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Episode #83: In Conversation with a Robin Tavistock Award Recipient: Audrey Holland "As common as dirt... but not really." Aphasia Access Conversations
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During this episode, Jerry Hoepner, a faculty member in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, speaks with Dr. Audrey Holland about receiving the 2022 Robin Tavistock Award.
In today’s episode, you will:
Learn about Audrey’s recognition as the Robin Tavistock Scholar for her lifetime of achievements. Learn about Audrey’s humble beginnings and how she moved out of the Skinner box and into functional communication. Learn about Audrey’s philosophy on mentorship and being a mentor to the masses. Audrey shares advice to the next generation of LPAA practitioners. Find out if Audrey is truly “as common as dirt.”
Interview Transcript:
Jerry Hoepner: Welcome to the Aphasia Access Conversations Podcast I’m Jerry Hoepner, a faculty member in the department of communication sciences and disorders at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Today I’m joined by Dr. Audrey Holland, the 2022 recipient of the Robin Tavistock Award. Although I feel as though no introduction is necessary, nor would that completely reflect the lifetime of work by Audrey, it is my distinguished privilege to introduce today's podcast guest. For over 60 years and she started when she was roughly 5, Audrey has been a leader in moving aphasia care towards holistic participation-based interventions that ultimately improve the quality of life for people with aphasia and their families. From her work on functional communication to aphasia bank to co-founding Aphasia Access, she has made remarkable impacts on so many of us. Her work on coaching and counseling has influenced the speaker. Her work on coaching and counseling has influenced the field of speech language pathology even more broadly without further ado, it is my distinct privilege to introduce Dr. Audrey Holland.
Jerry Hoepner: Well, again so good to see you today Audrey. It's always nice to connect with you and have a conversation.
Audrey Holland: Yeah, I just wish there were more opportunities, and I think this has been a very sparsely here for the kind of things that really make a difference for a lot of us, which is that last meeting seems so long ago and the last one for me was the one I had in Baltimore and whoa.
Jerry Hoepner: Yeah it seems like-
Audrey Holland: Centuries.
Jerry Hoepner: Yeah it seems like a long time since we've all gotten to be face to face, since all of this pandemic stuff has gone around yeah that's for sure. Really looking forward to getting back to seeing people, and you know, giving hugs and all of those things again yeah for sure yeah definitely.
Audrey Holland: I mean that's as much the meeting as the meeting.
Jerry Hoepner: Yeah absolutely. I agree, there's, you know, there's good things about connecting virtually but it doesn't quite feel the same as when you're in this. Yeah for sure. So hopefully by the time the next of Aphasia Access Summit comes around we'll be able to meet in person and I know we have a lot of new friends and old friends that we’ll be able to reconnect with at that time, too, oh.
Audrey Holland: Yeah that's going to be pretty fast. I think that's going to be faster than right now. I can visualize.
Jerry Hoepner: I hope so yeah, I hope that's the case that we can, yeah like you said, get back into rubbing shoulders with each other again. Yeah it was like we're getting can see the end of the tunnel. I hope- I should knock on wood when I say that. But it seems like getting there. Yeah well Audrey it's my pleasure to have a conversation with you today about your recent award the Robin Tavistock Award. Would you be willing to talk a little bit about what that means to you?
Audrey Holland: Oh yes, I’m very, very, very, very honored by that. I believe I’m not sure of them, I meant to open up this morning and I didn't. I believe it's been in existence for more than 15 years, but this is only t
During this episode, Jerry Hoepner, a faculty member in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, speaks with Dr. Audrey Holland about receiving the 2022 Robin Tavistock Award.
In today’s episode, you will:
Learn about Audrey’s recognition as the Robin Tavistock Scholar for her lifetime of achievements. Learn about Audrey’s humble beginnings and how she moved out of the Skinner box and into functional communication. Learn about Audrey’s philosophy on mentorship and being a mentor to the masses. Audrey shares advice to the next generation of LPAA practitioners. Find out if Audrey is truly “as common as dirt.”
Interview Transcript:
Jerry Hoepner: Welcome to the Aphasia Access Conversations Podcast I’m Jerry Hoepner, a faculty member in the department of communication sciences and disorders at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Today I’m joined by Dr. Audrey Holland, the 2022 recipient of the Robin Tavistock Award. Although I feel as though no introduction is necessary, nor would that completely reflect the lifetime of work by Audrey, it is my distinguished privilege to introduce today's podcast guest. For over 60 years and she started when she was roughly 5, Audrey has been a leader in moving aphasia care towards holistic participation-based interventions that ultimately improve the quality of life for people with aphasia and their families. From her work on functional communication to aphasia bank to co-founding Aphasia Access, she has made remarkable impacts on so many of us. Her work on coaching and counseling has influenced the speaker. Her work on coaching and counseling has influenced the field of speech language pathology even more broadly without further ado, it is my distinct privilege to introduce Dr. Audrey Holland.
Jerry Hoepner: Well, again so good to see you today Audrey. It's always nice to connect with you and have a conversation.
Audrey Holland: Yeah, I just wish there were more opportunities, and I think this has been a very sparsely here for the kind of things that really make a difference for a lot of us, which is that last meeting seems so long ago and the last one for me was the one I had in Baltimore and whoa.
Jerry Hoepner: Yeah it seems like-
Audrey Holland: Centuries.
Jerry Hoepner: Yeah it seems like a long time since we've all gotten to be face to face, since all of this pandemic stuff has gone around yeah that's for sure. Really looking forward to getting back to seeing people, and you know, giving hugs and all of those things again yeah for sure yeah definitely.
Audrey Holland: I mean that's as much the meeting as the meeting.
Jerry Hoepner: Yeah absolutely. I agree, there's, you know, there's good things about connecting virtually but it doesn't quite feel the same as when you're in this. Yeah for sure. So hopefully by the time the next of Aphasia Access Summit comes around we'll be able to meet in person and I know we have a lot of new friends and old friends that we’ll be able to reconnect with at that time, too, oh.
Audrey Holland: Yeah that's going to be pretty fast. I think that's going to be faster than right now. I can visualize.
Jerry Hoepner: I hope so yeah, I hope that's the case that we can, yeah like you said, get back into rubbing shoulders with each other again. Yeah it was like we're getting can see the end of the tunnel. I hope- I should knock on wood when I say that. But it seems like getting there. Yeah well Audrey it's my pleasure to have a conversation with you today about your recent award the Robin Tavistock Award. Would you be willing to talk a little bit about what that means to you?
Audrey Holland: Oh yes, I’m very, very, very, very honored by that. I believe I’m not sure of them, I meant to open up this morning and I didn't. I believe it's been in existence for more than 15 years, but this is only t
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