SLP Coffee Talk

Has 2020 pushed the limits for you on what you feel like you can accomplish and achieve? I know that I have found myself dealing with overwhelm quite a bit this year. 

As many of us are celebrating the holidays, I wanted to focus on overcoming those feelings of overwhelm in the new year. 

I hope this short and sweet little episode encourages you to let go of the overwhelm by focusing on your thoughts and self-talk. If we focus on thinking positively, we can all have more peace in the new year despite our circumstances. 

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• How your internal self talk impacts the way you feel
• What to focus on when you can increase the hours in a day
• How your mindset impacts whether you feel overwhelmed or not 
• Why you should monitor what you are spending your time thinking about 
• Why your motto should be "done is better than perfect" 

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If you think that being an SLP where you live in the United States is interesting and has challenges, then you will love listening to this episode.  My guest, Amanda Blackwell, is here with me to give us a fresh perspective about what it is like to be a speech language pathologist abroad. 

After serving for a year as a volunteer speech language pathologist at an orphanage in Guatemala in 2013, Amanda Blackwell lived and worked full-time in the country for over 7 years. Amanda completed a clinical doctorate in speech language pathology and started the official professional association for local Guatemalan speech therapists (SomosTLgt), which has grown to more than 300 members over the past year. 

In January 2020, she began working toward a Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University with the goal of opening a university for allied health professions in Guatemala to improve the quality of services across the country.

This was such an interesting episode so be sure to tune in!

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I’ve been anxiously awaiting this special episode and it’s finally here! December 7th is my 37th birthday. To celebrate, I wanted to do something different for this special episode. 

We’ve worked hard to gather the best tips, advice and strategies from a great group of SLPs and special education bloggers and educators. 

Since the format of this episode is a bit different, so are the notes to go along with it. We’ve included the full list of guests from this episode along with their best advice for you at www.speechtimefun.com/45

Enjoy! 

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Is it ever too early to start addressing speech issues such as stuttering? Can you see success and make progress with students as young as preschool age? There are treatments that are effective with early intervention age students that you can consider and tools that parents can use at home. 

On this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I’m so excited to talk about this with two guests - Claire Barbao and Rachael Hendzell - to talk about preschool fluency. 

Whether you are a parent working to support your children or an SLP looking to work with early intervention age children, I hope this episode provides tools you can use to treat stuttering. 

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As SLPs, it is our primary goal to support our students and help facilitate their growth and success. One important way that we can do that which is especially relevant today is by being culturally responsive. It is important that we see, appreciate, and support the cultural differences of our students in a positive way. 

Today, I’m so thrilled to chat with Jordyn Carroll who is an SLP that specializes in cultural responsiveness. 

Jordyn is a school-based speech-language pathologist in Washington, D.C. She specializes in culturally responsive therapy and child language development. Jordyn emphasizes the importance of being the person you needed when you were younger. She creates products and materials with the intention of serving as representation both in and outside the field of speech-language pathology.

If you’ve been worried about how to be more culturally responsive with your students, I hope my interview with Jordyn has shown you the importance of starting where you are at and making small improvements. Together we can make a difference in the lives of our students. 

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I remember the days when I was applying for graduate school as an SLP. The process can feel a bit overwhelming - especially when you are applying for the first time. 

That’s why, in this episode of SLP Coffee Talk,  I thought we would pay it forward to the people who are thinking about graduate school for Speech-Language Pathology. 

Listen in to my interview with special guest Shannon Briggs from SLP Corner who is an expert in SLP graduate school application and prep. 

If you are getting ready to apply, then be sure to grab a pen and paper so you can gather all of Shannon’s best tips!

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Whenever you have a new speech student, it’s always a guess to know what speech sounds you will need to work on and the approach that will work best for each person. 

That’s why it can be so critical to have a large amount of techniques and approaches in your speech sound toolbox. 

Today, we’re going to have a fun conversation that will help you build your speech sound toolbox. Listen in for my interview with Rebecca Reinking from Adventures in Speech Pathology. 

In today’s episode we will find out how Rebecca uses hand gestures to mimic speech sounds and what her three favorite techniques to use are. 

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This year has been such a rollercoaster ride in the field of education and speech pathology. Many are still doing virtual sessions and haven’t gone back to in-office visits yet. 

One particular sub-set group that has been impacted by virtual learning is students on the autism spectrum. In today’s episode, I am chatting with my guest Nikki Robertson about how we can best support students with autism virtually. 

Nikki is the creator of Teaching Autism and has 10 years of experience working within the field of special education, specifically with students on the autism spectrum. She created Teaching Autism in order to spread awareness, helpful information, tips, and resources with other teachers.

You are sure to take away so many concrete tips to incorporate into your sessions with students who have autism — both in-person and virtual. Be sure to tune in! 

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Have you ever seen another SLP that looks like they are so calm and confident, and you think to yourself, why can’t I be like that? 

Yes, you can love your job again!  

In this episode, our guest, Jessi Andricks, focuses on helping SLPs reduce burnout and stress through evidence-based stress management tools and techniques.  

Several years into her SLP career, Jessi became so burnt out that she decided to leave the field completely. Her life changed dramatically when she became a yoga instructor and learned powerful stress-reducing techniques from the wellness field. Jessi’s career has come full-circle, and she’s stepped back into work as an SLP but is now thriving thanks to incorporating the tools she learned in her yoga and wellness training. Her passion is to teach other SLP’s to live without feeling burdened by stress each day so that you can have a thriving career. 

Jessi is sharing some actionable steps that you can take right now to help you reduce your stress and start enjoying your SLP career again. 

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In school, we focus so much on the academic learning part of the process for our students. However, an important piece that we should also remember is social thinking. 

As SLPs, how can you support your students with their social skills and behaviors? In this episode, I am so excited to bring you solutions for just that through my interview with Ryan Hendrix. 

Ryan is a senior therapist at Social Thinking Stevens Creek in San Jose and a private therapist in San Francisco. Her diverse clinical experience includes preschool-age children to young adults with varying levels of social cognitive learning challenges. 

Ryan truly enjoys sharing this information with families and professionals in small settings, conferences, and ongoing collaboration with schools. She brings the concepts, frameworks and strategies of the Social Thinking methodology to life through stories and humor.  

Ryan is so knowledgeable! You are sure to come away with a TON of ways to help your students relate socially and interact with each other more effectively. 

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