SLP Nerdcast

By: Kate Grandbois MS CCC-SLP BCBA LABA; Amy Wonkka MA CCC-SLP.
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  • SLP Nerdcast offers ASHA CEUs through podcasts and online learning. We discuss clinical issues and best practices relevant to speech and language pathologists… kind of like a conference in your car. All of our online SLP courses can be used towards earning your 30 hours of required professional development. Simply choose the episode or course of your choice and head to the corresponding short post-test to earn your certificate of attendance and ASHA CEUs. SLP Nerdcast. A great resource for SLP Continuing Education. Become a Nerdcast SLP Member and save 10% on annual membership with code PODCAST10 https://bit.ly/SLPNerdcastMembership
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  • Episode Zero: About & FAQ

    Episode Zero: About & FAQ
    Feb 1 2020

    You asked, and we listened. Tune into this episode to have (hopefully) all of your questions answered about who we are, what this show is about, our process, and continuing education. We review our professional work history and interests, what this show is about and how it was born, and how you can use this podcast for ASHA CEUs.

    We hope this episode gives you some answers, but if not please email us anytime! We love hearing from our listeners. Give it a listen, be our nerdy friend, and then enjoy an episode for credit. Thank you for being a listener and supporter of SLP Nerdcast!

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    SLP Nerdcast is a podcast for busy SLPs and teachers who need ASHA continuing education credits, CMHs, or professional development. We do the reading so you don’t have to! Leave us a review if you feel so inclined!

    We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at info@slpnerdcast.com anytime! You can also:

    Follow us on instagram

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    We are thrilled to be listed in the Top 25 SLP Podcasts! Thank you FeedSpot!
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    20 mins
  • Collaborating with BCBAs

    Collaborating with BCBAs
    Feb 23 2020
    UPDATE: This episode was recorded and published with an error (@ timestamp 6:35). INTERprofessional collaboration is collaboration between different fields or professions (example: an SLP collaborating with a BCBA). INTRAprofessional collaboration is collaboration within one field (example: an SLPs collaborating with other SLPs). In our recording we swapped the two - blame it on first episode jitters!A BIG THANKS to our listener who brought this to our attention! You know who you are!!___Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWelcome to our first post! This podcast was a big one for us in so many ways! Since we are just a couple of nerds, who are also friends, and actually do spend an inordinate amount of time talking about “nerdy speech and language things” in our free time - the idea of being a bit more structured in our topics and recording our conversations for others to hear was an idea we threw around for a while. It became our brain baby. We were nervcited* about it. And now it is real.Why start our podcasting journey here? Collaborating with BCBAs has been an ongoing thread running through both of our careers in speech language pathology. BCBA/SLP relationships can be a polarizing topic on both sides of the office/school/clinic. We’ve personally had some great experiences, and some not so great ones. We both went through a post-graduate certificate program to become BCBAs (Kate took the exam and has the letters to prove it). We’ve both been challenged with difficult collaborative situations, and we’ve been on the sidelines to see the challenges experienced by our colleagues in their working relationships with others.So why collaborate in the first place? Well, to begin with it’s the ethical choice. Our ASHA code of ethics is long, but there are some clear points made as to why it is ethical to collaborate. Plus, the field of ABA sometimes gets a bad rep - BCBAs and the field of ABA in general can have a lot to offer. We have both found it to be a great compliment to our speech therapy practices. Unfortunately, sometimes collaborating is a hard road, for a variety of reasons, and most of us don’t receive any type of explicit training on this in graduate school. How do we navigate these relationships as a professional? Do we even have to? Is it worth all the potential hassle? In this podcast we will talk in depth about the why and the how of intraprofessional collaboration with BCBAs. Spoiler alert: We’ve both had the good fortune of some wonderful shared clinical experiences with BCBAs - and we really think it is an experience worth figuring out!Come join us, be our nerdy friend, listen, learn, and earn ASHA CMHs (other providers check with your credentialing organization to find out if our quiz and certificate of participation counts toward the professional development requirements for your license, email us with any questions!).*Nervcited - a word we are pretty sure we invented. It's that weird combination of simultaneously feeling nervous and excited about something.ASHA Professional Development hours are offered for this course (1 certification maintenance hour). Visit our ASHA Professional Development page for more information .Learning Outcomes1. Provide at least 3 descriptive facts about applied behavior analysis2. Describe at least 2 reasons to collaborate with behaviorally oriented professionals3. Identify at least 2 barriers to collaborating4. Identify at least 2 strategies for effective collaboration.ReferencesCooper, J. O., heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied Behavior Analysis (2nd Ed.) New York, NY: PearsonDonaldson, A. L. & Stahmer, A. C. (2014). Team Collaboration: The Use of Behavior Principles for Serving Students with ASD. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 45, 261–276Stone, Douglas., Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. New York, N.Y.: Viking, 1999Online ResourcesBehavior Analyst Certification BoardASHA Guidelines for Caseload and WorkloadDisclosures:Financial: Kate Grandbois is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka is an employee of a public school system and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.Non-financial: Kate and Amy are both members of ASHA, SIG 12, and both serve on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. Kate is a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.Time Ordered Agenda:10 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures20 minutes: Descriptions of the science of applied behavior analysis15 minutes: Descriptions of the responsibilities to collaborate and the identified barriers to collaboration10 minutes: Describe the strategies to improved collaborative practices5 minutes: Summary and ClosingDisclaimerThe contents of this episode ...
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    56 mins
  • Aided Language Modeling

    Aided Language Modeling
    Mar 12 2020

    Get .1 ASHA CEU here

    Aided modeling interventions are becoming a common recommendation in the field of AAC. You hear about it at conferences, you see it posted on social media, it’s listed on popular reference websites. It’s kind of a hot topic.

    But - what is it exactly? Is it called aided language stimulation, aided language modeling, or aided language input? With everyone calling it different things and doing it in different ways it’s hard to tell if you are doing it correctly.

    Plus, a lot of the references out there on social media and blog posts don’t review the literature. Fortunately there is a lot of literature out there, but there is a lot of variation. In this episode we review several articles and meta-analyses to get a feel for the overall evidence out there. We also discuss what evidence we have in the literature support its use and how we can apply it effectively with our clients / students / patients. ASHA Professional Development hours are offered for this course (1 certification maintenance hour). Visit our ASHA Professional Development page for more information .

    Learning Outcomes

    1. Review and define aided language modeling

    2. Review at least two descriptions of aided language modeling in literature

    3. Describe at least 2 implementation procedures for aided language modeling

    4. Describe at least 2 things to consider when using aided language modeling as an intervention strategy

    References

    This episode has a substantial reference list. Available as a free download here.

    Online Resources

    ASHA Practice Portal on AAC:

    https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Augmentative-and-Alternative-Communication/

    ASHA Resources on Evidence Based Practice

    https://www.asha.org/research/ebp/evidence-based-practice/

    Disclosures:

    Financial: Kate Grandbois is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka is an employee of a public school system and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.

    Non-financial: Kate and Amy are both members of ASHA, SIG 12, and both serve on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. Kate is a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.

    Time Ordered Agenda:

    10 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures

    20 minutes: Review of the definition of aided language modeling and supporting descriptions in literature

    15 minutes: Review of different implementation procedures in aided language modeling

    10 minutes: Review considerations for using aided language modeling as an intervention strategy

    5 minutes: Summary and Closing

    Disclaimer

    The contents of this episode are not meant to replace clinical advice. SLP Nerdcast, its hosts and guests do not represent or endorse specific products or procedures mentioned during our episodes unless otherwise stated. We are NOT PhDs, but we do research our material. We do our best to provide a thorough review and fair representation of each topic that we tackle. That being said, it is always likely that there is an article we’ve missed, or another perspective that isn’t shared. If you have something to add to the conversation, please email us! Wed love to hear from you!

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    SLP Nerdcast is a podcast for busy SLPs and teachers who need ASHA continuing education credits, CMHs, or professional development. We do the reading so you don’t have to! Leave us a review if you feel so inclined!

    We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at info@slpnerdcast.com anytime! You can find our complaint policy here. You can also:

    Follow us on instagram

    Follow us on facebook

    We are thrilled to be listed in the Top 25 SLP Podcasts! Thank you FeedSpot!
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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