SLP Happy Hour

This episode, Sarah talks her biggest SLP regret (and how you can avoid making it), and Sarah and Sarie discuss ways graduate programs and externships can better prepare students for the working world ahead.

Both hosts share a lesson gone wrong – Sarie shares an example of a lesson gone wrong in the home health setting, and Sarah shares an embarrassing memory lapse.

This episode is perfect for anyone who wants tips on becoming a better SLP or to hear how other SLPs are adjusting to the fall rush that is our SLP busy time.
Sponsors
The Informed SLP www.theinformedslp.com
SLP Now www.slpnow.com

This episode, we start with a listener question - how do you approach working on social skills and language with clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
We answer by giving example lessons for different ages (preschool, school age, and teen/young adult) and share some of our favorite resources, which we link to below.

We also interview Cheri from Superpower Speech to talk about organization for your home and speech room. We talk what to keep, what to toss, and how to make sure those cleaning tasks happen.

Links
ASD Resources

The Incredible 5 Point Scale
Social Express
Social Detective Intermediate
Interest-O-Meter Example
Superpower Speech Resources

Website
Productivity and Organization for Women (POW)
Cleaning Charts
Sponsors

The Informed SLP https://www.theinformedslp.com/

SLP Now http://slpnow.com/

This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to build more balance and joy in their SLP life. We interview Shannon from Speechy Musings about her quest to find balance and joy, how she makes money online, and what it was like to leave her full time school-based position to become a full-time entrepreneur.
Sarie and Sarah also talk about jobs they had before they were SLPs, and tips for SLPs who are introverts to better manage their work life.

Links
Speechy Musings Links
Website - www.speechymusings.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/speechymusings/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/speechymusings/?hl=en
or Instagram: Speechy Musings
Meditation Link
Calm App https://www.calm.com/
Sponsors
SLP Now www.slpnow.com
The Informed SLP www.theinformedslp.com

This episode, we talk about using the love languages at home and work, what we think of them and if they are really important.

Sarie also shared the most important things she's learned from the podcast to make it through her tenure as a CF:
1. Check email only twice a day (Episode 6)
2. Having difficult conversations, and emotionally charged conversations with parents, families, and caregivers (Episode 1 & Episode 9)
3. Saying No (Episode 3)
We mention the book Option B, and something Sarah learned about in this book about empathy and the Danish and how empathy is related to happiness. Sarah took this one step further and has been researching teaching empathy in schools.

Episodes we reference:
Episode 1 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slp-happy-hour/e/53117413?autoplay=true
Episode 3 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slp-happy-hour/e/53136336?autoplay=true
Episode 6 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slp-happy-hour/e/53712939?autoplay=true
Episode 9 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slp-happy-hour/e/54417059?autoplay=true


Sources:
The Love Languages for Work: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/resource/paperback-the-5-languages-of-appreciation-in-the-workplace/
Book - Option B: https://optionb.org/book
Teaching Kids Empathy: https://www.salon.com/2016/08/09/teaching-kids-empathy-in-danish-schools-its-well-its-a-piece-of-cake/
Kids who walk or bike to school: https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2013/02/kids-who-walk-or-bike-school-concentrate-better-study-shows/4585/

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Are you interested in starting a private practice or selling on TPT? Do you want to hear more about the behind-the-scenes of working in these settings? If so, this is the episode for you. You'll learn how long it takes to make materials on TPT, how long it takes to get paid in private practice, and tips from Jill for starting out.
More:
Listener Question
What do you wear to work?
We talk about outfit formulas, why we don't wear scrubs and capsule wardrobes for our SLP work.
#Lazy Lesson
Teaching stop and go, ready set go, following 1-step directions with an easy red/green visual and how to do it; and how to use the same red/green visual for behavior and social skills.
Interview with Jill Shook, SLP
Jill Shook on selling on Teacher's Pay Teachers -
What are some Pinterest strategies and tips?
How long does it take to make a material for TPT?
Do Facebook ads for TPT work?
How do you determine your target market for your products?
Is selling on TPT a lucrative side hustle?
Jill Shook on opening a Private Practice clinic -
Who is private practice for?
How much money should you save before starting?
How long does it take to start getting paid in private practice?
What should your first step be to start a private practice?
Jill Shook on Self Care -
Her self care challenge to put away your phone for at least four hours one day a week.
Links

To find Jill Shook, SLP online -
Website www.jillshooktherapy.com

This episode, we talk about working weekends. Do you do it? Do you feel like it helps or hurts you? We’ll share what we do, and feel free to chime in on the conversation.

We also answer a listener question - what do you say when people ask you what you do for a living? If you are an SLP, you are used to blank stares or odd comments when you tell people what you do for a living. Sarah and Sarie share the strangest things they’ve been asked at parties after revealing they are SLPs, and you are going to want to hear these stories.

The bulk of this episode discusses client success factors. Do you work with a variety of clients? Do some clients seem to have a bad attitude or get upset easily? Do you have other clients who seem interested in getting service and then seem to disappear, never to be seen again? Well, you might be ready for your clients - but you need to be able to answer the question - are your clients ready to work with you? The discussion is based on the research of Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983; Prochaska, DiClemente, & Norcross 1992.

We’ll also propose a self care challenge that’ll get you knowing your clients even better, and using your time even more effectively in your speech room.

On this podcast, we answer a listener question - How to do you connect with difficult-to-reach clients? We share our thoughts on everything from building rapport with teenagers, to establishing rapport with adult clients to forming a relationship with young clients with Autism and identifying what they will work for and creating sessions so clients will want to work with us.

We also talk about what is new in our speech room - which is being chronically late this time of year (because we are over booked?) and what we are doing about it.

Sarah shares a lesson gone wrong and what her new nickname is according to a new client. We won't put it in the show notes, but listen in if you are curious.
Interview

This episode, we interview Anne Page of Beautiful Speech life. In case you aren't familiar (in which case, where have you been? Follow her stat!), here's her bio:

Anne is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist with a Masters of Science from Nova Southeastern University. She's an award winning blogger and international speaker. She has been an SLP at at a Title 1 school for 11 years, and works as a district AAC specialist. Anne is passionate about AAC. She loves the challenge of finding the best communication support system for her students.

On the interview, Anne talks about social media, her newly-opened online AAC academy, what she wishes she'd known starting out with AAC, and her winding path to becoming an SLP.

Mentioned

Beautiful Speech Life Blog www.beautifulspeechlife.com

Beautiful Speech Life Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beautifulspeechlife/

Beautiful Speech Life Facebook https://www.facebook.com/beautifulspeechlife/

AAC Academy https://beautifulspeechlife.thinkific.com/courses/aac-academy

Bjorem Speech Sound Cues https://www.bjoremspeech.com/

PrAACtical AAC Website and Blog http://praacticalaac.org/

Headspace Meditation App https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app

This episode answers a listener question:

The job of being an SLP is so busy and I feel like there is always more to do. How do you know when you just need to keep your nose to the grindstone and hustle away at the work, and when it’s time to stop, step away, and take a break?

If you find yourself powering through a season of overwork or deadlines, this is the episode for you. Sarah shares how powering through is sometimes helpful and when she’s had to do it. Sarie shares that powering through is the name of the game for a lot of the CF year. The discussion then moves along to how to have more boundaries and time and when it’s time to not hustle.

We also talk about - what do you do when you are out sick (for more than a day or two) as an SLP?
We also discuss difficult conversations with families we work with. What do you do when you need to share news about another possible diagnosis? What do you do when a client doesn't hear what you have to say?

We also discuss negative mantras: what they are, and how to catch yourself in one.

We end with a self care challenge to flip your perspective when times get tough.
Self Care Challenge

To find something you are feeling negative about, and to catch your negative work mantra.

Then, if you are telling yourself a negative story about a work situation nip it in the bud. Look for evidence that your negative mantra isn’t true. Maybe you’ll find it, maybe you won’t. Lastly, reassess your negative mantra to find out if it’s true and if it’s serving you.

Mentioned

Story - The Two Wolves

Movie - The Money Pit

On this Episode, Sarah shares some SLP advice she should have taken (but didn't) and what she's doing about it. Sarie shares a lesson gone wrong that involves clients getting a bit too competitive.

Sarie interviews Sarah about the topic of switching SLP settings and making work transitions, and the following questions are answered (and more!):

Do you think leaving a job helps or hurts the profession?

How do you know when you need to leave a job?

How many times have you changed jobs?

What do you look for in a job?
Mentioned

What to ask in a job interview (from Sarah Wu, speech is beautiful). http://speechisbeautiful.com/2018/02/important-question-ask-job-interview-nobody-asks/

This episode, we talk about some SLP advice that has helped us lately, perfectionism in the SLP world, and advice for your first year as an SLP.

Whether you are an SLP student, a new SLP, or someone who has been in the game for a long time, we hope you enjoy this conversation and pick up some tips along the way for managing some common pitfalls in the workplace.

This episode is perfect for anyone who is battling perfectionism as an SLP (aren’t we all?) or who is starting a new job or is starting to work in a new setting and wants to learn some tips for making it through the transition.
What NOT to do in your CF year. Don’t:

1. Be isolated

2. Do it all yourself / figure it out yourself

3. Accept SLP guilt

4. Think you know it all OR think you have to know it all

5. Feel like your CF mentor has to be your primary mentor

6. Surprise a caregiver, family, or parent at a meeting

7. Only share the negative

8. Eat lunch in the break room or office

9. Reply to the emotional conversation right away

10. Continue to deal with a difficult parent - or coworker - without asking for help