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A podcast dedicated to answering the question: What is Communication? Marie, Matt, Michelle, Michael, and Rachel are all licensed and certified Speech and Language Pathologists. They break down the latest in Speech and Language Therapy, interview leaders in the field, and apply evidence-based practice to their discussions.
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Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
The crew continues to struggle with stay at home orders and balancing it with their therapy. Michael has moved his private practice a teletherapy setting and he continues to identify ways to improve his therapy delivery. Michelle is adjusting and facing the challenge of working from home while her husband works from home as well and having a young child at home. Michelle’s clinic remains closed but is making plans to open shortly. Matt continues to change the way he is presenting therapy to his students from the school district and still is seeing elderly patients in the home setting. On today’s show we are talking the recent updates on the FDA and sterilization of masks, a study on paper versus cloth masks, looking at special education and kids falling through the cracks, and telepractice success stories. Hours after recording this show, Battelle was approved to use the serialization process for masks. On this week’s Informed SLP update, they look at the research behind hearing aides and young children. We also look at our SSPOD Shoutouts and Due Process. The ASHA spotlight looks at what ASHA is doing for us during this time of pandemic.
The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7.
SSPOD Shoutout: Do you know an SLP who deserves a digital fist bump or shout out? We want to know your #SSPODSHOUTOUT, like front line workers and SLPs who are working with out Covid-19 positive patients.
SSPOD Due Process: Do you have a complaint or need to vent, then you want to participate in the #SSPODDUEPROCESS. This week’s due process comes from the crew as they hate the way people use racial terms to name the current Covid-19.
Article #1: A recent study shows that the use of cloth masks have a higher infection rate than the surgical masks. Also Ohio based Battelle has identified a way to sanitize N95 masks. At the time of recording, they were awaiting FDA approval to disinfect up to 160,000 masks per day. Hours after recording, the FDA gave them the approval needed.
Article #2: As we move education online, the role of the special education teacher and related staff becomes more difficult. Recent articles look at the risk our students face of falling through the cracks of education.
Interview: Ayelet Marinovich is an SLP and the host of the Learn with Less Podcast. On her show and in her books she addresses the challenges and realities of early parenthood, and the information you need to know about early childhood.
The Informed SLP: Keeping anything on a toddler that the toddler doesn’t want there is one of life’s great challenges. Hats, sunglasses, pants… the struggle is real. When you add hearing aids to that mix you’d better put on a hard hat because there may be things flying at your head. So if you work with toddlers who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH), you are 100% going to get parents coming in saying that they have the hearing aids, but the toddler just will not wear them.
ASHA Spotlight: COVID-19 has created many challenges to our daily lives. One of the ways ASHA can help you during this difficult time is to offer you free continuing education.
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Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Rachel Archambault, the PTSDSLP, joins Matt, Michael, and Michelle to talk about the three S’s during the Covid-19 breakout and lockdown. The group talks about the current Status of their states, how they are handling the Stress of this situation, and then how are they going to provide Service. Michael makes the shift this week from in person to telepractice. Rachel is waiting to find-out which way Florida schools are going. Michelle is attempting to figure out what her therapy will look like. Matt is in Ohio where schools are closed till April 6th but he is still considered an essential employee for home care visits. The Informed SLP join the show this week to talk about Alternating Motion Rates. Angie Merced stops by the show to talk about burnout and what you can do to avoid it. After the episode, a quick outtake roll from this episode.
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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Due to illness and events outside of their control, episode 104 has been delayed, until now. Michelle was out this week, but Dr. Tiffany Hogan stepped into to keep Michael and Matt in line. Tiffany hosts the See, Hear, Speak Podcast. Matt continues to be addicted to Tik Tok videos and the hashtag Tip Tok. Billy Fuller, the author of the ASHA Article “ Now Hiring, Black Male SLPs. How does play impact learning, the crew will discuss the impact on therapy. The crew also revisits dyslexia and Dr. Hogan’s study.
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Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Michael was off this week, which means Matt and Michelle were left alone running episode 103. Matt found TikTok and he can’t stop watching short videos about everything and anything and he cant get over the effects contouring has on women’s makeup. Michelle was looking for suggestions to make a diaper cake. The crew talks the importance of praise in therapy, the link between myelination and autism, dysphagia and cues from the Informed SLP, and Interstate Compacts as well as the shoutouts and due process.
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Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
The gang is back together for Episode 102 and the show has a new format. The show was recorded the night of the Emmy’s and the evening of learning about the passing of Kobe Bryant. The crew comes to terms with the loss of an athlete and the role the Grammy’s have in letting us know we are getting older. On the show this week, Michelle sat down the author, Kari Knutson, of the article than ran in the ASHA Leader about crying in your car. Is training social skills dehumanizing? Also, can you predict Dyslexia? We also have our SSPOD Shoutout, the SSPOD Due Process, the ASHA Spotlight, and the SSPOD Hot Take.
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Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
What happens when the hosts of every XPN show get together to try Holiday Trivia? An interesting twist on the holiday season.
The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. On this week’s episode, the crew dissect the ASHA convention and come up with a wish list of what they want at a future ASHA Convention and what they did not like at this years ASHA Convention, too many ribbons, male restrooms, and no more pseudo-science top the list.
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Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Episode 99: ASHA Round Up Part 2: The Informed SLP, Hope Speaks Part 2, and the finish of the Live Event from ASHA
The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. On this week’s episode, the crew dissect the ASHA convention and come up with a wish list of what they want at a future ASHA Convention and what they did not like at this years ASHA Convention, too many ribbons, male restrooms, and no more pseudo-science top the list.
Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com
Voicemail: (614) 681-1798
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Show Links
The Informed SLP
https://www.theinformedslp.com/
Hope Speaks
Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Bump Music: County Fair Rock, copyright of John Deku, at soundcloud.com/dirtdogmusic
Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. Matt freshly returned from Orlando talks about ASHA and being on the floor. Michelle is out this week still returning from Orlando, and Michael was running a conference with his Grow Now Therapy Clinic. On this week and over the next couple of weeks, the interviews from ASHA will be sprinkled into the shows to give a good idea of what the show floor was like. Interviews hosted by Mai Ling Chan of Exceptional Leaders and Rachel Madel of Talking with Tech will be featured.
Interview 1:
Kari David is the Executive Director and Speech Therapist at Hope Speaks. At the live podcast event, Michelle sat down on stage with Kari to discuss Speech and Language Therapy services in Uganda. Kari and her group provide services to 690 families needing therapy.
Interview 2:
Matt and Rachel talk about the show floor, their first meeting in person, and where XPN will go in the future.
Interview 3:
ASHA Elect President Lynn Williams stopped by the booth to say hi to the XPN hosts and to discuss her plans for ASHA and the future.
Interview 4:
Mai Ling Chan of Exceptional Leaders sat down with Ayelet Marinovich of Learn with Less. Ayelet on her show discusses baby development and ideas for play that supports development and language growth.
Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com
Voicemail: (614) 681-1798
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. Matt and Michelle are prepping for ASHA this week! As this goes live, Michelle will be in the air and Matt will be driving through the foothills of Tennessee. Are you making your plans to see the live taping at ASHA? Head over to Xceptionaled.com for more information to see the crew live in Florida. Matt is presenting on the Ethics of Podcasting and Michelle is hosting a live Speech Science Event.
Teletherapy looks to be the future of speech and language pathology. What is the best way to handle the increase and demands? Michelle sat down with Kristin Martinez from PresenceLearning for a 3 part interview diving into the nuts and bolts of Teletherapy. This week on part 3, they talk about discharge and answering all of your questions about teletherapy. Kristin Martinez is the head of Clinical Standards and Outreach at PresenceLearning.
Did you know there may be a link between literacy and dementia. Recent research shows that literate patients or patients that are life long readers may have a less chance at cognitive decline and dementia. How does literacy impact your ability to correctly identify cognitive decline. How comfortable would you be with a camera in your therapy session? Who should or shouldn’t access it? A school district in Dallas wants cameras in every special education classroom.
The reading rate of speakers may be impacting people with Aphasia. A study looked at rates of 120, 150, and 180 words per minute to identify the appropriate speed. Could this impact receptive language students in the classroom? It is ASHA week, what are your plans? Make sure you tag #SSPOD in all of your ASHA podcasts and visit the hosts live on the show floor.
Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com
Voicemail: (614) 681-1798
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Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. Matt, Michael, and Michelle jump right into the topics this week as they prep the week before ASHA. Are you making your plans to see the live taping at ASHA? Head over to Xceptionaled.com for more information to see the crew live in Florida.
Teletherapy looks to be the future of speech and language pathology. What is the best way to handle the increase and demands? Michelle sat down with Kristin Martinez from PresenceLearning for a 3 part interview diving into the nuts and bolts of Teletherapy. This week on part 2, they discuss what therapy looks like and general questions about Teletherapy. Kristin Martinez is the head of Clinical Standards and Outreach at PresenceLearning.
Screen based media has risen many concerns in the realm of therapy and parenting. The risks of increased ADHD or language deficits have always been a concern but now a study from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital shows structural differences caused by screen time. PDPM is back in the news, again. If your patient has a modified diet, you will get more funding. What strains does this put on a therapist in a SNF? Could there be more pressure to put someone on a modified diet and they don’t need it?
An SLP taught her dog to communicate using switches. Matt dives into why he doesn’t like the way switches or buttons are used in therapy and the crew discuss better ways to use them with a purpose. Science continues to push bar and some days it feels like science fiction versus science facts. A group of scientists have grown a Larynx using a persons stem cells. Lastly, Speech and Language Pathology is listed as a top paying job where you don’t have to work 40 hours, fact or fiction?
Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com
Voicemail: (614) 681-1798
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