213 Episodes

  1. How to help students generalize skills (even if you only see them once a week)

    Published: 12/21/2022

  2. Creating grassroots movements to support kids in your community (with Merlin Anderson)

    Published: 12/14/2022

  3. What district wide activities are relevant to school therapists?

    Published: 12/7/2022

  4. De Facto Leaders: A New Show Title and Direction

    Published: 11/30/2022

  5. What to do when the IEP team doesn't agree

    Published: 11/23/2022

  6. Navigating workplace conflict and getting team buy-in

    Published: 11/16/2022

  7. Effective clinical supervision and creating leadership opportunities

    Published: 11/9/2022

  8. Why you should plan for service delivery instead of planning for therapy

    Published: 11/2/2022

  9. How to provide high-quality support for your caseload with the "asset stack" method

    Published: 10/26/2022

  10. The Danger of the Comfort Zone

    Published: 10/19/2022

  11. Whose job is it to work on executive functioning?

    Published: 10/12/2022

  12. Career “test-runs” and calming your inner critic (with Stephanie Hayes)

    Published: 10/5/2022

  13. The low-risk way to explore career pivots (for therapists)

    Published: 9/28/2022

  14. The Levels of Clinical Leadership

    Published: 9/21/2022

  15. Don’t avoid problems. Plan for them.

    Published: 9/14/2022

  16. Creating assets and leverage to amplify the impact of your services

    Published: 9/7/2022

  17. Using your BS radar to practice EBP

    Published: 8/31/2022

  18. Therapists are leaders in disguise

    Published: 8/24/2022

  19. Why "work-life balance" is unattainable (and what to do instead)

    Published: 8/17/2022

  20. Don't find your passion, find your sh*t sandwich

    Published: 8/10/2022

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On the De Facto Leaders podcast, host Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan helps pediatric therapists and educators become better leaders, so they can make a bigger impact with their services. With over 15 years of experience supporting school-age kids with diverse learning needs, Dr. Karen shares up-to-date evidence-based practices, her own experiences and guest interviews designed to help clinicians, teachers, and aspiring school leaders feel more confident in the way they serve their students and clients. She’ll cover a range of topics designed to help you support students' emotional and academic growth and set kids up for success in adulthood, including how to support language, literacy, executive functioning, and how to help IEP teams working together to support kids across the day. Whether you want to learn more effective strategies for your therapy session or classroom, be a more influential leader on your team, or find creative ways to use your skills to advance in your career, Dr. Karen has you covered.