First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights

By Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAPBusiness Education Courses Careers

First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights episodes

July 11, 2018 Ep. 5: Jeremy Ponds, RD "Don’t Faint, Your Little One Needs a Feeding Tubes... and Here is Why..."
Michelle is joined again by Jeremy Ponds, RD with Path of Life Nutrition, as he tackles the nitty gritty about who is a candidate for a feeding tube, how flow rates are configured…get your calculator ready!... and the implications of TPN for the little ones we treat.
54 min
July 04, 2018 Pediatric Dysphagia Evaluation in Home Health…. Wait, What… We Can do That… and Bill For It? with Erin Forward
Michelle is joined by the lovely Erin Forward of Rochester, NY, where they tackle hard questions facing the world of pediatric speech therapy. In this episode, the roles are reversed and Erin asks Michelle about special considerations when completing a pediatric dysphagia/feeding eval in the home health/natural environment setting.
46 min
July 04, 2018 Ep. 4: Erin Forward "Pediatric Dysphagia evaluation in home health…. wait, what… we can do that… and bill for it?"
Michelle is joined by the lovely Erin Forward of Rochester, NY, where they tackle hard questions facing the world of pediatric speech therapy. In this episode, the roles are reversed and Erin asks Michelle about special considerations when completing a pediatric dysphagia/feeding eval in the home health/natural environment setting.
45 min
June 27, 2018 It’s NOT Just a Millennial “Thang”, Anxiety is Real with Stephanie Schank
In this course, Michelle has a frank conversation with Stephanie Schank regarding student clinician fears and anxiety disorders that are more than a “Millenial thang”. Discover how real life heartbreak can lead to a powerful place of healing and serve as an inspiration to clinical supervisors to educate our students with compassion and patience.
56 min
June 27, 2018 Ep. 3: Stephanie Schank "It’s NOT just a millennial “thang”, anxiety is real."
In this episode, Michelle has a frank conversation with Stephanie Schank regarding student clinician fears and anxiety disorders that are more than a “Millenial thang”. Discover how real life heartbreak can lead to a powerful place of healing and serve as an inspiration to clinical supervisors to educate our students with compassion and patience.
56 min
June 20, 2018 2: You Want to Breastfeed, But Wait, I’m the SLP?!? Part 1 - Abby Bishop, MA, CCC-SLP, CLC
Join Michelle as she interviews Abby Bishop, MA CCC-SLP CLC, for an episode where we traipse through the tangled intersection of Speech Therapy and Lactation Counseling. Sit back in awe as she clarifies the confusion and encourages peers to join her cause of “SLPs can become CLC’s too!”
47 min
June 20, 2018 Episode 2: You want to breastfeed, but wait, I’m the SLP?!? Part 1 with Abby Bishop, MA CCC-SLP CLC
Join Michelle as she interviews Abby Bishop, MA CCC-SLP CLC, for an episode where we traipse through the tangled intersection of Speech Therapy and Lactation Counseling. Sit back in awe as she clarifies the confusion and encourages peers to join her cause of “SLPs can become CLC’s too!”
47 min
June 15, 2018 So What Really is in That Formula… And What’s It Doing to Our Patients? with Jeremy Ponds
In this episode Michelle interviews licensed dietitian nutritionist Jeremy Ponds and he explains what types of feeding formulas are available, how each of the different types of formulas processed/utilized in the body, and what are the usual reasons why a child may be placed on one formula rather than another.
52 min
June 15, 2018 Episode 1: So what really is in that formula… and what’s it doing to our patients? with Jeremy Ponds, RD
In this episode, join Michelle while she interviews Jeremy Ponds, RD with Path of Life Nutrition, as he delivers a candid, but occasionally comical, interview enlightening colleagues as to the makeup of the various formulas on the market and the impact they have on our pediatric patient’s bodies. Did you know there are three broad categories of infant formula types? I didn’t either till he started sharing!!
52 min

About First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights

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First Bite is your go-to resource for all things pediatric speech therapy–covering pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, lactation, AAC, early language acquisition, advocacy, and interprofessional collaboration. Designed to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice, the podcast brings functional, evidence-based insights straight to clinicians serving little ones and their caregivers. Whether you’re a student, seasoned practitioner, researcher, or interprofessional partner, First Bite invites you to listen, learn, and grow alongside a supportive community. Gain the confidence to take whatever “first bite” comes next in your clinical practice–one heartfelt and tea-fueled conversation at a time.