SLP Coffee Talk
SLP Coffee Talk
Hallie Sherman
Rethinking “Following Directions” Goals in Speech Therapy
25 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie chats with Emily Byers Chaney—pediatric SLP, private practice owner, and neurodiversity affirming advocate—about why following directions goals might not be telling you what you think they are. Emily shares how working alongside Jessie Ginsburg shifted her entire clinical lens, what’s really happening when a child doesn’t follow a direction, and how to build therapy that’s meaningful, motivating, and actually carries over. This one’s for every SLP wh...