In this podcourse, I am joined by Suzanne Aldrich. Suzanne has over a decade of experience as a licensed speech-language pathologist. She currently owns and operates her own private practice where she specializes in treating speech sound disorders (articulation disorders, phonological disorders, and childhood apraxia of speech) as well as language delays and disorders in the birth-preschool population. Suzanne is passionate about keeping up with research regarding best practices in the field of speech language pathology, and she strives to apply the research in a practical, manageable way in her clinical practice.

As a result of this activity, we will be able to answer the following questions: What is the cycle's approach? Who is cycles appropriate for? What does a cycle mean? And what does a cycle's treatment session look like?

This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

In this podcourse, I am joined by Megan Roberts. Megan is an associate professor in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her work focuses on family-centered early communication interventions for young children with language delays. This clinically based line of research examines different variations of parent-implemented communication interventions tailored specifically for different populations of children with language delays. Her research has been funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and the Institute of Education Sciences.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to describe the importance of caregiver coaching and early intervention, learn the importance of talking with families about ASD, describe different methods of ASD assessment and ways to incorporate data and science into our practice.

This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

In this episode I am joined by Rebecca Taskin M.S. CCC-SLP, TSSLD, ATP. She is a licensed pediatric speech and language pathologist with a background in neuroscience. Rebecca is certified in PROMPT therapy as a motor planning intervention for children with speech-sound disorders, and has worked with children with a wide variety of diagnoses, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Angelman’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Syndrome, Hydrocephalus, Infantile Strokes and Seizures, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, and various genetic disorders.

Rebecca is a trained feeding therapist and has taken courses from the renowned Debra Beckman and Diane Bahr, on treatment techniques in feeding and swallowing disorders. She works with babies and young adults who have different types of swallowing disorders, from sensory impairments to motor disorders. Rebecca has been the lead therapist on several g-tube and ng-tube weans and is trained in several methods for sensory feeding therapy including the SOS Approach to Feeding.  She assess, treats, and manages different types of dysphagia, collaborating with nutritionists, physicians, and parents to work towards meaningful outcomes. 

In this podcourse, I am joined by Emily Cohen, M.A., CCC-SLP. She is the founder of Tandem Speech Therapy, a pediatric speech therapy practice in Austin, TX and the creator of the Playing With Purpose® framework. Before Emily opened her own practice in 2017, she worked for more than ten years in pediatric clinics in Michigan and Austin. While an undergraduate at Indiana University—Bloomington, Emily studied special education. Upon graduating, she worked in the public schools for a few years before returning for a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Although Emily enjoyed teaching, her favorite part of her job was forming meaningful relationships with kids and their families. She knew she could help even more families as a speech-language pathologist. Her previous work with kids with special needs continues to inform her pediatric speech therapy practice. When she’s not working, Emily loves to travel, cook and eat, and stroll through Zilker Park with her husband and their 2 dogs.

As a result of this activity, participants will learn strategies for parent coaching, describe child led play and playing with purpose, name strategies for supporting language growth during child led play, and identify types of toys and books that support language growth.

This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

In this podcourse, I am joined by Jessie Ginsburg. Jessie is a Sensory Integration trained Speech Language Pathologist and CEO of Pediatric Therapy Playhouse, a top-rated clinic in Los Angeles. Through her international publications and talks, and her trailblazing Inside Out Sensory Certificate Program, Jessie inspires a new way of thinking about the speech-language pathologist’s role in supporting autistic children.

As a result of this activity, participants will have an understanding of why SLPs need to understand sensory processing, the SLPs role in implementing sensory strategies, levels of arousal and strategies for bringing your clients into their optimal learning zone.

This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

In this episode, I am joined by Bryana Kappadakunnel. She is the owner and creator of Conscious Mommy. Bryana is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Redondo Beach CA, where she specializes in perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health. She has a popular Instagram account where she shares conscious parenting wisdom.

In this podcourse, I am joined by Alonna Bondar, who is a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist for over 20 years. Alonna specializes in Apraxia and other speech sound disorders. She is PROMPT certified and uses PROMPT along with DTTC to facilitate verbal language.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to identify pre-language skills, describe techniques to stimulate language skills in young children, the characteristics of suspected CAS, and the treatment approaches for suspected CAS.

This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

In this episode, I am joined by Stephen Groner, SLP. Stephen started stuttering when he was 3 and received a life-changing speech therapy when he was 17 that allowed him to speak easily and enjoyably. He decided to become a speech language pathologist to give back the great gift he'd been given. He treats clients with fluency disorders in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife, Margo and two daughters, Auden and Lynne.

In this podcourse, I am joined by Dr. Cara Goodwin, who is a Psychologist specializing in early development. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Neuroscience from UVA, a Master's in Developmental Psychiatry from Cambridge University, a Master's in Child Psychology from Vanderbilt and a PhD in Child Psychology. She also has a new book called What To Do When You Feel Like Hitting: A No Hitting Book for Toddlers. 

In this episode we talk about praise, criticism and behavior in early childhood. We discussed parenting strategies, ways to handle toddler aggression, types of praise and criticism and their impact on young children and also the new CDC norms that came out recently.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to identify seven evidence-based ways to handle toddler aggression, identify types of praise and criticism, describe the impacts of praise and criticism on young children and also discuss changes in CDC milestones.

This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

Welcome to Early Education Matters with Cara Speech! 

Join me, Cara Tambellini Danielson, in upgrading our knowledge in early speech, language, and child development. I am a Speech Language Pathologist specializing in Early Intervention and our goal is that through interesting discussions with experts on early childhood topics (covering ages 0-4) we can better support our young clients and children.