SLP News Issue 2

Research

• Assessment of mouth breathing by Speech-Language Pathologists: An international Delphi consensus
  August 10th, 2022
  Mouth breathing (MB) has detrimental effects on children’s growth. Diagnosis of MB is possible through a multidisciplinary approach including Speech-Language Pathologist’s (SLP) assessment; however, SLPs currently have little to no defined selection criteria to determine the awake and habitual breathing pattern.
• Speech-Language Pathology Assessment of School-Age Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review
  August 10th, 2022
  The purpose of this study was to describe evidenced-based assessment practices for school-age children with any severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that could inform the practice of speech-language pathologists (SLPs).
• Clinical Linguistics: Analysis of Mapping Knowledge Domains in Past, Present and Future
  August 10th, 2022
  Across the world, many infants, children, adults, and elderly people are reported with many types of disorders and disabilities that damage, delay, or impede typical language development and/or use. Speech–language pathologists and other relevant clinicians are responsible for diagnosing, assessing, and rehabilitating these conditions.
• Examining the Impact of Dialogic Learning on Critically Reflective Practice
  August 8th, 2022
  While research is beginning to reveal the educational potential of dialogue in sparking critical reflection (critically reflective ways of seeing), additional research is needed to guide the teaching of critical reflection toward enabling critically reflective practice (critically reflective ways of seeing and doing).
• Utilizing Echolalia in Music Therapy Aids the Language Development of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  August 4th, 2022
  Echolalia is often seen in normative development in toddlers, and often perseverates in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It is defined as the repetition of speech or intonation patterns after hearing them, and once the stimuli has ended.
• Supporting Emergent Bilinguals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Their Families: Lessons in Telepractice From the COVID-19 Pandemic
  August 4th, 2022
  The purpose of this project was to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on speech-language pathologist (SLP) service provision for emergent bilinguals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
• Cultural Adaptation of Parent-Implemented Early Communication Interventions: A Scoping Review
  August 4th, 2022
  Parent-implemented early communication interventions are commonly delivered to culturally and linguistically diverse families. Although there is evidence from fields such as public health or psychology, there is little guidance regarding what elements to culturally adapt for parent-implemented speech-language pathology interventions.
• The exploration of speech language pathology students’ perceptions and attitudes towards written clinical reflection
  August 4th, 2022
  Written clinical reflection is frequently used in speech-language pathology training programs to develop student clinical skills. The aim of this study was to explore speech-language pathology students’ perceptions towards written clinical reflection. Katie Seaver, CCC-SLP, talks about her role as an SLP working for Google.
• Demographic Characteristic Reporting Practices in the American Journal of Speech-Language
  August 3rd, 2022
  The diversity of the United States population is increasing, and thus the field of speech language pathology must be able to not only effectively treat diverse individuals but understand demographic’s effects on medical diagnosis, treatment diagnosis, and overall assessment and intervention.

Podcasts

• How To Plan For Your Speech Sessions In Minutes
  August 15th, 2022
  Are you ready to cut your planning time down drastically? In this week’s episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I am sharing how you can plan your speech therapy sessions in minutes.
• What is an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)?
  August 15th, 2022
  When it comes to parents advocating for their child’s education there can be so much to navigate, many times parents don’t even know their legal rights. Amanda Selogie and Vicki Brett are attorneys and founders of The Inclusive Education Project, a non-profit organization that educates families on special education rights.
• How a Decorated Navy Veteran Became an SLP and Private Practitioner with Rachael Harrelson
  August 15th, 2022
  Are you a military SLP or OT? It used to be pretty complicated to start your own private practice as a member of the military since you had to relocate more often; however, that’s not really the case now. In this episode of Private Practice Success Stories, I sat down with Rachael Harrelson, a decorated Navy veteran to talk about how she started a successful private practice on the side of her full-time job.
• Has Progress in Your Speech, Occupational, or Physical Therapy Sessions Slowed Down? Some Ideas for Jumpstarting Progress!
  August 12th, 2022
  Progress stalling in your therapy sessions can be a challenging situation. In today's The Working Therapist Podcast episode, Haden Boliek, SLP, and Kjirsti Myles, PT, will discuss some simple strategies on how to jumpstart progress in your therapy session!
• Kim Hurley & Jessica Conrad (Part 1) - Preparing to Implement the Specific Language System First Approach
  August 11th, 2022
  This week, we present Part 1 of Chris’s conversation with Kim Hurley and Jessica Conrad about the Specific Language System First Approach! Kim Hurley is an SLP and AAC Specialist who is considering moving her district to the Specific Language System First Approach. Jessica Conrad is an SLP and AAC Specialist who works for the Indiana PATINS project supporting AAC users and their circle of support.
• Implementation Science: Bridging the Gap Between “Know Better” and “Do Better”
  August 11th, 2022
  I have the privilege of talking with Faith R Purnell, MS, CCC-SLP, & Jayne Miranda, MS, CCC-SLP about their passion, implementation science.
• PFD: Public Schools, Resources and Baby-Led Weaning Guest: Memorie M. Gosa, PhD., CCC-SLP, BCS-S
  August 9th, 2022
  If you love pediatric feeding disorders and deep diving into research to practice on this topic, then this is the hour for you. Michelle and Dr. Gosa tackle pediatric feeding disorders and the public schools, baby-led weaning, favorite dysphagia resources, as well as a sneak peek for the pediatric feeding disorder track at this year’s ASHA 2022.
• SLPs Tell Their Mentorship Stories
  August 3rd, 2022
  First, hear from two SLPs in Chicago. This mentor-mentee duo shares lessons and stories from the more than 35 years they’ve known each other.
• Why Google Hired an SLP: From Rehab to Transforming Tech, Our Work Matters
  August 2nd, 2022
  Katie Seaver, CCC-SLP, talks about her role as an SLP working for Google.

Blog Posts

• ASHA Launches Audiology Student Mentoring Program
  August 10th, 2022
  Enrollment is now open for mentors interested in participating in ASHA’s new Audiology Mentor Program for Students (AMP-S), which pairs practicing clinical audiologists with AuD students.
• Meet the Teacher Night: What Should SLPs Do?
  August 2nd, 2022
  What should SLPs do on meet the teacher night during back to school? Whether your school calls it curriculum night, meet the teacher or open house-it’s all the same idea.
• Back to School Books: Activities for We Don’t Eat Our Classmates and How I Spent My Summer
  August 1st, 2022
  The beginning of the school year is an exciting time. Students and staff are back, recharged, and ready for another year. A new school year means brand new supplies, new books, new friends, and most importantly new things to learn!

In The News

• Speech Therapist Is Going Viral For Teaching Little Ones How To Say No
  August 12th, 2022
  Hailey Van Asch, a speech-language pathologist and owner of Van Asch Speech Therapy, is helping children find their voices by teaching them how to protest — and TikTok is applauding her mission.In The Know by Yahoo spoke to Hailey to learn more about the power of saying no, and why she feels it’s important for children to express their dislikes and disinterests.
• SLU Speech-Language Pathologist Receives Rare ASHA Honor
  August 10th, 2022
  Travis Threats, Ph.D., an accomplished speech-language pathologist at Saint Louis University, was recently named a recipient of the Honors of Association from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). It is the national organization’s highest honor.The award recognizes recipients’ exceptional contributions that have enhanced or altered the course in the field of speech, language and hearing sciences throughout their careers.
• WebPT State of Rehab Therapy Report Reveals Industry Challenged by Employee Retention and High Clinician Burnout
  August 3rd, 2022
  WebPT released The State of Rehab Therapy report for 2022. The report details findings from the sixth annual industry-wide survey of more than 6,000 physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology professionals.
• Meta Facing Further Class Action Lawsuit Over Use of Meta Pixel Code on Hospital Websites
  August 1st, 2022
  The lawsuit alleges Meta and its companies, including Facebook, have been collecting sensitive health data of millions of patients without obtaining express consent and have used the information to serve individuals with targeted advertisements.

Legislation

• FDA Releases Final Rule for OTC Hearing Aids
  August 16th, 2022
  Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final rule establishing a regulatory category for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Access to OTC hearing aids is intended to increase the availability and affordability for adults aged 18 and over with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.
• Medicare Finalizes Cuts to Skilled Nursing Facilities for 2023
  August 11th, 2022
  Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) will see a reduction in payments of 4.6% phased in over a 2-year period beginning in fiscal year 2023 (October 1, 2022) based on the parity adjustment policy finalized on July 29, 2022.