Increasingly, healthcare and educational professionals are delivering services using teleconferencing platforms. For speech-language pathologists, audiologists, educators, and allied health professionals delivering diagnostic and treatment services using distance technology is called telepractice. In this podcast, Kim Dutro Allen and Dr. K Todd Houston share the latest news, tips, and insights from other professionals who are interviewed in each episode. Telepractice will continue to grow, s ...
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This show will give people with multiple passions and interests a sense of solidarity while sharing practical as well as whimsical tips and anecdotes to help keep their careers and personal lives integrated and fulfilling in a way that maximizes their emotional, physical, spiritual, and physical energy.
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Explore Speech & Feeding: Casey Masalehdani Discusses Her START
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Casey Masalehdani, M.A., CCC-SLP, TSSLD is a state and nationally certified speech-language pathologist. She received her Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology, with Teacher of Students with Speech Language Disabilities certification from Hofstra University. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language H…
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Emma Justice Discusses Her Practice: Justice for Infant Feeding Therapy & Lactation
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Emma Justice is a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist, Certified Lactation Counselor and guest speaker serving patients in the greater Boston area. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), pediatric rehab and most recently the public school system. Emma is the owner of Justice For…
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Building a Professional Learning Community: Heidi Miller Discusses the Virginia Pediatric Dysphagia Collaborative
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Heidi is an inpatient speech-language pathologist at University of Virginia Children’s Hospital. She works in their NICU, PICU, general peds floor, and serves as the primary therapist in their Early Developmental Clinic. In addition to her full-time SLP role, she also is a writer for The Informed SLP and content creator for Therapy Insights. She re…
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Harmony with Breathing, Speaking, & Hearing Matters: Virginia Ingram Shares Her Private Practice
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Harmony Charlotte is brought to you by Virginia Ingram, a certified Speech-Language Pathologist with over 25 years of experience in strategy, communications, and relationship management. Virginia leverages her clinical skills to create solutions, putting people at the center while improving the quality and effectiveness of communication. She blends…
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Embracing Telepractice! Cassondra Righter Shares Her Professional Journey
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Cassondra Righter is a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist from Columbus, Ohio. As a preschool teacher and nanny, she discovered a calling to the communication sciences. She has a passion for helping students and advocating for the profession. Cassondra started exploring teletherapy during the pandemic and never looked back! Teletherapy has allow…
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Integrating Greater Accessibility! Julia Franklin Discusses the Mission of Cephable
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Julia is a dedicated professional with a background in continuing education development, clinical speech-language pathology, interprofessional team building, and mentorship. As the Chief Learning Officer at Cephable, an innovative assistive technology company, she leads initiatives to enhance community learning experiences and digital accessibility…
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Accessibility for All! Elysia Everett Burns Shares the Mission of Friendly Like Me
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Elysia Everett is the Founder and CEO of Friendly Like Me, Inc. She and co-founder, Dave Jensen, created Friendly Like Me to improve accessibility in public places and to make accessibility information easier to find—so more people can take part. FLM connects individuals with “friendly” places that can accommodate the unique needs of people living …
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Pediatric Occupational Therapist Victoria Lefevers Discusses Serving Neurodivergent Children
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Victoria Lefevers is a dedicated pediatric occupational therapist with experience in outpatient and ABA settings, specializing in telehealth services. She is passionate about helping caregivers navigate the complexities of sensory processing, behavior management, and neurodiversity. With a background in psychology from Taylor University and a docto…
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Jacquilyn Arias & Maria del Pilar Londono Discuss Bilingual Services
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Jacquilyn Arias is a certified speech and language pathologist and has worked in pediatric settings providing individual and group therapies for over ten years. Her passion is supporting families and professionals to meet the needs of the whole child through naturalistic and evidence-based interventions. She provides training for parents and profes…
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Kelly Smith-Vernon Discusses Telesupervision
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Kelly Smith-Vernon is a speech language pathologist with Next Level Speech Therapy in a hybrid role as a provider and supervisor for SLPAs. Kelly resides in rural, southeast Ohio with her husband on the family farm. She enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and caring for animals in her free time. Kelly’s education began with a Bachelor of Arts degree in…
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Rachel Morris Discusses Serving Virtual Schools
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Rachel is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University and has practiced as an occupational therapist for over 30 years. Rachel has worked with both adults and children in medical and educational settings and was an early adopter of tele occupational therapy services. Rachel has continued her education by obtaining a master’s degree in Industrial and …
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New Platform: Karen Rose & Adi Topaz Discuss Cognishine
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Karen Rose Karen is a pediatric speech and language pathologist with two decades of experience. Her research focuses on typical and atypical bilingual language development and family language policy, and can be read in numerous internationally renowned journals. She enjoys sharing knowledge, speaking at universities and conferences, peer-reviewing …
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Leading with Passion: Janet Courtney Discusses Lighthouse Therapy
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For me, Lighthouse Therapy is more than a company. It's a calling. I have been a Speech Language Pathologist for 30 years and a teletherapist for 13 years. In 2018, I felt unsettled in my current role as an SLP. I asked God, "What should I do next?" and had no idea that God would lead me to start an online therapy company that would impact the live…
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Telepractice Integration: Traci Bean Shares Her Experience In California
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Traci Bean, MA, CCC-SLP is a Co-Owner and Director at Total Education Solutions. She received her degree in Speech-Language Pathology from San Jose State University. She served on the ASHA SIG 18 Coordinating Committee and has also served on the ASHA Convention Session Selection Committee and as a telepractice expert for the SLP Compact. Traci is p…
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Kathryn Mancewicz Discusses Literacy Intervention
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Kathryn Mancewicz, MS, CCC-SLP is a bilingual speech-language pathologist and owner of Moving Forward Speech Therapy. Kathryn received her Master’s degree with distinction from the University of New Mexico, where she was a member of the CLASS for ALL bilingual emphasis program. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disord…
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Tara Roehl Discusses New Technologies That Will Impact Telepractice
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Tara Roehl is a nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist who owns and operates a private telepractice clinic in Colorado focusing on social cognition, executive functioning and the use of technology in therapy. She is co-founder and president of Hacking Autism and the creator of The Telepractice Course. She has worked with clients in Illino…
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Jen Latshaw Discusses Serving Students Who Are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
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Jen is an experienced Teacher of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. She graduated from The College of New Jersey, where she received a Bachelor’s of Science in Deaf Education, Elementary Education, and English, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching. She has worked as both a classroom teacher and an itinerant teacher, and has used a variety of communic…
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Shari Robertson Discusses Burnout & Work-Life Balance
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Shari Robertson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Board Certified Specialist in Child Language (BCS-CL) is a professor emerita and retired Associate Provost at Indiana University of PA and the CEO of Dynamic Resources. Prior to moving into academia, Robertson spent 20 years in the public schools as a broad range SLP and Administrator and she continues …
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Stacy Crouse Shares Telepractice Tips & Strategies
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Stacy Crouse is a speech-language pathologist in Des Moines, Iowa. She completed her master's in speech-language pathology with an emphasis on children with hearing loss from Fontbonne University (St. Louis, MO) in 2008. In 2017, she became a certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. In addition to a passion for Auditory Verbal Therapy, S…
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Michelle Boisvert & Genevieve Richardson Share Telepractice Insights On Our 200th Episode!
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Dr. Michelle Boisvert, CCC-SLP, combines her expertise as a Speech-Language Pathologist with a passion for integrating technology in both clinical and school-based therapy settings. Her background in education has been vital in redefining the delivery of speech therapy services. Michelle's insight into the challenges clinicians face, particularly i…
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Chloe Picot-Jacobs Discusses Child and Family Mental Health and the Happypillar App
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Chloe Picot-Jacobs, LCSW-S is the Clinical Director at Happypillar. A therapist and clinical program leader, Chloe has over a decade of experience working with kids, families, and schools. She earned her BA from Northwestern University and her MSSW from the University of Texas at Austin. She loves mallomars, attachment theory, and making mental hea…
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Becca Sylvia & Kristi Stearns Discuss The Importance Of A Professional Learning Community
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Kristi and Becca are close friends, passionate speech-language pathologists (SLPs), and the co-founders of Communication Community. Their business began as an AAC-focused blog and has evolved to include an all-encompassing online membership community for SLPs and related providers. Find them providing telepractice services, as well as managing and …
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Kellie Paul Discusses How To Choose The Right Telepractice Platform
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Kellie Paul is a dedicated speech language pathologist with a fervent commitment to high quality teletherapy services. With twenty four years of experience as an SLP, including 12 years in teletherapy, Kellie has honed her skills, effectively reaching and guiding clinicians and clients. Her proficiency in fostering successful, ethical, data driven …
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Lynne Inabnitt Discusses The Importance of Soft Skills In Telepractice
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Lynne Inabnitt, M.A. CCC-SLP, is the Senior Vice President of Clinical Success at Presence, a leading provider of remote evaluations and teletherapy for children with diverse needs in pre-K-12 schools. In this role she oversees a team that supports relationships between Presence clinicians and school district partners by embedding clinically-sound …
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A. C. Goldberg Discusses Serving Transgender Clients & Inclusion
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AC Goldberg (he/him) is a physically disabled intersex/transgender DEIB consultant, Professor and Speech/Language Pathologist whose mission is to cultivate affirming spaces for people of all neurotypes, races, genders, ages, religions, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds and abilities. He started his career in hospitals, where he faced significant em…
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Theresa Koelsch Discusses Transitioning Back To In-Person Services
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Theresa Koelsch, M.A.,CCC-SLP is an SLP with 8 years experience practicing in school based settings and outpatient pediatric clinics across Tennessee, Ohio, and New Mexico. She made the switch to teletherapy in 2018 and continued to pursue it for 6 years. Due to her toddler's frequent illnesses, she found herself looking for part time work. With no…
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Genevieve Richardson Discusses Adult Rehabilitation
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Genevieve Richardson, founder of LIFE Speech Pathology® in Austin, Texas, has nearly 30 years of experience in adult neurological rehabilitation, with a 10-year focus on chronic aphasia treatment via telepractice. At LIFE Aphasia Academy®, she leads in providing comprehensive coaching, educational, and support services for families affected by apha…
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Erica Cappellini Shares Insights From Her Telepractice Journey
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Erica Cappellini, MS CCC-SLP, brings her 21+ years of varied experience in the speech world to her current roles at Pediatric Developmental Services (PDS). PDS is a supportive contract company based out of Maryland with many in-person and virtual opportunities around the country. As Community Liaison, Erica shares the vision and value of PDS to the…
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Adrienne Wallace & Sonia Sethi Kohli Discuss Their Book, The SLP Entrepreneur
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Adrienne Wallace, MBA, MS, CCC-SLP is the owner of Online Speech Services LLC, which provides online communication coaching, speech therapy, and resources for parents and SLPs through direct services and websites, www.TheInteractionCoach.com and www.TelepracticeTools.com. She provides consulting, webinars, online courses, and materials to help othe…
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Adrienne DeWitt Talks About Her Experience Moving Into a Telepractice Position
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Adrienne DeWitt M.A., CCC-SLP is a speech pathologist with a passion for tele! She received her Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Psychology from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Montclair State University. She has worked in public schools and private practice, primarily servicing school-aged ch…
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Karin Koukeyan Discusses Accent Reduction Teletherapy
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Karin Hartunian Koukeyan ("Car-EEN Har-TOON-Ian Koo-K-YAWN"), M.S., CCC-SLP has been a telepractice leader in both education and healthcare for over a decade. She has over 20 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist working in a variety of settings including Schools, Outpatient Clinics, Early Intervention, Home Health, and Private Pract…
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Lelis has practiced as a bilingual/AAC clinical Speech-Language Pathologist in the medical (15 years), public school (25 years), and telepractice (8 years) settings treating clients across the lifespan. Her emphasis has been working with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), non-verbal or limited verbal communicators due to multiple dis…
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Laura Gillingham Discusses Her Telepractice Journey
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Laura Gillingham is a storyteller, Speech-Language Pathologist and LSLS Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist. As a young girl growing up in Greenville, South Carolina, Laura created expansive, fantastical worlds for anyone who would listen. Her stories opened her eyes to an enchanting discovery – vivid storytelling is a catalyst that transforms even…
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Devin Ellsweig Discusses Early Intervention Services for Children with Hearing Loss
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Devin Ellsweig has been an SLP since 2016. At Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech, she works with caregivers of 0-3 year olds who are deaf or hard of hearing following a parent-coaching model. Telepractice has been an amazing tool in her daily practice for empowering caregivers to lead play and embrace auditory strategies as their babies and todd…
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Robyn Raye Shares Her Telepractice Experience & Her Passion for Aromatherapy
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Robyn Raye, M.A., CCC-SLP is a multi-state (CA, GA, FL, ME, NJ, SC, WA, WY) licensed speech-language pathologist with extensive clinical experience ranging from private practice, home-based services, school-based services, and teletherapy. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and her master’s degree from Kean Univer…
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A Conversation with Melissa Mitchell, author of From Survival to Service
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Dr. Melissa Mitchell is an educational psychologist, wife, mother, author, and illustrator. She has worked concurrently as a school psychologist and freelance writer for more than ten years. Author of telepractice blueprint, From Survival to Service, and editor-in-chief of the ever popular newsletter, It All Adds Up: Telepractice in Schools, Meliss…
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Highlights from the 2023 ASHA Convention with Michelle Boisvert
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Dr. Michelle Boisvert, CCC-SLP, combines her expertise as a Speech-Language Pathologist with a passion for integrating technology in both clinical and school-based therapy settings. Her background in education has been vital in redefining the delivery of speech therapy services. Michelle's insight into the challenges clinicians face, particularly i…
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Sandra Hancock Discusses Parent Coaching In Telepractice
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Sandra Hancock, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, began working at the Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC in August 2004. Prior to that she spent 4 years at the Weingarten Children’s Center, an OPTION School in California, and she provided speech therapy in public schools for 2 years before earning her Master’s Degree. Sandra conducts parent par…
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Julie Roberts Discusses Neurodiversity Affirming Care
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Julie Roberts, M.S., CCC-SLP is an autistic, ASHA certified Speech Language Pathologist whose work focuses on autism and neurodiversity. In 2018, she founded the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective, a pioneering initiative that aims to align therapy practices with an evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming framework. Julie has worked with both ped…
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Marissa Rocheleau Discusses Negotiating Contracts
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Marissa Rocheleau, M.A., CCC-SLP earned a Bachelors degree from Indiana University in 2010, double majoring in Psychology and Speech and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Linguistics. She completed her Masters in Speech Pathology from Indiana University in 2012. Since 2014, Marissa has worked in schools and private practices, specializing in online …
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Tiffany Williams Discusses Parent & School Partnerships
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Dr. Tiffany P. Williams is a Speech Language Pathologist with over 15 years of experience in the field. She holds a PhD in Education with a primary emphasis in Early Childhood Education and a secondary emphasis in Multilingual/Multicultural Education. Dr. Williams has a passion for Early Intervention, student success and family engagement. Through …
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Amy Ganser Discusses Simulations In Telepractice
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Amy Ganser (she/her) is a California licensed and board-certified Speech Language Pathologist, holding a Master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Chapman University, and a Bachelor's degree in Musical Theatre from California State University, Fullerton. Her professional journey includes experience across diverse settings, such a…
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Lauren Hastings Shares Her Telepractice & Service Delivery Insights
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Lauren Hastings is a speech-language pathologist, private practice owner, business coach, podcaster, and Ph.D. student. In 2016, Lauren began full-time work in her practice, Hear to Speak, in South Fulton (Atlanta) Georgia which serves the pediatric population using a community-based model. She expresses her love for her profession and the African-…
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Kevin Dias Discusses the Origins & Growth of Ambiki
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Kevin Dias is President at Ambiki where he uses his unique blend of software development expertise and a deep understanding of speech and language therapy to lead the team on their mission to improve lives through innovative solutions in the fields of speech, occupational, and physical therapy. Links: Sign up for a demo of Ambiki: https://meetings.…
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Karin Koukeyan Discusses Telepractice in the Outpatient Setting
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Karin Hartunian Koukeyan ("Car-EEN Har-TOON-Ian Koo-K-YAWN"), M.S., CCC-SLP has been a telepractice clinical manager in both education and healthcare for over a decade. She has over 20 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist working in a variety of settings including Outpatient Clinics, Schools, Early Intervention, Home Health, and Pri…
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Elise Mitchell Discusses Acquiring School Contracts
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Elise Mitchell, M.S. CCC-SLP graduated from Missouri State University in 2013 and quickly entered the world of schools by working for virtual staffing companies for six years an SLP, school sales person, and as a manager. After years of working with virtual services and provider management, Elise stepped away from the school staffing industry as sh…
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Gila Cohen-Shaw Shares Her Telepractice Journey
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Gila has been a practicing Speech-Language Pathologist for over 25 years, spending the last 14 years in the telepractice space. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her Master of Arts degree from the City University of New York at Queens College. She has worked in various settings, includin…
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Acey Holmes Discusses the Power of Play at Work
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Acey Holmes is a southerner by birth pulled to Colorado by the mountains. She spent much of her professional life helping children of all abilities communicate (mostly through play!). With a cliche pandemic pivot away from pediatrics to adults, she now focuses on bringing play to adults through consulting and facilitation all based in the neuroscie…
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Gina Baldwin, is a licensed Speech Language Pathologist and Founder of APP2Speak. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville, IL and her Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. Gina has over 40 years of experien…
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Tia Javier Discusses Her Role as a Bilingual Clinician
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I'm Tia Javier, a multilingual speech-language pathologist and owner of Bilinguatherapy in Richmond, VA. Bilinguatherapy is first and only speech practice in Richmond that specializes in speech therapy in Spanish. I graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in Spanish and from Longwood University with a master's in communication disorders. Prior…
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