This Speech Life

Guest: Nikki Hunjan, MA, CCC-SLP - Have you thought about leaving your school position? This episode features Nikkii Hunjun who discusses factors to consider when leaving your school position. She'll provide actionable strategies to help you with the transition.

Guest: Crystal Sanford, MEd, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features Crystal Sanford discussing advocacy and our role as a school-based SLP. Crystal will share 3 things we need to know about advocacy, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy so we can start advocating tomorrow!

Guest: Martha Horrocks, MEd, CCC-SLP - This episode features Martha Horrocks discussing three things all school-based SLPs should know about children who stutter. She will also share two resources to help us deepen our practice and provide us with one actionable strategy for tomorrow.

Guest: Ingrid Owens-Gonzalez, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Ingrid Owens-Gonzalez discussing the 3 things all school-based SLPs should know about multilingual/multicultural learners. She will share two resources related to serving your multilingual/multicultural learners and one actionable strategy for tomorrow's sessions.

Guest: Brittney Frigon, In this episode, MS, CCC-SLP - Brittney Frigon from Seldom Speechless dives into all things RTI/MTSS. Some of us have a strong MTSS program, and some don’t even know where to start. Brittney will discuss 3 things we need to know about RTI/MTSS and share 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy so we can get started tomorrow.

Guest: Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, CLC - This episode features Erin Forward discussing Trauma-Informed Care for the SLP. Trauma is something we have all experienced and it can impact all areas of our lives. Erin will dive into how we can better serve and care for our students in light of trauma. She will share 3 things we need to know, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow’s groups.

Guest: Maureen Wilson, MS, CCC-SLP - Goals drive therapy, and well-written goals help create better student outcomes. Maureen will discuss the three main elements of goal writing that SLPs need to know to create clear, concise, and legally defensible goals. She will share two resources and one actionable strategy for tomorrow’s IEP writing. Maureen will also share common mistakes to avoid.

Guest: Garrett Oyama, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Garrett Oyama discussing how beatboxing can invigorate our speech sessions. Beatboxing can be a fun tool utilized to target joint attention, articulation, and turn-taking with our students. Garrett will share 3 things we need to know about beatboxing, 2 resources, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow’s sessions.

Guest: Melissa Burk DeLange, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features Melissa Burk DeLange discussing how to advocate for yourself in the school setting. She will share 3 tips for self-advocacy in the school setting, 2 resources for becoming a better advocate for yourself, and 1 actionable strategy you can use tomorrow.

Guest: Mandi Schaumburg, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Mandi Schaumburg discussing practical ways of setting solid boundaries in the school setting. We all know that being an SLP, especially in the school setting, can take over our lives. Mandi will share practical ways to keep a healthy work-life balance. In addition, she will share 2 resources and 1 applicable strategy.

Guests: Kelly Perry, MA, CCC-SLP & Rebecca Zimmer Huber, MA, CCC-SLP - This episode features Kelly Perry & Rebecca Zimmer Huber discussing the complex approach and utilizing music to meet kids' needs. Kelly & Rebecca will dive deep into the complexity approach- what it is, which populations to utilize this approach with, and how to pick your targets. They will discuss how they’ve utilized music to keep kids’ interests and help them make progress. They will share 2 resources and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow’s speech sound disorders therapy sessions.

Guest: Katja Piscitelli, MS, CCC-SLP - Katja will discuss the two types of language processing: analytic language processing and gestalt language processing, and then dive deeper into gestalt language processing. Katja will explain the four stages of gestalt language processing. She will share 2 resources to learn more and an actionable strategy for tomorrow’s speech session.

This episode features Monica Donoso discussing graduate student mentorship. Monica will discuss what 3 things every SLP needs to know if they take on a graduate student intern to mentor. She will share 2 resources for mentorship and share 1 actionable strategy to help us be mentor superstars.

Guest: Jennifer Gray, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Jennifer Gray discussing how to go about planning therapy for students with Down Syndrome. Jennifer will give us 3 things we need to keep in mind when planning successful therapy for our kids with Down Syndrome. She will share 2 resources for planning therapy and 1 actionable strategy we can use in tomorrow’s groups.

Guest: Angelica Gunn, M. Ed., SLPD, CCC-SLP - This episode features Dr. Gunn discussing executive function. She will discuss 3 things every SLP should know about executive functioning, share 2 resources for helping SLPs learn more or to apply to their practice, and 1 actionable strategy for tomorrow’s therapy session.