In this episode, Sarah and Suzanne Aldrich discuss Suzanne's private practice - focusing on Speech Sound Disorders (SSDs) for the birth-5 population.

Full show notes: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/164

Suzanne on IG

Functional Words for Apraxia Resource

:31In this varied interview with Danielle Guenther and Nikki Hunjan (and host Sarah), the trio discusses:

• The emotions and caring that go into this work
• Separating your identity from your job
• The amount of money and time SLPs spend of their own for this career

...and more

Time Stamps

(0:00) Intro & Our Careers so Far

(2:13) Clinic vs Schools: Pros and Cons

(5:23) Life Changes & Job Changes

(7:00) Identity & Being an SLP

(19:20) Lesson Planning

(23:00) Spending Less Money on Games & Materials

(25:00) Wrap Up

Resources

Show Notes

Newsletter

Late Talkers E-Book

Review the Podcast

In this episode w/ Klaire Brumbaugh (IG: slpwithdr.b), the following topics are discussed:

• Managing treatment overwhelm (all the SSD approaches!)
• Choosing an SSD approach
• Are we supposed to do these approaches as outlined in the studies? How do we implement them in the real world of therapy sessions?

Show Notes

Full show notes at: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/163

Time Stamps

(0:00) Intro

(1:17) Burnout

(7:16) Choosing an SSD approach Overwhelm

(9:33) Myths in Treating SSDs & Implementing Research as Published

(16:33) Do we need 100 trials per session to be effective?

(19:50) Choosing Approaches & Combining Approaches

(23:30) Case Study: 4.5yo, suspected CAS, significant phonological disorder

(26:05) Complexity Approach

(28:53) Stimulability Approach

(30:01) Case Study 2: 4yo, suspected motor speech disorder, shuts down and isn't imitating in speech sessions

(33:00) Core Vocabulary Approach

(36:40) Further Resources

(40:00) Encouragement for SLPs treating SSDs

(40:55) Outro

Resources

Scip App (Sound Contrasts in Phonology)

StaRt App (for /r/ sound)

Informed SLP SSD Article

Ulster University SSD Approaches Choice Tool