Conversations In Speech Pathology

Jan 12 2023 57 ep. 51 mins 35

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Join speech-language pathologist Jeff Stepen as he interviews a variety of professionals, parents, and other assorted characters about topics related to the practice of speech pathology/therapy. https://conversationsinspeech.mystrikingly.com/

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CSP 067: Transgender Discrimination in CSD Programs

Jan 12 2023 43 mins

You may remember Dr. Charles Lenell (pronouns: they/them) from episode 49 (The Doctoral Shortage). Dr. Lenell is back to discuss an online petition they filed with change.org. The gist of the petition: LGBTQ students at some colleges and universities face discrimination due to a loophole afforded by 'religious exemption.' The petition asks for transparency so potential studen

CSP 066: Ambiki

Dec 04 2022 32 mins

The growing adoption of teletherapy will inevitably lead to a broader selection of online platforms for providers. Ambiki is one such platform that recently had a "coming out party" at ASHA 2022 in New Orleans. My guest today is Bailey Morgan, director of clinical sales and marketing for Ambiki. In today's episode, we talk about the following: Bailey's clinical career thus far an

CSP 065: Robyn Walsh on Practicing During COVID, Myo-Mania, & More!

Aug 02 2022 57 mins

Robyn Walsh is back to talk about how COVID changed her practice, the state of "Oral Motor," and the Myo craze that seems to have taken over social media. Links: Robyn's Professional Website Robyn's 2020 Paper: Orofacial myofunctional therapy with children ages 0-4 and individuals with special needs If you've never checked out the Oral Motor Institute, you should check it out

CSP 064: Preventing Burnout with Expanded Practice

May 03 2022 45 mins

Every therapist I've ever met has dealt with feelings of burnout from time to time. From productivity pressures to feelings of imposter syndrome, we all struggle to make sense of it all as the years of practice fade into the background. We must regularly take stock of our own emotions and beliefs to prevent the big "B." Danielle Stoller is a physical therapist who did experience bu

CSP 063: Jill Escher (National Council on Severe Autism)

Mar 08 2022 92 mins

Jill Escher is president of the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA), an organization formed over two years ago by a group of parents looking to raise awareness and advocate for autistic individuals with more severe manifestations of autism. The NCSA has been sounding the alarm bells regarding the lack of societal preparedness for the magnitude of young adults leaving the educa

CSP 062: Kate Thomson

Jan 17 2022 30 mins

Kate Thomson is the founder of SpeechEase, a clinic with 3 locations throughout Queensland, Australia. Here is what we discussed: How Kate became interested in speech-language pathology as a career Her journey to opening SpeechEase and the challenges of leadership AAC and QWERTY vs. symbol use (hey, tangents are what the show is all about!) I hope you enjoy this episode. If yo

CSP 061: Anna Vagin

Dec 30 2021 42 mins

Anna Vagin has been in the social cognition space for over 25 years. She is the creator of YouCue Feelings and recently updated what I think is her marquee product: Conversation Paths Pack. Here are some of the things we cover: *Using YouTube animation shorts to teach a variety of skills. *Mental State Verbs *Conversation in real-time *Therapeutically applied role-playing games *Cl

CSP 060: Skills For Connection

Nov 07 2021 47 mins

In this episode, I am happy to welcome Miriam Campbell from Skills for Connection. Miriam is both a certified speech-language pathologist and a social worker. Why the dual degrees? From the start, Miriam was keenly interested in working in the social cognition space. But she felt her slp training did not give her everything she needed at the time. You'll hear about Miriam's journ

CSP 057: Can you /skr/ape it to me…The Book!

Aug 17 2021 80 mins

This is a repost of an episode originally released in April 2021. For some reason, it is not playing properly on Spotify. Hopefully, this will help those listeners access the episode.

CSP 059: Chris Adams

May 25 2021 18 mins

Chris Adams is an incoming slp graduate student (fall 2021). He wrote to me after hearing my last episode on the documentary “My Beautiful Stutter”. Chris talks about his own history of stuttering and how he chose to go into the field.