De Facto Leaders

De Facto Leaders


Latest Episodes

Getting a “Yes” from your school administrator (with Marva Mount)
February 01, 2023

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 speaker on issues regarding public

Supporting bilingualism in K-12 kids (with Briana Wagner)
January 25, 2023

Im 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 teacher, but soon made a career trans

Creating therapy materials to serve your caseload and build a business (with Hallie Sherman)
January 18, 2023

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 . When Hallie started working as a school SLP, s

Using YouTube to support clients and foster innovation (with Clay Hadden)
January 11, 2023

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 fantastic conversation about how to

Mistakes I made and points of clarity (working memory, attention, positive reinforcement)
January 04, 2023

Im continually learning and developing my understanding of language and executive functioning, as well as how to help teams work together to better support these skills. Thats why I recently decide

Recovering from burnout (with Angie Merced)
December 28, 2022

Therapist burnout is prevalent among SLPs, social workers, psychologists, and other professionals supporting K-12 kids. Thats why I was so excited to have special guest Angie Merced on the De Facto

How to help students generalize skills (even if you only see them once a week)
December 21, 2022

Generalization is one of the most common complaints I hear from school therapists, regardless of the discipline. If youre a clinician, you know how frustrating it is when a student seems to grasp a

Creating grassroots movements to support kids in your community (with Merlin Anderson)
December 14, 2022

Theres a lot of talk within the therapy world about effective therapy strategies; but theres NOT a lot of talk about how to get funding so programs can actually deliver support and resources. That

What district wide activities are relevant to school therapists?
December 07, 2022

If youre a school therapist, youve likely been asked to do a lot of things within the school system that dont seem totally relevant to your role as a clinician. Yet at the same time, you may often

De Facto Leaders: A New Show Title and Direction
November 30, 2022

In this episode, Im 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?)Ive been hinting at this for a while and have slowly transitioned the types of topics Iv