Family Series:

“Marriage and Parenting Part 2” with Dr Joe and Cindi Ferrini

We’re beginning the new year with our Family series starting with an insightful and heartfelt conversation about Marriage and Parenting with Dr Joe and Cindi Ferrini. The Ferrinis are national speakers, bloggers, and regular radio contributors having been heard on both Focus on the Family and Family Life. They are the authors of “Unexpected Journey: When Special Needs Change Our Course” and “Love All-Ways: Embracing Marriage Together on the Special Needs Journey”. They have been married for more than 42 years and have allot of wonderful wisdom to share with other couples who find themselves on the journey of parenting a child with special needs, while maintaining the harmonious dance of a thriving marriage in the midst.

Episode Links and Resources:

www.joeferrini.com

Cindi Ferrini

Instagram: @cindiferrini

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.

Family Series:

“Marriage and Parenting Part 1” with Dr Joe and Cindi Ferrini

We’re beginning the new year with our Family series starting with an insightful and heartfelt conversation about Marriage and Parenting with Dr Joe and Cindi Ferrini. The Ferrinis are national speakers, bloggers, and regular radio contributors having been heard on both Focus on the Family and Family Life. They are the authors of “Unexpected Journey: When Special Needs Change Our Course” and “Love All-Ways: Embracing Marriage Together on the Special Needs Journey”. They have been married for more than 42 years and have allot of wonderful wisdom to share with other couples who find themselves on the journey of parenting a child with special needs, while maintaining the harmonious dance of a thriving marriage in the midst.

Episode Links and Resources:

www.joeferrini.com

Cindi Ferrini

Instagram: @cindiferrini

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.

"2022 Preview" with Eric and Christen Freund

Eric and Christen Preview the upcoming Podcasts for the 2022 Year.  Join us to listen to what is coming to the Hope on the Hard Road Podcast. 

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.

"2021 Year-in-Review" with Eric and Christen Freund

This is going to be a fun episode. Eric and Christen celebrate Christmas by sharing a few holiday helps and recap this years 2021 podcast episodes. Whether your listening while working out, on the road, or sitting at the table with a cup of coffee or your favorite tea, we hope you take a moment to listen and enjoy. 

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.

Therapy Series:

Applied Behavior Analysis with Megan Sprague

Hey guys today we are sharing another great episode in our Therapy Series. Megan Sprague is the Clinical Director of ABA at Hope Comprehensive Center for Development and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, who even at a young age was passionate about helping those around her with special needs. On this episode, Megan shares some valuable insights into behaviors and she gives some timely advice as we head into the holiday season, a time when our kids find themselves off schedule and often disregulated.

Episode Links and Resources:

Megan Sprague, BCBA

hopeccd.com

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hopeccd/

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More about Megan:

As long as Megan Sprague can remember she has been focused on inclusion and teaching. This passion led her to get her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Arizona in Family Studies and Human Development with a minor in counseling in Special Education. She then went on to fall in love with autism and behavior analysis and attended the University of North Texas to obtain her Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis. Megan has been a BCBA since 2009 and is proud to have influenced growth in many children, families, and staff in the process. Megan’s passion has grown to include building a program that keeps the heart in all services, allows parents and staff to feel supported and part of each client’s progress. She is proud to influence the growth of others towards their goals of becoming BCBAs and further helping the clients we serve. Megan is extremely proud of the team and program being built that provides top quality behavior analytic services, trains clinical staff with client led priorities and out of the box thinking, and is expanding to serve so many in Southern California. When not geeking out over her standard celeration charts, Megan is spending time with her husband and two small children in Temecula, crocheting, and is rarely found without a cup of coffee to keep it all going. She looks forward to helping anyone navigate their services or learn more about ABA.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.

Therapy Series:

"Occupational Therapy" with Jan Dalby

Thanks for joining us for today’s podcast, another episode in our current Therapy series. We first met Jan Dalby at our daughter’s therapy clinic where Jan is both Occupational Therapist and co owner. She also founded a nonprofit called Fearfully and Wonderfully Made which hosts special needs sports camps, something we’ll be talking about. Jan has a vast amount of knowledge and experience both as a parent and working as a pediatric Occupational Therapist and TEACCH Certified Practitioner

Episode Links and Resources:

Jan Dalby, OTR/L

President, K.I.D.S. Therapy Associates, Inc

[email protected]

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

https://fwmus.org

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Therapy Series:

“Counseling for Special Needs Families” with Cheryl Jordan

Today’s episode from our Therapy Series is filled with lots of practical insights and valuable information for families considering counseling. Cheryl Jordan has been married to her husband Rob for 29 years and they have two boys in their late teens/early 20’s. She began her career as a physical therapist and after entering the world of counseling as a parent, she decided to make a career change to become a Clinical Mental Health Counselor.  She has worked with children, adults and couples as a bereavement counseling and as a mental health counselor for a day treatment center for teens with behavior and executive functioning challenges.

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.

Ministry Series:

“Special Needs Ministry” with Janice Chan

You’re going to love today’s episode about Special Needs Ministry. Janice Chan is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and former moderate/severe special education teacher. She is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Special Education at San Diego State University, teaching and supervising aspiring Special Education teachers. She also works with several research teams, focusing on disability inclusion and the development of autism interventions for use in schools. In the community, Janice serves as the Vice President of Banding Together, a San Diego-based music therapy nonprofit, and as the Disability Ministry Deacon at Reservoir Church in Escondido.

Episode Links and Resources

Janice Chan, BCBA

Buddy Break Coordinator

Special Needs Ministry Deacon

[email protected]

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.

Ministry Series:

“Miracle 139 International” with Linda Martin

You guys are gonna love today’s episode from our Ministry Series. Linda Martin is a music therapist and the President and Core Team Lead for Miracle 139 International which serves 36 countries. She has an amazing heart for special needs ministry and an amazing story that we know you’ll want to hear.

Episode Links and Resources:

Linda Martin, MME, MT-BC

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Special Education Series:

“Rights and Recommendations in the IEP Process” with Wendy Dumlao

Wendy Dumlao has been an attorney for almost 14 years practicing disability law. She worked for 5 years as the Clients Rights Advocate in San Diego, before opening her own practice. She specializes in advocacy related to Regional Center services, Social Security, Medi-Cal, IHSS and special education. So she has a lot of great insights to share. 

Episode Links and Resources:

Law Office of Wendy R. Dumlao

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hope on the Hard Road, Inc. This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as professional, medical, or legal advice.