Early Education Matters with Cara Speech

Podcourse: Cycles Approach for Phonological Disorders

In this podcourse, I am joined by Suzanne Aldrich. Suzanne has over a decade of experience as a licensed speech-language pathologist. She currently owns and operates her own private practice where she specializes in treating speech sound disorders (articulation disorders, phonological disorders, and childhood apraxia of speech) as well as language delays and disorders in the birth-preschool population. Suzanne is passionate about keeping up with research regarding best practices in the field of speech language pathology, and she strives to apply the research in a practical, manageable way in her clinical practice. As a result of this activity, we will be able to answer the following questions: What is the cycle's approach? Who is cycles appropriate for? What does a cycle mean? And what does a cycle's treatment session look like? This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com [https://www.slpconnect.com/] to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

Podcourse: Family-Centered Early Communication Interventions For Young Children With Language Delays

In this podcourse, I am joined by Megan Roberts. Megan is an associate professor in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her work focuses on family-centered early communication interventions for young children with language delays. This clinically based line of research examines different variations of parent-implemented communication interventions tailored specifically for different populations of children with language delays. Her research has been funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and the Institute of Education Sciences. As a result of this activity, participants will be able to describe the importance of caregiver coaching and early intervention, learn the importance of talking with families about ASD, describe different methods of ASD assessment and ways to incorporate data and science into our practice. This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com [https://www.slpconnect.com/] to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

What is Extreme Picky Eating and What to Do About It

In this episode I am joined by Rebecca Taskin M.S. CCC-SLP, TSSLD, ATP. She is a licensed pediatric speech and language pathologist with a background in neuroscience. Rebecca is certified in PROMPT therapy as a motor planning intervention for children with speech-sound disorders, and has worked with children with a wide variety of diagnoses, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Angelman’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Syndrome, Hydrocephalus, Infantile Strokes and Seizures, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, and various genetic disorders. Rebecca is a trained feeding therapist and has taken courses from the renowned Debra Beckman [https://www.beckmanoralmotor.com/] and Diane Bahr [http://www.agesandstages.net/index.php], on treatment techniques in feeding and swallowing disorders. She works with babies and young adults who have different types of swallowing disorders, from sensory impairments to motor disorders. Rebecca has been the lead therapist on several g-tube and ng-tube weans and is trained in several methods for sensory feeding therapy including the SOS Approach to Feeding [https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/].  She assess, treats, and manages different types of dysphagia, collaborating with nutritionists, physicians, and parents to work towards meaningful outcomes.

Podcourse: Language Development Through Play with Parent Coaching

In this podcourse, I am joined by Emily Cohen, M.A., CCC-SLP. She is the founder of Tandem Speech Therapy, a pediatric speech therapy practice in Austin, TX and the creator of the Playing With Purpose® framework. Before Emily opened her own practice in 2017, she worked for more than ten years in pediatric clinics in Michigan and Austin. While an undergraduate at Indiana University—Bloomington, Emily studied special education. Upon graduating, she worked in the public schools for a few years before returning for a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Although Emily enjoyed teaching, her favorite part of her job was forming meaningful relationships with kids and their families. She knew she could help even more families as a speech-language pathologist. Her previous work with kids with special needs continues to inform her pediatric speech therapy practice. When she’s not working, Emily loves to travel, cook and eat, and stroll through Zilker Park with her husband and their 2 dogs. As a result of this activity, participants will learn strategies for parent coaching, describe child led play and playing with purpose, name strategies for supporting language growth during child led play, and identify types of toys and books that support language growth. This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com [https://www.slpconnect.com/] to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!

Podcourse: Sensory Processing and Sensory Strategies for Young Children

In this podcourse, I am joined by Jessie Ginsburg. Jessie is a Sensory Integration trained Speech Language Pathologist and CEO of Pediatric Therapy Playhouse, a top-rated clinic in Los Angeles. Through her international publications and talks, and her trailblazing Inside Out Sensory Certificate Program, Jessie inspires a new way of thinking about the speech-language pathologist’s role in supporting autistic children. As a result of this activity, participants will have an understanding of why SLPs need to understand sensory processing, the SLPs role in implementing sensory strategies, levels of arousal and strategies for bringing your clients into their optimal learning zone. This episode is available for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Visit www.slpconnect.com [https://www.slpconnect.com/] to learn more. Use the code caraspeech to receive up to 20% off a monthly or yearly CE membership!