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Professional Development for Speech Therapists (SLPs/SLPAs, etc.). ASHA/CA-approved provider.

Speech Therapy PD, is an online continuing education provider and resource for Speech-Language Pathologists worldwide. We specialize in providing audio and video courses that are evidence-based and registered for ASHA CEUs. Our ever growing library contains more than 1,200 courses on-demand and 15+ new courses monthly!

10/06/2026

You have to start somewhere.

In this episode of First Bite, host Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, is joined by Jean Hawney, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC, to break down some of the biggest barriers pediatric SLPs face when considering private practice.

They discuss what SLPs need to consider when building a feeding-focused practice, including:
- Scope of practice
- Advanced training
- Ethical decision-making
- Resources that can help guide the process.

Tune in to the full episode, “Finding Your Niche in Feeding Therapy and Building a Private Practice” on your favorite podcast platform. Take the accompanying course with Speech Therapy PD to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs. 🦉

10/04/2026

Save your spot for our AAC Conference this October!

🗓️ October 25
🕐 9:00 am PT / 12:00 pm ET
✨ Earn 0.35 ASHA CEUs
👩🏽‍💻 Live & Interactive

Conference Schedule:

1️⃣ Play-Based AT and AAC for Pediatric SLPs (Part 2) with Janelle B. Hansen-Bundy, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP

2️⃣ Bringing Literacy to Life: Using AAC & Sensory Elements to Build Connections with Megan Stewart, MS, CCC-SLP

3️⃣ AAC for Complex Communication and Physical Need with Elizabeth Ardoin, MS, CCC-SLP

Register online with Speech Therapy PD 🦉

10/04/2026

Trauma is in the eye of the experiencer.

In this episode of First Bite podcast, host Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP is joined by Lauren Thompson, MEd, CCC-SLP, CLC, and Allissa Younan, MS, OTR/L, to discuss how trauma-sensitive care can better support children with feeding challenges, sensory differences, nervous system dysregulation, and other complex needs.

Listen & Learn:
- Describe principles of trauma-sensitive care
- Identify strategies for promoting co-regulation, caregiver partnership, and felt safety
- Explain the benefits of interprofessional collaboration between OTs and SLPs

Tune in to the full episode, “Beyond “Won’t”: Trauma, Regulation, and Collaborative Care” on your favorite podcast platform. Take the accompanying course with Speech Therapy PD to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs. 🦉

10/02/2026

October courses are here! ✏️🗓️

Mark your calendars for new learning:
- AAC
- Language & Literacy
- Autism
- Feeding & Swallowing
- Executive Functioning
- Suprevision
+ more!

October is International AAC Awareness Month and ADHD Awareness Month. Build on your skills by attending our AAC Conference on October 25, and join our course “Executive Functioning: Practical Strategies” on October 28.

Keep learning this October! 🦉

*Please note: Course schedules, presenters, and details are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances such as presenter illness or other scheduling conflicts. We will notify registered participants as soon as possible of any changes. For the most up-to-date information, please check our website.

09/30/2026

Put autonomy on the menu with responsive feeding therapy.🍎

In this episode of Making Sense with Madi the SLP, Madi Metcalf, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Jenny McGlothlin, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, to discuss what responsive feeding therapy (RFT) looks like in practice.

Listen and learn how to:
- Implement the values of RFT in a session.
- Describe how you can include caregivers in a session.
- Explain how you can use RFT across different populations.

Tune in to the full episode, “Making Sense of Responsive Feeding Therapy: Responsive Feeding Therapy In Action” on your favorite podcast platforms. Take the accompanying course with Speech Therapy PD to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs. 🦉

09/29/2026

Language comprehension curricula can provide consistent support amid busy school caseloads. 📚

In this episode of School of Speech, host Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Hannah Hudson, MS, CCC-SLP, to discuss how language comprehension curricula can support elementary students with language and literacy difficulties and how SLPs can incorporate these tools into their current practice.

Listen and learn about:
- The importance of language comprehension in reading development and academic success.
- Identifying barriers and misconceptions surrounding language comprehension curricula.
- Considerations for choosing and implementing a curriculum.

Tune in to the full episode, “Using Language Comprehension Curricula in Schools” on your favorite podcast platforms. Take the accompanying course with Speech Therapy PD to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs. 🦉

09/27/2026

Refresh your GLP knowledge and find new ways to expand language.

This episode of The Gestalt Get-Together brings the basics back into focus. Host Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Emily Byers Chaney, MS, CCC-SLP, to talk through echolalia, language modeling, play-based intervention, and how GLP discourse has evolved.

Listen and learn how to:
- Describe characteristics of a GLP child.
- Apply practical ways to expand language and support GLPs.
- Encourage reciprocal interactions.

Tune in to the full episode, “Back to Basics on Gestalt Language Processing” on your favorite podcast platforms. Take the accompanying course with Speech Therapy PD to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs. 🦉

09/27/2026

What does it take to become a confident EI SLP?

In this episode of First Bite podcast, host Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP welcomes guest Margaryta Kuzmin, MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE to walk through her “CONFIDENT” EI SLP framework.

- Identify the multiple roles and responsibilities of EI SLPs
- Describe key components of a confident EI SLP
- Apply principles of the “CONFIDENT” EI SLP framework to support functional, collaborative, and family-centered intervention.

Tune in to the full episode, “The Confident EI SLP: Feeding, Coaching, and Real-Life Care” on your favorite podcast platform. Take the accompanying course with Speech Therapy PD to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs. 🦉

09/26/2026

Explore the essential role communication plays in delivering safe, effective, and equitable care.

In this episode of Brainstorms, host Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS, is joined by Hilary Sample, MA, CCC-SLP, to examine how conditions such as aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, and cognitive-communication disorders can create barriers to receiving high-quality medical care.

Listen and learn how to:
- Recognize how communication barriers contribute to patient safety risks in healthcare.
- Identify practical approaches to improving communication access across the healthcare team.
- Describe common systems-level barriers that limit effective communication with patients who have aphasia and other communication disorders.

Tune in to the full episode, “More Than Words: How Communication Disorders Affect Healthcare” on your favorite podcast platforms. Take the accompanying course with Speech Therapy PD to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs. 🦉

09/25/2026

A goal can be specific and measurable, but what will achieving it change for the student beyond the speech room?

In her newest School of Speech Notes, Carolyn Dolby explores educational impact, the ICF, and why student voice belongs in the goal-writing process. Go to the “SLP Blog” link in our bio to read it!

Before you write a goal, what is one question you would ask the student? Share it in the comments. 👇

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