All Episodes
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Can my principal evaluate me if they've never done my job? (with Eric Makelky)
If you’re a therapist or educator working in the schools, there’s a high probability that the administrator who does your employee evaluation isn’t a subject-matter ex...
How to do multilingual evaluations as a monolingual therapist (with Meg Morgan)
Doing a quality evaluation when you’re assessing things like language can be a challenge because there isn’t one “magic bullet” test that gives us what we need. What ...
How to make social skills intervention evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming
What’s evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming shouldn’t be in opposition. Effective interventions that build resilience and help kids build healthy relationships ...
Trauma, reactive attachment disorder, and supporting families (with Sharon Fuller)
I was honored to have Sharon Fuller, founder of The Attachment Place, LLC as a guest for episode 106 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast. Sharon began her journey with...
Do video games improve cognitive performance?
In 2022, a study was published in JAMA Network Open with a compelling title: “Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children.” You may re...
Unions, collective bargaining, and getting your voice heard (with Michael Campbell)
Many people in education and healthcare know that lobbying and advocacy needs to happen; but many people don’t know whose responsibility it is or how to do it. That’s ...
Self-care cabaret for teachers, therapists, and school leaders (with Dr. Theresa-Melito Conners)
We’ve all sat through some boring professional development before; but there’s nothing boring about the training you’ll get from Dr. MC, the guest on episode 103 of th...
The science of reading: A team approach (with Brett Stevens)
There are a lot of approaches to teaching kids to read; but not all of them are effective. This is especially important for kids with disabilities who need explicit in...
How school therapists can lead schools in providing district-wide executive functioning supports
Strong executive functioning skills can help kids to be resilient, adaptable, and independent. These characteristics are going to be essential for supporting mental h...
Working with your building principal to create a win-win-win (with Dr. Gastrid Harrigan)
On episode 100 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Gastrid Harrigan has been an educator for over 19 years as a classroom teacher...
Cleft palate, resonance disorders, and market research (with Allison Fors)
On episode 99 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast, I had the opportunity to interview Allison Fors, who is a pediatric SLP-A, mom to a child with a cleft palate, and a T...
How to become a children's book author (with Valerie Doherty)
On episode 98 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast, I had the opportunity to interview children’s book author and veteran SLP, Valerie Doherty. Valerie has over 30 year...
Getting a “Yes” from your school administrator (with Marva Mount)
On episode 97 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast, I had the opportunity to interview SLP and Related Services Director, Marva Mount. Marva is a nationally recognized s...
Supporting bilingualism in K-12 kids (with Briana Wagner)
I’m SO excited to share episode 96 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast, where I sat down with Bilingual School Psychologist, Briana Wagner. Briana started out as a teac...
Creating therapy materials to serve your caseload and build a business (with Hallie Sherman)
In episode 95 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast I sat down with Hallie Sherman, a school speech-language pathologist, blogger, and business owner from SpeechTimeFun. ...
Using YouTube to support clients and foster innovation (with Clay Hadden)
In episode 94 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast I sat down with Clay Hadden (a.k.a. Mister Clay), a private practice SLP and YouTuber from South Carolina. We had a fa...
Mistakes I made and points of clarity (working memory, attention, positive reinforcement)
I’m continually learning and developing my understanding of language and executive functioning, as well as how to help teams work together to better support these skil...
Recovering from burnout (with Angie Merced)
Therapist burnout is prevalent among SLPs, social workers, psychologists, and other professionals supporting K-12 kids. That’s why I was so excited to have special gu...
How to help students generalize skills (even if you only see them once a week)
Generalization is one of the most common complaints I hear from school therapists, regardless of the discipline. If you’re a clinician, you know how frustrating it is...
Creating grassroots movements to support kids in your community (with Merlin Anderson)
There’s a lot of talk within the therapy world about effective therapy strategies; but there’s NOT a lot of talk about how to get funding so programs can actually deli...
What district wide activities are relevant to school therapists?
If you’re a school therapist, you’ve likely been asked to do a lot of things within the school system that don’t seem totally relevant to your role as a clinician. Ye...
De Facto Leaders: A New Show Title and Direction
In this episode, I’m excited to officially announce the new direction for the podcast! The show is now called “De Facto Leaders” (it was formerly “Are they 18 yet?®”)...
What to do when the IEP team doesn't agree
Part of a school therapist’s job is getting buy-in from the entire IEP team, but that can be difficult to do when team members don’t agree on what’s best for a student...
Navigating workplace conflict and getting team buy-in
One of the most powerful ways to provide comprehensive services for K-12 kids is by collaborating with other therapists and teachers… Which is why it’s frustrating wh...
Effective clinical supervision and creating leadership opportunities
If you’re a pediatric therapist or service provider, chances are you do some form of “supervising”, whether it’s in your job title or not. Part of being an effective...
Why you should plan for service delivery instead of planning for therapy
One of the biggest challenges for pediatric therapists is making sure their caseload has support across the day and across settings. This becomes incredibly difficult...
How to provide high-quality support for your caseload with the "asset stack" method
A lot of your clinical training taught you how to be a good clinician. But often it doesn’t teach you how to "work the system" and get your kids what they need. The t...
The Danger of the Comfort Zone
In episode 82, I sit down with my friend and mentor Stephanie Hayes and talk about comfort zones. I share my experiences within the context of my personal business, b...
Whose job is it to work on executive functioning?
In the School of Clinical Leadership, I’ve devoted an entire suite of programs to educating professionals on executive functioning. Even though the focus of the prog...
Career “test-runs” and calming your inner critic (with Stephanie Hayes)
In this episode, I’m sharing a special conversation with my mentor, friend, and business consultant, Stephanie Hayes. Stephanie specializes in building businesses fro...
