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In this episode, the Laurens were excited to invite their first duo guests Maurice Goodwin and Jason Hall who are SLPs that specialize in voice therapy. Their discussion is centered around voice for the holiday season.

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In this episode, The Laurens go deeper into the topic of the black family structure. They place emphasis on the importance of the black family and the role it has within education and speech therapy. 

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In this episode, the Laurens invited a special person on the show who has been a vital inspiration in their lives. Dr. Iris Johnson-Arnold is a full professor at Tennessee State University in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She discusses the importance of mentorship and the various ways mentorship evolves. She created the Speech Tea of the Day: "Diversify your mentor circle."

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Speech Tea is 3 is our mini-series which highlights terminology in our field. This week, LP explains the term: Language

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In this episode, the Laurens discuss the misconception of speech therapy with children. Some of the misconceptions are all we do we play, we cure kids, and it is not a team effort. It takes the parent, teacher, and SLP collaborating to improve a child's communication skills. Speech tea of the day: Get involved and ask questions.


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In this episode, the Laurens invited another amazing SLP named Lauren to the podcast. Lauren Sharpe-Payne is an SLP at the VA. She loves working with adults. She discusses the importance of advocate, health literacy, and building rapport with her patients. She created the speech tea of the day: always advocate for your patient.

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On last week's episode, we discussed the importance of having a village. In this episode, we invited our very close friend, Darius Thomas-Wallace. We have formed a close bond personally and professionally. We share some laughs while we talk about how our friendship and its impact on our careers. 

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On this episode, we were honored to have our first guest, Dr. Elise Davis-McFarland. She has held several leadership roles within our field. We discussed her journey in leadership and how to be a leader. 

Speech Tea of the Day: If you want a blessing, you have to put yourself in the way of the blessing. 

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In this episode, the Laurens discuss the barriers and fears that some black people have when the evaluation of their child is needed to receive special education services. There are several factors such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), access to healthcare, exposure to environmental toxins, and a history of overrepresentation and neglect from the school system that causes black people to be skeptical about the choices decided for their children in the education arena. 

References:

Meyerson, M. D., & Weddington, G. T. (1986). Syndromes, communicative disorders, and Black children. Journal of the National Medical Association, 78(5), 409-419.

Penchansky, R., & Thomas, J. W. (1981). The concept of access: definition and relationship to consumer satisfaction. Med Care, 19(2), 127-140.

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In this episode, the Laurens discuss dialect vs accent and the impact of it on a speech/language evaluation. The field of speech-language pathology uses African American English (AAE) as a term to describe what most people call Ebonics. This conversation is necessary to have as AAE affects communication in a variety of areas such as education, the judicial system, healthcare, and most importantly communication disorders.

References:  

Documentary: Talking Black in America by Walt Wolfram

Article: A Review of Developmental and Applied Language Research on African American Children: From a Deficit to Difference Perspective on Dialect Differences by Ida B. Stockman

Books: Introduction to Ebonics (Amazon); Talking Back Talking Black

Linguistic Podcast: Lexicon Valley- Episode: Language versus Dialect 

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