First Bite with Michelle L.W. Dawson (2026)

31/10/2025

Closing out month in style!

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30/10/2025

🎙️New Episode 🎉 #318 “Brain Injury and the Pediatric SLP”

Pediatric brain injuries can happen for many different reasons, and they may affect speech, language, feeding, and even result in dysphagia. For many SLPs, working with children who have a brain injury can feel overwhelming, especially if this is a new population for you.

In this episode of First Bite, Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, sits down with Hannah Patten, MSP, CCC-SLP, from the Mayo Clinic. Hannah shares the most common causes of pediatric brain injuries, current evidence-based approaches for evaluation and treatment, and practical interventions that can make a real difference.

You will leave with functional resources, new ideas, and the confidence to bring hope and support to these little ones and their families.

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

✨1. List two common causes of brain injuries in children.

✨2. List two resources where SLPs can learn more about pediatric brain injuries and how they can impact feeding/dysphagia and language.

✨3. Describe an evidence-based approach for both evaluations and treatments for feeding/dysphagia for an individual with a pediatric brain injury.

🎧Listen for free on all major podcast platforms... Or log into your account to earn .1 ASHA CEU 💡

28/10/2025

✨🏆💜And the Winners are…

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Congratulations on winning enrollment for the “First Bite Seminar on Interprofessional Education/Practice”!!!!

I’ll reach out to get your contact information and connect you to the 🤩 to get you registered!

Congratulations!!!

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27/10/2025

🎙️New Episode Alert #317 “nterprofessional, Neurodiversity-Affirming Early Intervention at UTHSC”

In this episode of First Bite, host Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, is joined by Lydia Barry, MS, CCC-SLP, and Maggie Wheeler, MS, CCC-SLP, from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).

Together, they share how UTHSC’s neurodiversity-affirming, routines-based clinical program partners with the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS). You’ll discover two pediatric language clinics on campus that serve families in the community while also giving graduate SLP students the chance to roll up their sleeves and coach caregivers on early language and social skills.

The conversation also shines a light on teamwork, with graduate students learning how to collaborate across disciplines to support the whole family. It’s a practical, real-world look at early intervention that’s equal parts informative and encouraging.

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

✨1. List two clinics available for community members to receive pediatric language services at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

✨2. Describe how graduate speech-language pathology students coach caregivers on early language and social skills acquisition through these programs.

✨3. List three interprofessional practice partners graduate speech-language pathology students could collaborate with through these programs.

🎧Listen for free on all major podcast platforms... Or log into your account to earn .1 ASHA CEU 💡

24/10/2025

✨Giveaway Time✨ Do you want to attend the Interprofessional Education/Practice Seminar that Dr. Lisa Bowers and I have planned for FREE? Up to 11 hours of ASHA CEUs for free? ✨🤓🤩 Then enter to win the giveaway here:

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Giveaway closes Sunday October 26th at 5pm EST and I’ll announce the winner a few minutes later 📣

Happy Learning!

18/10/2025

🎙️✨ New Episode Alert #316 “Research to “Chew On” with Dr. Amy Delaney”

If pediatric feeding and swallowing are your passion, you won’t want to miss this conversation on First Bite.

Host Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, welcomes Dr. Amy Delaney, PhD, CCC-SLP, from Marquette University to share the latest findings from the Neurodevelopmental Feeding and Swallowing Lab.

Dr. Delaney unpacks neurodevelopmental norms, ongoing research in Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD), and key insights from her recent publication on texture progression. With her expertise, you’ll gain a clearer understanding of how evidence is shaping clinical practice and what it means for the future of pediatric feeding.

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your knowledge base or stay up to date with cutting-edge research, this episode offers practical and impactful takeaways you can bring straight to your work with children and families.

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

✨1. Define “Neurodevelopmental Norms” and describe why it is important for pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders.

✨2. List two current research projects being undertaken at the Neurodevelopmental Feeding and Swallowing Lab at Marquette University and explain why this research is important for both evaluation and treatment of pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders.

✨3. List three “textures” that can be described in a recent publication.

🎧Listen for free on all major podcast platforms... Or log into your account to earn .1 ASHA CEU 💡

17/10/2025

✨💜 Save the Date ✨ Sunday November 9th at 12pm EST✨ “IPE/IPP Seminar for Pediatric Medical-Based SLPs” dor .5 ASHA CEUs💜✨

Pediatric medical-based SLPs know that the best outcomes come from strong collaboration, but what does effective interprofessional practice really look like in complex medical settings?

Join Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, along with presenters Jennifer Casteix, MS, CCC-SLP; Inez Esparza, MS, CCC-SLP; Melissa Davis, MS, CCC-SLP; Mary P. Dooher, MA, CCC-SLP; and Tessa Gonzalez, MD, FAAP, for an engaging and practical look at interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP) for pediatric medical-based SLPs.

Spend the day exploring how to support adult learners, partner meaningfully with caregivers, and co-create success with professionals across disciplines. Learn practical strategies for collaborating with interpreters to bring joy and equity into every conversation, and discover why pediatricians are the keystone in thriving IPP.

Whether you work in the clinic, classroom, or community, this seminar empowers you to strengthen team-based care for children with complex needs, including pediatric feeding disorders (PFD), by keeping evidence, empathy, and advocacy at the center.

Because when we work together, we don’t just treat symptoms, we change systems.

✨Register with your account! ✨

17/10/2025

And just like that… our Baby Bear 🐻 is 11 today ✨💜✨

Our sweet mancub is kind to all furry creatures, brave enough to speak his dreams and his fears allowed into the universe… and bold enough to conquer both… he loves Jesus, his family, a great hike, drawing, swimming anywhere he can, ground beef soft shelled tacos 🌮, candy corn, red sports 🚗 , and fart jokes 💨 … hopefully in that order… but his fart jokes are epically timed… so 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

We are so glad you chose us to be your parents and we are so proud of you… just as you are 💜💜💜

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16/10/2025

✨💜Save the date💜✨Saturday November 8th at 12pm EST for a First Bite Seminar “IPE/IPP Seminar for School-Based SLPs” 💜✨ Eligible for .6 ASHA CEUs when you register

School-based SLPs know that student success depends on collaboration, but what does true interprofessional practice look like in action?

✨Join Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, and Lisa Bowers, PhD, CCC-SLP, along with presenters Danika Pfeiffer, PhD, CCC-SLP; Heather L. Ramsdell, PhD, CCC-SLP, CALT, QI in Training; Perry Flynn, MEd, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, CTRI; Danielle Brimo, PhD, CCC-SLP; and Mary Mitchell, PhD, CCC-SLP, for an engaging and practical look at interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP) for school-based SLPs.

✨Spend the day exploring real-world success stories and evidence-based research to discover how co-teaching models, collaborative goal-setting, and cross-disciplinary interventions can strengthen your work with educators, families, and even equine partners.

✨Learn how to decode dyslexia terminology across disciplines, embed syntax instruction within the general education curriculum, and apply lessons learned from global IPE and IPP initiatives. You’ll leave with tools that are both practical and powerful, designed to help you lead with confidence, foster collaboration, and support lasting academic success for your students.

See y’all in November!! 🙋🏻‍♀️
✨✨✨PS: Don’t forget to sign up for Day 2… all things

15/10/2025

✨New Episode #315 “PFD Problem Solving”

Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, and Erin Forward, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, are honored to welcome Emma Justice, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, NTMTC, for an hour of practical problem-solving focused on common challenges in Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) care.

This course is ideal for clinicians who are new to PFD and seeking guidance on when to recommend instrumental exams such as FEES or MBSS, how to explain the importance of interprofessional practice to colleagues, and why caregiver coaching is essential for successful outcomes.

With her extensive clinical expertise and dynamic leadership, Emma inspires participants to approach PFD with confidence, compassion, and the right resources to help children and families thrive.

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

✨1. Describe clinical decision making process when making a selection to recommend either a FEES or MBSS for a pediatric patient.

✨2. Describe why “Caregiver Coaching” is important for pediatric feeding disorder intervention.

✨3. Describe why a clinician needs to engage in continuity of care with medical/allied health interprofessional practice partners.

🎧Listen for free on all major podcast platforms... Or log into your account to earn .1 ASHA CEU 💡

14/10/2025

🤓✨You’re Invited to two day seminar for ✨🤓 Come for one day or two!!

I have had the honor of planning this “First Bite” seminar with Dr. Lisa Bowers from 💜💜💜 And y’all… it is an all star line up!

✨✨✨Tune in via zoom Saturday November 8th starting at 12pm EST for .6 ASHA CEUs for “IPE/IPP Seminar for School-Based SLPs”

✨School-based SLPs know that student success depends on collaboration, but what does true interprofessional practice look like in action?

✨Join Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, and Lisa Bowers, PhD, CCC-SLP, along with presenters Danika Pfeiffer, PhD, CCC-SLP; Heather L. Ramsdell, PhD, CCC-SLP, CALT, QI in Training; Perry Flynn, MEd, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, CTRI; Danielle Brimo, PhD, CCC-SLP; and Mary Mitchell, PhD, CCC-SLP, for an engaging and practical look at interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP) for school-based SLPs.

✨✨✨AND… OR… Tune in via zoom Sunday November 9th starting at 12pm EST for .5 ASHA CEUs for “IPE/IPP Seminar for Pediatric Medical-Based SLPs”

✨Pediatric medical-based SLPs know that the best outcomes come from strong collaboration, but what does effective interprofessional practice really look like in complex medical settings?

✨Join Michelle along with presenters Jennifer Casteix, MS, CCC-SLP; Inez Esparza, MS, CCC-SLP; Melissa Davis, MS, CCC-SLP; Mary P. Dooher, MA, CCC-SLP; and Tessa Gonzalez, MD, FAAP, for an engaging and practical look at interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP) for pediatric medical-based SLPs.

✨Register through your account!! And see y’all there ✨

11/10/2025

🎙️Episode #314 “Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Feeding Disorder” with

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) directly impact access to evaluation and intervention for infants, toddlers, and children with pediatric feeding disorder. But, how comfortable are you in identifying them? Do you have strategies for overcoming the barriers to care that SDOH create? What are the roles/impact of cultural beliefs and language(s) and their impact on SDOH and PFD? To answer these profound questions, as well as countless others, “First Bite” is honored to host the brilliant Ivonne Maldonado De la Rosa, Ph.D., MLS, CCC-SLP, for an hour to enlighten us to potential solutions and strategies for overcoming known and unknown barriers for SDOH and PFD.

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

✨1. Define Social Determinants of Health and how they intersect with pediatric feeding disorders (PFD).

✨2. List two barriers to feeding therapy, and how can providers address them.

✨3. Describe how cultural beliefs and language impact PFD diagnosis and treatment.

🎧Listen for free on all major podcast platforms... Or log into your account to earn .1 ASHA CEU 💡

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