151: 6 Things I Wish I Knew Starting Out with AAC

In this episode, I am joined by Ebony Green. Ebony is a speech language pathologist and a former K-12 teacher. She started her private practice in 2019 and was able to secure contracts with several schools and double her practice revenue within the first two years of being in business. Since Ebony became an entrepreneur, she has always helped other private practitioners along the way. As a former educator, Ebony is passionate about teaching and sharing resources with others. In 2021 Ebony was named an ASHA Distinguished Early Career Professional based on her work and the platform she built to help other SLPs learn how to become successful business owners. Today Ebony has contracts with dozens of schools in Arizona. Her company contracts with various schools including private schools, public schools, and charter schools. Ebony leads a team of 30 therapists and serves as the CEO of her private practice, CASA Speech and Development Services. If starting a private practice or helping your practice run automatically is one of your goals this year, then check out Simple Practice! I use it in my private practice and it has everything I need, including intake forms, automatic billing, SOAP notes, private messaging, appointment reminders, and more! Try it for 30 days and get one month free using my link below: https://partners.simplepractice.com/ssucrew Note: If you upgrade and make a purchase through this link, I’ll receive a commission. This podcast will always be free to listen. Podcast sponsorships and your use of affiliated links make this possible. Thank you for your continued support! Visit Speechie Side Up to learn more about this episode.

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Dani Gaff, a pediatric speech-language pathologist at an elementary school in Indiana. She is also the owner of The Messy SLP, LLC, a small private practice serving pediatric clients in the Michiana area. She is better known as @TheMessySLP on Instagram, where she uses her platform to encourage work/life balance, share real-life humor, and collaborate with others. We cover "n of 1," starting out with AAC, and the process of finding the right device. If starting a private practice or helping your practice run automatically is one of your goals this year, then check out Simple Practice! I use it in my private practice and it has everything I need, including intake forms, automatic billing, SOAP notes, private messaging, appointment reminders, and more! Try it for 30 days and get one month free using my link below: https://partners.simplepractice.com/ssucrew Note: If you upgrade and make a purchase through this link, I’ll receive a commission. This podcast will always be free to listen. Podcast sponsorships and your use of affiliated links make this possible. Thank you for your continued support!

We're kicking off the 2023 season with this episode on creating value-based vision boards! We'll cover 5 tips to make sure your vision board goals are attainable, realistic, and meaningful this year.  If starting a private practice or helping your practice run automatically is one of your goals this year, then check out Simple Practice! I use it in my private practice and it has everything I need, including intake forms, automatic billing, SOAP notes, private messaging, appointment reminders, and more! Try it for 30 days and get one month free using my link below: https://partners.simplepractice.com/ssucrew Note: If you upgrade and make a purchase through this link, I’ll receive a commission. This podcast will always be free to listen. Podcast sponsorships and your use of affiliated links make this possible. Thank you for your continued support!

The episode is part of the AAC Connect series and was inspired by a frustrated teacher that reached out to me. She was told her student wasn’t ready for AAC because he did not point, discriminate or attend long enough. I share some ways to address each skill when a client is not exhibiting these skills "yet." This episode is also a sneak peak into the AAC Connect program. AAC Connect includes a variety of therapy materials, training, and personalized support. You can access ALL of these resources for $99 using the code SSUCREW . Registration closes November 30, 2022. Click here to learn more and sign up: https://tasseltogether.com/courses/aac-connect/ Sponsored by Tassel: Check out the Countdown Pass to catch up on CEUs before the end of 2022! Ends 11/30/22

The episode is part of the AAC Connect series. I used to provide AAC trial devices to professionals. Now that I’m on the other side as a private practitioner, I wish we could hold on to the devices longer. Every client is so unique and feature matching can take a long time. Especially if you only see a client 1-2 times a week! Here are 5 things you can do to help with the trial process. This episode is also a sneak peak into the AAC Connect program. AAC Connect includes a variety of therapy materials, training, and personalized support. You can access ALL of these resources for $99 using the code SSUCREW . Registration closes November 30, 2022. Click here to learn more and sign up: https://tasseltogether.com/courses/aac-connect/ Sponsored by Tassel: Check out the Countdown Pass to catch up on CEUs before the end of 2022! Ends 11/30/22 

This solo episode is all about the mistakes I made with AAC in the past. We review 6 things I wish I knew starting out with AAC like determining grid size, programming, moving beyond requesting, teaching literacy, adding gestalts, and giving exploration time. This episode is also a sneak peak into the AAC Connect program. AAC Connect includes a variety of therapy materials, training, and personalized support. You can access ALL of these resources for $99 using the code SSUCREW . Registration closes November 30, 2022. Click here to learn more and sign up: https://tasseltogether.com/courses/aac-connect/

This solo is all about AAC in early intervention. We review 3 tips to start using AAC in EI when you don’t have buy-in or access to high-tech systems. This episode is also a sneak peak into the AAC Connect program. AAC Connect includes a variety of therapy materials, training, and personalized support. You can access ALL of these resources for $99 until the end of 11/2/22 or using the code SSUCREW after general early access pricing ends. Click here to learn more and sign up: https://tasseltogether.com/courses/aac-connect/

In this podcourse, we review the characteristics of play and how the environment impacts play and social participation. We also review strategies to connect with children and empower caregivers in play. This episode is part of a digital conference event called SLP Live. Listening to this episode does not automatically guarantee ASHA CEUs. If you want to earn .1 ASHA CEUs, download the playbook, join the private community, access the exhibit hall, and grab the other courses materials for this episode, please register for the conference, SLP Live, using this link: https://courses.slpnerdcast.com/pages/slp-live-checkout Use the code slppodcast for 25% off the SLP Live conference registration!

In this podcourse, we review the bunched and retroflex productions of /r/. We also review evidence-based strategies for elicitation of /r/ in multiple contexts. This episode is part of a digital conference event called SLP Live. Listening to this episode does not automatically guarantee ASHA CEUs. If you want to earn .1 ASHA CEUs, download the playbook, join the private community, access the exhibit hall, and grab the other courses materials for this episode, please register for the conference, SLP Live, using this link: https://courses.slpnerdcast.com/pages/slp-live-checkout Use the code slppodcast for 25% off the SLP Live conference registration!

In this podcourse, we discuss barriers to an interdisciplinary approach to augmentative alternative communication (AAC) implementation.  We also discuss the importance of approachable collaboration, dissemination, and strategies to implement AAC throughout the day. This episode is part of a digital conference event called SLP Live. Listening to this episode does not automatically guarantee ASHA CEUs. If you want to earn .1 ASHA CEUs, download the playbook, join the private community, access the exhibit hall, and grab the other courses materials for this episode, please register for the conference, SLP Live, using this link: https://courses.slpnerdcast.com/pages/slp-live-checkout Use the code slppodcast for 25% off the SLP Live conference registration!