62 episodes

Being a school based SLP is hard and we have made many mistakes along the way! This podcast is all about what really happens in the speech room as well as adventures in starting our own company!

We would love to hear from you! Email us at podcast@slptoolkit.com with questions or ideas for future podcasts!

True Confessions with Lisa & Sarah SLP Toolkit

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 138 Ratings

Being a school based SLP is hard and we have made many mistakes along the way! This podcast is all about what really happens in the speech room as well as adventures in starting our own company!

We would love to hear from you! Email us at podcast@slptoolkit.com with questions or ideas for future podcasts!

    E61: We didn't always know where we fit in a collaborative therapy model in the schools.

    E61: We didn't always know where we fit in a collaborative therapy model in the schools.

    Today we have Rachael From in the confessional, a school-based SLP from the state of Washington! Rachael shares how we can do more with less by collaborating with other professionals in the school setting. In this setting, SLPs have access to many different professionals while serving students, and using everyone's collective thinking can have a much bigger impact than working with students as an individual provider in the speech room. Not only does it save time, it also allows students more time to interact with peers and be a part of the classroom. When professionals co-treat the students are able to integrate the skills they are learning and work on things simultaneously leading to better carry-over and progress with less fatigue and more engagement. Join us as we discuss who you may co-treat with in the schools, what that may look like with different levels of supports for students and how higher level of supports may benefit from more adults treating together more often. We also discuss how the differences between direct and indirect collaboration and how to effectively explain this model to parents.

    • 1 hr
    E60: We all have at least one underserved student on our caseload.

    E60: We all have at least one underserved student on our caseload.

    Today we have Susan Chavez, a bilingual CCC-SLP from Southern California, in the confessional talking about working with underserved populations. People from underserved communities face daily obstacles that can impact their progress in treatment across several fields such as medicine, speech therapy, etc. For this episode, we focus on students in schools that come from underserved communities and how there are several barriers in their everyday life that have an impact on their function in school. When these students are on our caseloads, it is important for us to learn about and acknowledge these barriers so we can adjust our treatment approaches to ensure they have the same opportunities for growth and success.  


    Resources:


    A Parent's Guide to Bilingualism | English ⁠http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Parents-Guide-to-Bilingualism-English-7652965?st=6a74d58e872248813c39a425e283e9f2⁠
    Wheel of Privilege - https://kb.wisc.edu/instructional-resources/page.php?id=119380
    Parent friendly terminology blog post - https://www.slptoolkit.com/blog/What-the-heck-are-you-talking-about/

    • 1 hr 2 min
    E59: We were not the "ideal" grad student

    E59: We were not the "ideal" grad student

    This is the first time we've had an anonymous guest in the confessional, who we will call "Molly." Molly shares her experience in grad school, which was not all sunshine and rainbows. Speech-language pathology graduate programs are often rigorous, stressful, and can be down-right difficult. While in graduate school, it is vital for students to stay true to and advocate for themselves while knowing their limits. Balance between personal life and school life is a must, even when program staff push for school life to outweigh personal life and appropriate supports are not available or given to under/graduate students.

    Resources:


    ASHA mental health resources: https://www.asha.org/practice/connecting-audiologists-and-speech-language-pathologists-with-mental-health-resources/ 

    • 45 min
    E58: Our dogs are not well-behaved enough to be therapy dogs.

    E58: Our dogs are not well-behaved enough to be therapy dogs.

    Today we are chatting with Maria Papas, an elementary school SLP from Minnesota. In January 2020, Maria rescued a 10 week old puppy named Diggity…and then the COVID pandemic began. She poured all of her spare time into training Diggity to become a therapy dog. Throughout the journey, she learned a lot about dog behavior, communication and training. In this episode, Maria shares information about the process of training and certifying a therapy dog, as well as how she incorporates Diggity into speech therapy sessions for different treatment areas such as fluency, language, articulation, and social communication.



    Resources:

    IG handle: diggity_do

    Alliance of Therapy Dogs - https://www.therapydogs.com/

    • 35 min
    E57: We learned what childhood apraxia of speech was in grad school, but not really how to diagnosis or treat it.

    E57: We learned what childhood apraxia of speech was in grad school, but not really how to diagnosis or treat it.

    Today we have Noelle Scolieri, M.S. CCC-SLP in the confessional! Noelle is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who holds children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) near and dear to her heart. In today's episode, we discuss how CAS is unique from other speech disorders, including treatment and diagnosis. Though CAS is a speech disorder, it impacts many other areas of a child’s (and their family’s) life. This podcast conversation provides SLPs with the tools and insight to bring into their clinical experiences with current and future clients.


    Resources:
    IG handle: @anslp2b.


    Child Apraxia Treatment (Once Upon A Time Foundation) [Edythe Strand resources]: https://childapraxiatreatment.org/ 


    Apraxia-Kids website: https://www.apraxia-kids.org/


    An amazing book by a parent of a child with CAS called "Speaking of Apraxia (Second Edition): A Parents' Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech"


    CAS for parents and clinicians to find resources. http://www.easypeasyspeech.com/parent-resources.html

    • 1 hr 7 min
    SLP Toolkit Summer Camp: Adult ADD: strategies, ideas, and reassurance that you are not alone.

    SLP Toolkit Summer Camp: Adult ADD: strategies, ideas, and reassurance that you are not alone.

    This episode is part of SLP Toolkit's Summer Camp, which includes 8 courses free to SLP Toolkit subscribers through August 31, 2023 found here: https://www.bethebrightest.com/conferences/summer-camp



    Today we have Mary Hurst in the confessional, and it was like looking in a mirror! Mary is an SLP who was diagnosed with ADD as an adult - and she shares why diagnoses as children can be missed, how this can impact you in the workplace, and strategies to overcome challenges adults with ADD face. This show is a must listen!

    Resources:

    workbuddiesonline.com

    @adhd_love

    Dirty Laundry: https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Laundry-Adults-ADHD-Ashamed/dp/B0BW9C3KBS/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=CjwKCAjwvdajBhBEEiwAeMh1UzyzmrgMy8m2s500CEsvtfbTY02Bs6Jvtc0KpjRAHNyYjs9T2s78pxoCw_4QAvD_BwE&hvadid=646926249727&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9029103&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9061486538560864458&hvtargid=kwd-2137447396512&hydadcr=15523_13517318&keywords=dirty+laundry+book+adhd&qid=1685480378&sr=8-1

    @neurowild

    theadslp@gmail.com

    Trello.com

    Asana.com

    Monday.com

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
138 Ratings

138 Ratings

Chris F! :) ,

Love this pod!

This is my favorite SLP prodcast! It’s just different somehow. They are really chill and down to earth. Love that. Thanks Lisa & Sarah!!

YMS SLP ,

Social Media Love/Hate

I always enjoy your podcasts. The discussion about social media was a great episode and the extreme views that come out on social media are so destructive to our society as a whole. As SLPs we should be able to communicate better no matter what our differences are. Thank you for discussing this topic and stepping in to do
something to make it better! On my way to join the SLP Tool Kit community!

Kee1297 ,

Lisa and Sarah are my personal SLP-Life coaches

I’m stoked!!! I recently became an official member of the SLP Toolkit community. I love being an SLP. I love what I do. You ladies ROCK... You are such an inspiration. No matter where you are in your SLP journey, these ladies can help you fall in love with your career all over again. They offer lots of practical tips, research based support, and just “plan ole” professional girl talk ( no offense SLP dudes 😉)... I’m looking forward to catching up with all of the previous episodes.. Thank You Lisa and Sarah for ALL that you do, your new Bestie, ChiKina

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