Meet your instructors

Kelly Farquharson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Kelly Farquharson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (she/ her) is an SLP, an associate professor, and director of the Children Literacy and Speech Sound Lab at Florida State University. The mission of her lab is to help children with speech and language impairments achieve classroom success. In a related line of work, she investigates the ways in which school-based SLPs can be better supported to implement best practices. She runs an active Instagram page @classlab_FSU, with a popular weekly series called Phonetics Fridays, geared towards helping clinicians apply phonetic science to the assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders. She is an Editor for Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools and an affiliated faculty member with the Florida Center for Reading Research.

Speech and Language Pathologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst Kate Grandbois

Kate is a dually certified SLP / BCBA with 13 years of clinical experience working in private practice, outpatient clinics, outpatient hospital settings, and consulting to private schools and legal teams. She specializes in augmentative alternative communication, autism and associated disorders, language development, and integrating AAC into the educational/vocational programming of persons with behavioral needs. Kate Grandbois financial disclosures: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
Speaker Disclosures
Kelly receives a salary from Florida State University. she is an independent contractor with Bright Ideas Media, SLP Toolkit, Bjorem Speech Publications, and The Informed SLP. Kelly is also an Amazon affiliate. She can receive income from Meta, the company that owns Instagram. I am the owner of Literacy Speech, LLC. Kelly also received an honorarium for creating this course.
Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.
Amy is a full time employee in a public school and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast
I direct the Children's Literacy and Speech Sound (CLaSS) Lab and often recruit SLPs to participate in research studies.
Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
Amy is a Member of ASHA SIG 12 and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
Live Event
Course Number

ABJE8017

When

April 25th, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST

Where

Live Sessions will take place on Zoom. The Zoom link is provided once you register. Go to your SLP Nerdcast Dashboard and click the course title

Description

School-based speech-language pathologists are often required to work under a caseload model. This model does not accurately reflect the majority of the speech-language pathologists’ responsibilities. A workload model can increase retention, improve therapy outcomes, reduce overwhelm, and help speech-language pathologists lean into their expertise.

Recorded Playback
Course Number

ABJE0106

When

April 27th, 2023

Where

Access to this course is free through our podcasting platform and our YouTube channel

Description

School-based speech-language pathologists are often required to work under a caseload model. This model does not accurately reflect the majority of the speech-language pathologists’ responsibilities. A workload model can increase retention, improve therapy outcomes, reduce overwhelm, and help speech-language pathologists lean into their expertise.

Course Disclosure
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