Speech Uncensored: A Speech Language Pathology Podcast

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Episode 85: Don't Just Sit There, Do Something! Targeting Participation in Speech Therapy with Sarah Baar, MA, CCC-SLP Sep 08, 2020

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Impacting life participation is an ideal goal for speech therapy, yet our therapy practices across clinical settings don’t always reflect a participation-focused approach. This course aims to describe why we care about targeting participation, what participation can look like in the therapeutic process, and how goals will be impacted and used when therapy is participation-focused with the adult neurogenic population.

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Episode 84: Becoming the Speaker’s Mechanic: Finding Your Niche with Jason Hall, MS, CCC-SLP Sep 01, 2020

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With a scope of practice as wide as ours, it can be challenging to find your niche. This episode covers the journey of transitioning from clinician to consultant. There is a role for Speech and Language Pathologists in the corporate setting. Jason Hall will outline the key differences between a clinician and a consultant, the structure of a private practice built on a consultation model, and the role of an SLP in corporate settings.

Show notes: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e35

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Episode 83: Voice Evaluation Components: What SLPs Should Know with Kristie Knickerbocker, MS, CCC-SLP Aug 25, 2020

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This episode covers the importance of different types of voice evaluations for a whole client picture, and how to differentiate them all. We also discuss when each is appropriate and why. We explain each type of voice evaluation, and guide clinicians on what components to include in these different, but complementary, options for beginning voice therapy treatment.

Show notes: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e34

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Episode 82: Nutritional Considerations at the End of Life with Caitlin Saxtein, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Aug 18, 2020

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Dysphagia negatively impacts the quality of life of patients and may lead to malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia and even death (Foley et al., 2009). We, as speech-language pathologists, must be aware of the experience of living with dysphagia, as “swallowing problems evoke a host of distressing psychological responses such as anxiety, shame, embarrassment, fear, and reduced self-esteem” (McHorne et al., 2000). These distressing psychological responses may affect the overall quality of life and life satisfaction; and therefore, swallowing assessments must be completed in consideration of the direction and goals of care of the patient and family. A palliative care team is vital in this aspect; deciphering patients’ wishes via medical orders for life-sustaining treatment, while providing an extra layer of support for the patient and family. Speech-language pathologists and palliative care professionals work together to effectively provide education and counseling to patients and their families regarding the progressive nature of a disease, dysphagia, and nutritional options. Nutritional options include oral intake, comfort feeds, and/or alternate means of nutrition/hydration. Information provided must be based on current research, following evidenced based practice. This collaboration and communication foster the patients cultural, spiritual, and personal ideas, promoting overall quality of life.

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Episode 81: Health Literacy: How Clinicians Can Preserve Their Roles as Educators with Brittany Ferri, OTR/L, CCTP, CPRP, ARSP Aug 11, 2020

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No matter what concerns a client presents with, each and every therapist must function as an educator during treatment. As such, having a clear understanding of health literacy is one of the cornerstones of being a good clinician-educator. Health literacy will not only help maximize patient outcomes, but also improve the patient experience by increasing independence and personal autonomy.

Show notes: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e32

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Episode 80: What Clients Tell Us They Want in Therapy with Sarah Baar, MA, CCC-SLP Aug 04, 2020

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Why should we care about the Participation Model for therapy? Isn’t that just something for Aphasia therapy (LPAA)? Well, if your patients haven’t been hinting about this directly to you, then researchers have been publishing on what patients want in therapy. Sarah Baar of Honeycomb Speech Therapy has been combing the literature, implementing this model, and presenting on it for about 5 years now. The fruit of that work is in a tool (The Activity Studio!) that makes implementing the participation model in therapy a snap. Today’s conversation is a review of the literature supporting the need for us to shift our focus of therapy from a solely “impairment” activity model to a participation model.

Show notes: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e31

Music by: Twisterium "Follow your Dreams"

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Episode 79: Dispelling Myths in Dysphagia Management with Amanda Montemayor, MA, CCC-SLP Aug 01, 2020

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This course will highlight common misconceptions regarding managing dysphagia in the adult population in the medical setting. The purpose of this course is to dispel these common practices in order to encourage critical thinking and to improve the quality of life and outcomes of patient care. Show notes: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e30

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Episode 78: All About The Voice Keeper with Elik Gurvitz Jul 21, 2020

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Leigh Ann is sitting down with Elik Gurvitz of the Voice Keeper, a global voice banking company that allows users to create a digital voice using a free iOS app or on a computer using the Chrome or Safari browser. We discuss Elik's motivation for creating this service, who this service benefits, how to use it, and the cost. The more we know about products and services out there - the better we can guide our patients in decision making when it's time to consider voice banking. Show notes with additional resources are available at: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e29

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Episode 77: Demystifying Transitional Foods - What is a True Meltable Snack? with Reva Barewal, DDS, MS, Dipl ABDSM Jul 16, 2020

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How do we move from discovering a problem our patients face to developing an innovative solution? The pattern of innovation, deeply rooted in collaboration across disciplines will be explored. The innovation stemmed from an understanding of the change in the dining experience for someone with dysphagia and their caregiver. We will focus on snack time as an opportunity to re-create the slow grazing behaviors that can lead to increased nutrition.
Benefits of increasing snacking frequency and snacking options with dysphagia will be shared. Transitional foods can help with increasing snacking options for dysphagia sufferers but it is a poorly understood category in the IDDSI pyramid. It is often offered as a training food for the pediatric population but its potential will be untapped for the adult population as well.

Show notes: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e28

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Episode 76: Incorporating Mindfulness into SLP Practice with JoAnn Vela MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS Jul 07, 2020

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This course will discuss how mindfulness approaches can be applied under the speech pathologist’s scope of practice. With an increasing focus on individualized, patient centered care, mindfulness approaches open the door for therapeutic alliances and allow a clinician and patient to work together in an efficient and effective manner. The goal of this course is to provide brief education regarding mindfulness, how it connects to speech therapy practice, and current mindfulness techniques that can be incorporated into speech therapy practice. This course primarily discusses application of mindfulness in adult rehabilitation settings. Show notes: https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s3e27

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