The Speech Link with Char Boshart

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Practical Assessment & Therapy Strategies for Social Communication Deficits with Patti Hamaguchi Apr 10, 2020

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Guest: Patti Hamaguchi, M.A. CCC-SLP - In this course, Ms. Hamaguchi focuses on understanding elementary age children with Social Communication Disorder (SCD), as well as effective ways to assess it, and how to put together targeted individual and group intervention strategies to improve social language, including greetings, etc., and conversational skill development across settings, and more.

Episode 39: Ep. 44: Maximizing the SLPs Time in the Gen Ed Classroom - Susan Fitzell, MEd, CSP Mar 27, 2020

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Guest: Susan Fitzell, MEd, CSP - In this course, an experienced classroom teacher and national co-teaching coach shared insightful guidance on how the SLP and the classroom teacher can collaborate together to maximize time, efficiency, and effectiveness. Her focus is on bringing rationale and specific and practical tips and techniques to the table for all professionals to utilize in classroom instruction.

Maximizing the SLPs Time in the Gen Ed Classroom with Susan Fitzell Mar 27, 2020

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*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.****

Guest: Susan Fitzell, MEd, CSP - In this course, an experienced classroom teacher and national co-teaching coach shared insightful guidance on how the SLP and the classroom teacher can collaborate to maximize time, efficiency, and effectiveness. She focuses on bringing rationale and specific and practical tips and techniques to the table for all professionals to utilize in classroom instruction.

10+ Techniques to Revolutionize Your IEP Meetings Mar 13, 2020

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*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.****

In this course, Char shared over ten easy-to-apply techniques to improve the success of parent eligibility and IEP meetings. She detailed strategies on preparing for meetings, the meeting mindset, the value of teamwork and how to get it, a view from the parent’s perspective, how to present information, kids at meetings, and how to develop positive perceptions and parental support.

The Role of the School-based SLP to Mentor the Next Generation of Professionals with Regina Lemmon Bush Feb 28, 2020

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*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.****

Buest: Regina Lemmon Bush, PhD, CCC-SLP - SLP mentoring is a win-win for both the mentee and the mentor. It’s a pay-it-forward mentality that benefits our SLP profession as a whole. Mentoring provides guidance and support for all SLPs—new or experienced—and, ultimately, the children we work with. This course details creative, practical, and resourceful techniques for implementing effective mentoring.

Equity and Access to Speech-Language Services for Students via Teletherapy with Kristin Martinez Jan 31, 2020

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*** This episode is not available for ASHA CEUs.****

Guest: Kristin Martinez, MA, CCC-SLP - In this 1-hour course, Kristin shares her telepractice analysis and therapy expertise. Previously, she was a school SLP and private practitioner and explained how telepractice could also be effective with apraxia, artic errors, language issues, and children with severe needs. She details the technological elements needed, as well as the many benefits of doing telepractice.

Episode 34: Ep. 40: Better Results with Less Effort: Three Language Therapy Principles - Karen Dudek-Brannan, Ed.D, CCC-SLP Jan 17, 2020

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In this PodCourse, Dr. Karen stated that although there is no one standardize language therapy curriculum there are three evidence-based Language Principles on which to base our therapy and streamline our strategies to generate effective results. She discussed the underlying concepts of vocabulary, how to include definitions and metacognitive therapy, and how to select words. Examples were given.

Better Results with Less Effort: Three Language Therapy Principles with Karen Dudek-Brannan Jan 17, 2020

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Guest: Karen Dudek-Brannan, Ed.D, CCC-SLP - In this PodCourse, Dr. Karen stated that although there is no one standardize language therapy curriculum there are three evidence-based Language Principles on which to base our therapy and streamline our strategies to generate effective results. She discussed the underlying concepts of vocabulary, how to include definitions and metacognitive therapy, and how to select words. Examples were given.

Episode 33: Ep. 39: Interactive Language Therapy in Heterogenous Groups - Debra M. Dwight, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, COM Dec 20, 2019

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In this one-hour podcourse, Debra details an effective instruction method that can be used with children of all ages—conversational interaction. It can be successfully applied with heterogenous groups with a variety of disorders—language, articulation, fluency, even voice. She explains how to keep the kids focused, on target, and verbal by using manipulatives. Very informative and practical.

Interactive Language Therapy in Heterogenous Groups with Debra M. Dwight Dec 20, 2019

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Guest: Debra M. Dwight, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, COM - In this one-hour podcourse, Debra details an effective instruction method that can be used with children of all ages—conversational interaction. It can be successfully applied with heterogenous groups with a variety of disorders—language, articulation, fluency, even voice. She explains how to keep the kids focused, on target, and verbal by using manipulatives. Very informative and practical.