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Ep. 119: Ambiguous Loss & Unresolved Grief Mar 17, 2022

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TW: Brief mentions of death, suicide, and loss
Key Topics
0:00 Topic & Intro
1:24 Ambiguous Loss
12:09 What can I do for someone experiencing grief?
14:07 About Rumination
In this episode, the cohosts share more about ambiguous loss, and how to tell if you are experiencing it. They also cover 5 ways to help loved ones who are grieving, and what “ruminating” looks like and some self-care questions to ask yourself when you are stuck in a negative thought loop.
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Ep. 118: What's the Next Big Thing - Pandemic Rage? Implications for SLPs Mar 10, 2022

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In this episode, the cohosts define pandemic rage as well as 10 implications for SLPs.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro & Sponsored By
2:05 What’s new with us?
4:40 Pandemic Rage - are people meaner right now?
20:45 Self Care Challenge - 5 Acts of Kindness
21:57 Easy Lesson - Movement Ideas
23:53 Recap
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Ep. 117: 10 Key AAC Takeaways from the 2022 ATIA Conference Mar 03, 2022

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In this episode, Sarah shares her travel experience to Florida (during the Omicron surge, unfortunately) and what she learned about AAC at the 2022 ATIA conference. The first part of this episode is a chatty account of the travel experience, so if you just want the tips, skip ahead to 18:34.
Full Show Notes: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/117
Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction
2:57 Why AAC? Why now? (Sarah’s work transition)
7:11 Pandemic Travel
18:34 What I Learned at ATIA
32:39 Wrap Up
Key Takeaways
Don’t assume the child isn’t attending to modeling
Teach, don’t just model
Oftentimes, parent training IS the intervention
Use least to most prompting hierarchy for AAC
Find ways to offer more communication opportunities throughout the day
Use Canva to design open ended activities (presentation mode)
Ask fewer questions and offer more statements (instruct, don’t question)
Choose what vocabulary to target based on observation & a spontaneous language sample - what are they doing now to communicate?
Reduce expectations and increase engagement
RAPP Reading Strategy - read the text and use an AAC model, ask a question and provide an aided AAC model and wait 5 seconds, answer the question and proved an aided AAC model and wait 5 seconds, provide a brief verbal prompt like “your turn” or “show me”
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Ep. 116: School Age Intervention, Goals & Team Buy In - What Works? w/ Sarah Gregory SLP Feb 24, 2022

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In this interview episode, Sarah Gregory shares all about school age AAC - including how to write goals, how to get team buy in and what makes for successful intervention sessions.
For full show notes visit: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/117
Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction
5:00 Impostor Syndrome and AAC
6:42 Lightning Round
12:57 School Age AAC - Where do you start?
15:39 Getting buy in from the team (parents, families, teachers)
19:41 Common classroom challenges for AAC
31:00 How does my student get a device?
34:59 Writing Goals for AAC
49:22 Examples of interventions with younger learners
52:07 Examples of interventions with older learners
54:22 Recap & Wrapping up with a story
58:07 Where to connect with Sarah Gregory SLP
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Ep. 115: AAC Assessment and Intervention with Rachel Madel Feb 16, 2022

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In this interview episode, SLP Rachel Madel shares tips for school-age AAC users.
Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction and Lighting Round
10:47 How did you get interested in AAC?
15:07 Case Study (2nd Grader Conner)
28:11 How do we do a high tech AAC assessment? Where do we start? What resources can we access to do this AAC eval?
32:32 How do you judge success in an AAC trial? How do we know if what we are trialing is working? What are we looking for?
41:58 Defining “robust AAC,” and giving examples of systems that are robust
43:18 Resources to use during an AAC evaluation
47:15 What are some motivating activities you use in your session?
50:50 Ideas for students who line up and stack toys by color - how can an SLP engage in that activity when that’s what is motivating?
56:00 Ask communication partners - if a child had consistent access to a way to communicate - what would they say?
01:07:00 7 Takeaways for AAC use, wrap up
For full show notes and resources, visit: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/115
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Ep. 114: Dos and Don'ts of AAC Intervention for Emerging Communicators - What I'm Doing Differently Jan 27, 2022

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For full show notes: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/114
In this solo episode, Sarah shares dos and don’ts for AAC intervention with emerging communicators.
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Key Points:
Do extend interactions
Do practice joint problem solving
Do practice playful obstruction
Don’t model words you choose before a session starts (instead, follow the child’s lead)
Don’t hide/mask too many of the words (make sure there are plenty of words to choose from - in most cases)
Don’t just model requesting - do work on comments and negation (and more pragmatic functions)
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Ep. 113: Solving Common Challenges With AAC & Play w/Tanna Neufeld Jan 20, 2022

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In this interview episode, Sarah talks to Tanna Neufeld SLP & AAC Coach about an early communicator case study.
Key Topics
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:36 Interview Begins
00:06:18 Case Study - Luke
00:22:57 Joint Problem Solving Examples
00:30:37 Core versus Fringe
00:33:41 Varying the routines when a child has one preferred routine/toy
00:37:28 Goals for Emerging Communicators
00:49:28 Students who aren’t attending to AAC models
Reflection Questions:
How can you let go of control and follow the child’s lead during your sessions?
How can you incorporate shared problem solving and communication temptation strategies such as playful obstruction into your sessions?
What can you do to entice a student to attend to you more?
Where would you like your client to go next? What are some goals that you can write for your client that will allow you to track their communication progress without locking you and them into specific communication words or systems?
This episode explores:
- What to do if students seem not to attend to your models
- Ways to vary play
- How to model AAC & where to start
- Exploration of a case study to get started
For full show notes, visit: www.slphappyour.com/show-notes/113
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Ep. 112: An AAC Primer For the Beginner & Finding Joy in Communication w/Tanna Neufeld Jan 13, 2022

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This episode is an interview with Tanna Neufeld, SLP, University of Washington Professor, and AAC Consultant. This episode focuses on intervention sessions for emerging communicators.
For full show notes, visit: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/112
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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
1:45 Interview with Tanna begins: background, interest in AAC
5:00 Impostor Syndrome & AAC
8:40 Lightning Round/Get to Know You
11:09 Emerging Communicators - What does the term “explorers” mean?
15:18 Child-Led Play & Examples of Explorers
19:23 Do gestalt language processors or kids with some spoken language need AAC?
26:45 Who needs AAC?
30:00 What are the barriers to starting AAC earlier and using it more often?
33:19 High tech or low tech?
39:12 Core, Fringe & Personal Core Words (definitions and examples)
45:00 Communication Dictionary or Signal Inventory
51:20 How do we know what words to target and how many to target at a time?
01:01:00 Tanna’s Nonprofit & Courses, wrap up

Ep. 111: The 5 Most Important Reflection Questions We are Asking Ourselves to Wrap Up the Year (Plus our Answers) Dec 23, 2021

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For full show notes, visit: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/111
Key Topics
0:00 Introduction
2:01 What to Expect on the Podcast in 2022
3:51 Work and Job Updates for the Cohosts (including celebrations and challenges)
17:03 End of Year Reflections (5 Important Reflection Questions - and our Answers)
23:01 Recap
End-of-Year Questions:
What is something that disappointed you and something that surprised you in 2021?
What is something that has changed for you in the past year?
What goals do you have that you are going to put on hold or let go of that are no longer serving you?
How is your heart?
What is a way that you are people pleasing and what are you going to do about it?
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Ep. 110: Setting Boundaries - Clear is Kind Dec 15, 2021

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In this solo episode, Sarah shares 5 benefits to setting boundaries, plus some scripts for SLPs looking to set more boundaries at work.
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