Mind Maps and Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD)
Episode 340 of the First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights podcast, hosted by Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, titled "Mind Maps and Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD)" was published on March 24, 2026 and runs 74 minutes.
March 24, 2026 ·74m · First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights
Episode Description
How can a simple tool can strengthen complex clinical decision-making?
Guests: Kelly Kleinhans, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Courtney Richards, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC
Earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD
Kelly and Courtney share how mind maps and case-based learning are used in graduate training to help learners organize complex information, recognize patterns, and connect assessment findings to meaningful intervention planning. Explore how these strategies can support diverse learning styles while also strengthening supervision and mentoring conversations. Use these tools to help students make sense of complex PFD cases and translate knowledge into confident, thoughtful clinical decisions.
About the Guests: Dr. Kelly Kleinhans is a professor, program director, and clinical education enthusiast who is passionate about helping graduate students become confident, compassionate, and practice-ready SLPs. She leads the Master of Speech-Language Pathology program at Austin Peay State University.
Courtney Richards, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, is the Lead Feeding Therapist at Advanced Therapy Solutions (ATS) in Clarksville, TN, where she oversees the feeding program across three clinics.
Show Notes:
APSU Speech-Language & Swallowing Community Clinic
Feeding Therapy Sweatshirt - Courtney’s Etsy Store
Feeding Matters Power of Two Program
Related Course: Research to "Chew On" with Dr. Amy Delaney
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders
If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently by Fred Lee
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