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Private Practice Pet Peeves

1.0 Hours
44
Audio

Course Description

This course will no longer be available nor registered with ASHA after 2/1/24.

Michelle is joined by Andi Lary, MS CCC-SLP, South Carolina’s State Advocate for Reimbursement (STAR) with ASHA, as well as owner of The Therapy Consortium, Inc., and owner-director of One Stop Therapy for Kids. While she wears a variety of proverbial hats, in addition to being a phenomenal clinician, Andi has a true passion for helping colleagues be successful in managing their own private practices. She is a widely respected speaker on all things private practice and in this course Andi lays out some of the most common pitfalls that new business owners make and how to persevere.


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Objective

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1
Describe 3 guidelines they should be following as private practice SLPs.
2
Explain 3 critical elements that need to be included in their documentation.
3
Identify 2 common corners that private practice SLPs “cut” and remedies to fix those errors.

About Presenters

Michelle Dawson

MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S

Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, serves as the Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor with James Madison University. Additionally, she is the acclaimed host of “First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional” a weekly Speech Therapy Podcast that addresses “all thangs” Pediatric Speech Therapy, and is presented by SpeechTherapyPD.com. Michelle authored, "Chasing the Swallow: Truth, Science, and Hope for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders". She is an accomplished lecturer; traveling across the nation delivering courses on best practices for the evaluation and treatment of the medically complex infant, toddlers, and children with respect to their pediatric oropharyngeal dysphagia, pediatric feeding disorder, as well as language acquisition within the framework of Early Intervention. She has served as the Treasurer for the Council of State Association Presidents (CSAP), is a Past President of the South Carolina Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (SCSHA), a graduate of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Leadership Development Program (ASHA LDP), a recipient of the Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Champion from Feeding Matters, a recipient of the Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Outstanding Clinical Achievement from the SCSHA, a recipient of the State Clinical Achievement Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Foundation, recognized as an ASHA Innovator in 2023, and ten-time recipient of ASHA’s ACE Award for continuing education.

Andrea Lary

MS, CCC-SLP

Andi Lary, MS CCC-SLP, a New York native, began her adventurous career in the wild world of Early Intervention Private Practice for Speech Language Pathologists in 1980 while traversing snow capped mountains in Maine. Since that time she has worked for and established various home health agencies in Calabash, NC and Horry County, SC, all with the aim of treating pediatric populations in their natural environment. Since settling in Mrytle Beach, SC, she has seen her single-shack clinic expand to having 18 staff members/therapists at her clinic, One Stop Therapy for Kids, as well as creating a second business, Therapy Consortium, where she completes billing for 65 contractors that are PTs, OTs, and SLPs. This petite, but fierce package, doesn’t stop there though…she also serves as SC’s ASHA Star Representative, regularly advocating for billing and reimbursement issues in the Palmetto State.

Additional Information

Speechtherapypd.com
Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEU

ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.

Course Timeline

Timeline
10 min: Introductions and backgrounds
10 min: Best practice guidelines that private practice owners should be following
10 min: Common documentation errors and how to fix these
15 min: Common “cut corners” and how to fix these bad habits
15 min: Questions and Answers

Course Disclosure

The content of this course is based on the research and experience of the presenter. You are responsible to do your own research to determine if the information and skills taught are appropriate for your clients/students/patients.
Disclosure Statement for Michelle Dawson
Financial Michelle authored, "Chasing the Swallow: Truth, Science, and Hope for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders" from which she receives royalties from the sale of it. She is the host of "First Bite: A Speech Therapy Podcast" for which she receives compensation from SpeechTherapyPD.com. She also receives compensation for numerous presentations from SpeechTherapyPD.com. She receives an annual salary from James Madison University. She also receives profits from the sales of "First Bite Boutique".
Nonfinancial Michelle Dawson is a volunteer with ASHA as the Topic Chair for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders for ASHA 2024 Convention, additionally she is a volunteer with Feeding Matters, Co-Chair of the Special Interest Group for Swallowing and Pediatric Feeding Disorders for the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV), a Board of Trustee Member with the Communication Disorder Foundation of Virginia (CDF), a former Treasurer with the Council of State Association Presidents (CSAP), a Past President with South Carolina Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (SCSHA). She is a member of ASHA, ASHA SIG 10 and 13, SCSHA, SHAV, the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS), the National Black Association for Speech, Language, and Hearing (NBASLH), and the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders (NFOSD).
Disclosure Statement for Andrea Lary
Financial Andrea Lary received compensation for this presentation from SpeechTherapyPD.com.
Nonfinancial No relevant non-financial relationships exist.

Michelle Dawson

MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S

Andrea Lary

MS, CCC-SLP

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