:52 Understanding Gestalt Language Processing04:50 Stage One of Gestalt Language Processing07:34 Situational Gestalts and Memory Encoding14:18 Linguistic Gestalts and Stage One Characteristics17:33 Stages of Language Acquisition and Marge Blanc's Contributions23:13 Working Memory and Autism36:42 Musical Memory and Its Importance43:20 Exploring Melody and Its Components49:19 Pitch Discrimination and Memory Tasks51:07 Findings on Autistic Children's Musical Abilities52:17 Pamela Heaton's Research on Pitch Memory54:09 Implications for Therapy Sessions55:54 Enhanced Memory for Vocal Melodies01:00:12 Melodic Techniques for Therapy01:03:02 Piggybacking: A Songwriting Technique01:12:41 Stepwise and Mountain Melodies01:20:15 Conclusion and Q&AEarn 0.15 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Melody-and-Memory-in-AutismAbout: Corinne Zmoos, M.S. CCC-SLP, is a musical speech-language pathologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Her private practice, Messy Happy Music Lab, specializes in neurodivergent language acquisition, musical language therapy, Gestalt Processing, and AAC. As a neurodivergent individual, Corinne deeply understands how music lights up the brains of nontraditional learners and facilitates progress rooted in joy rather than compliance. Corinne presents nationally and internationally her framework for music theory as a critical element and intervention consideration in Gestalt Language Processing. Corinne’s current areas of qualitative inquiry are auditory-motor rhythmic cueing, musical syntax as a vehicle for linguistic syntax, and timbre-experience matching.

This episode of The Gestalt Get Together explores the origins and applications of the term "Gestalt" in psychodynamics, design, and language processing. Host Corinne Smoos delves into the historical roots of Gestalt theory, tracing its development from German psychodynamics in the late 1800s to its current relevance in speech therapy, particularly for Gestalt language processors (GLPs). The episode discusses key Gestalt principles such as similarity, proximity, closure, continuity, figure-ground, and Prägnanz, highlighting how these principles influence perception, learning, and communication. Corinne also examines how these concepts apply to speech therapy, particularly in working with neurodivergent children, and provides practical strategies for leveraging Gestalt principles in clinical practice.Three Key Questions Students Will Learn:How do Gestalt principles shape human perception and influence language processing?In what ways do Gestalt language processors interpret and interact with linguistic and visual stimuli differently from analytic processors?How can speech-language pathologists apply Gestalt principles to create more effective therapeutic environments and interventions?Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=So-What-is-a-GestaltAbout the host: Corinne Zmoos, M.S. CCC-SLP, is a musical speech-language pathologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Her private practice, Messy Happy Music Lab, specializes in neurodivergent language acquisition, musical language therapy, Gestalt Processing, and AAC. As a neurodivergent individual, Corinne deeply understands how music lights up the brains of nontraditional learners and facilitates progress rooted in joy rather than compliance. Corinne presents nationally and internationally her framework for music theory as a critical element and intervention consideration in Gestalt Language Processing. Corinne’s current areas of qualitative inquiry are auditory-motor rhythmic cueing, musical syntax as a vehicle for linguistic syntax, and timbre-experience matching.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Observational-Learning-Video-Models-and-Gestalt-Language-ProIn this episode, you’ll meet Jamie Burch, M.A., CCC-SLP. Jamie and Corinne discuss elements of their therapeutic decision-making when programming AAC devices for GLPs. They explain the sensory processing rationale for video models and primary source audio recordings through Bandura’s 1986 Observational Learning framework. Throughout, Jamie expresses the importance of learning from lived autistic experiences, and Corinne calls for more formal research regarding GLPs to explain these lived experiences from a neurological standpoint.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Logical-Fallacies-in-Clinical-DecisionMaking-for-GLPs-Part-2In this part 2 session, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, will continue to explain logical fallacies and how they permeate the consumption of Gestalt Language Processing claims and discourse. You will leave this episode with an understanding of 5 logical fallacies, explain where and why these may emerge related to the dissemination of ideas around GLP, and hopefully start to recognize them in your information consumption.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Logical-Fallacies-in-Clinical-DecisionMaking-for-GLPs-PART-1In this session, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, will explain logical fallacies and how they permeate the consumption of Gestalt Language Processing claims and discourse. You will leave this course with a foundational understanding of 3 common logical fallacies in our field, explain where and why these may emerge as related to disseminating ideas around GLP, and hopefully, start to recognize them in yourself.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Cognitive-Biases-in-Clinical-Decision-Making-for-GLPsIn this session, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, will explain cognitive biases and how they permeate the consumption of Gestalt Language Processing claims and discourse. You will leave this course with a foundational understanding of cognitive biases, explain where and why these may emerge as related to disseminating ideas around GLP, and hopefully start to recognize them in yourself.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Evaluating-the-Evidence-for-NLA-GLP-Using-the-EBP-TriangleGuest: Kathleen Oppenheimer, MS, CCC-SLPJoin Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, and Kathleen Oppenheimer, MS, CCC-SLP, to discuss the Evidence-Based Practice triangle, define theory v. hypothesis, and what language processing is and isn’t. Kathleen will share more about the importance of understanding reliability and validity in her work and ours as researchers and clinicians.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

In this episode, Corinne and Stephanie Boron, M.S., CCC-SLP, discuss their experiences providing neurodiversity-affirming care while being neurodivergent clinicians! Their conversation ventures into the complexities of working with families who are faced with confusing, conflicting recommendations and the depth of care that can happen when clinicians support families in embracing their children's differences.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

This episode will equip participants with the knowledge to identify, categorize, and do detective work on their clients’ echolalic communication. Corinne Zmoos will provide a breakdown of the 12 functions of echolalic utterances, tools for doing detective work on what the echoes mean, and an introduction to analyzing musical echolalia. Whether participants work with Gestalt Language Processors or other populations who use echolalia, this course is a perfect addition to their language analysis toolkit.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Have you heard of rhythmic entrainment? Drawing from the dance and music therapy literature, this concept describes a musical and movement-based level of connection between clinician and client. For autistic children, rhythmic entrainment can contribute to the social and environmental conditions necessary for effective language acquisition. This course best suits participants with a working knowledge of structural and functional brain differences in the autistic neurotype.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Join Emily Starling, MA, CCC-SLP, to discuss her experience as a Gestalt Cognitive Processor. Emily is an early career professional passionate about early intervention and providing neurodiversity-affirming care for autistic and otherwise neurodivergent individuals. Her areas of clinical focus are Gestalt Language Processing and early language AAC.Earn .1 ASHA CEU for this episode when you complete the accompanying course from Speech Therapy PD.Mentioned in this episode:School of Speech is Back!!Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

In this episode, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP and Stephanie Boron, M.S., CCC-SLP discuss their experiences providing neurodiversity-affirming care while being neurodivergent clinicians! Their conversation taps into the complexities of working with families who are faced with confusing, conflicting recommendations as well as the depth of care that can happen when clinicians support families in embracing their child's differences. Corinne presents research about frameworks for Therapeutic Alliance and how to assess your current TA level with families.

In this episode, Emily Starling, MA, CCC-SLP discusses her experience as a Gestalt Cognitive Processor. Emily is an early career professional passionate about early intervention and providing neurodiversity-affirming care for autistic and otherwise neurodivergent individuals. Her areas of clinical focus are Gestalt Language Processing and early language AAC.