Three Pieces of Unconventional Advice I Give SLPs

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan shares three unconventional pieces of advice for SLPs in designing their language therapy systems.

Many experienced SLPs think they just need to plan better. Tweak the activity. Adjust the visuals. Try a new printable or protocol. But what if none of that is the real problem? What if your sessions are already so skillful that no one else can reinforce what you're doing? 🧠 What if the very clinical decision-making that gets you results is the thing preventing generalization? In episode 254 of De Facto leaders, I share the top three pieces of unconventional advice I give SLPs when they’re designing their language therapy system. It’s not just about what you should do, but about what you SHOULDN’T do. In this episode, I mentioned Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that gives speech pathologists a framework for building language skills needed to thrive in school, social situations, and daily life. You can learn more about the program here: https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy Learn more about today's sponsors, Playworks, IXL and Renaissance: Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan

Topics covered

• speech-language pathology
• language therapy
• clinical decision-making
• generalization
• unconventional advice

Keywords

• SLP
• language therapy
• clinical decision-making
• generalization
• unconventional advice

Sponsors

Playworks, IXL, Renaissance

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Language Therapy Advance Foundations

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