In this podcast, we talk with Ms. Angie Sterling Orth about changes, processes, adjustments and strategies for the demands of the COVID pandemic.

In this 10th episode of the UWEC PodCSD we are joined by Mike Biel from Cal State - Northridge. Mike is a clinician, an aphasiologist, an artist, an author and has tremendous interest and expertise in motivation and self-determination theory. In this episode, hear about the conversation that got things started into his further exploration of motivation and practical examples of how to apply concepts of motivation and self-determination theory into clinical practice. Mike mentions a couple resources in the podcast, and they are listed below: Ryan & Deci (2017). Self-Determination Theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. (Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Determination-Theory-Psychological-Motivation-Development/dp/1462528767/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1527716814&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=decci+ryan+self-determination+theory) LaGuardia (2017). Self-Determination Theory in Practice: How to Create an Optimally Supportive Health Care Environment. (Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Determination-Theory-Practice-Supportive-Environment/dp/1520661355) Biel, Nitta & Jackson (2018). Understanding motivation in aphasia rehabilitation. In Coppens & Patterson, Aphasia Rehabilitation: Clinical challenges. https://www.amazon.com/Aphasia-Rehabilitation-Challenges-Patrick-Coppens/dp/1284042715 One additional book that Mike mentioned off the air is: “The Art and Science of Motivation: A Therapist's Guide to Working with Children” by Ziviani. He describes it as a a very readable book that is clinically- and SD- oriented and written by OTs.

In this the 9th episode of the UWEC CSD Podcast, we are joined by SLPs, and UWEC alumni, Briana Dicus and Jozi Weber. They talk about their experiences as recent graduates and new clinicians, their successes and challenges, and resources that have supported their clinical learning and service delivery. Jozi and Briana mention a couple resources that have been beneficial to them clinically, including the ACRM Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual by Edmond Haskins et al. http://acrm.org/publications/cognitive-rehab-manual/ and The Speech Store - https://www.tulsasnr.com/speech-store In the intro, I mention a few news items of note, including the Mayo Clinic – UWEC collaboration recently announced: https://www.uwec.edu/news/news/uw-eau-claire-mayo-clinic-health-system-announce-research-agreement-2454/ as well as the recent press relating to the community of Eau Claire, including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article on the cultural renaissance happening in Eau Claire: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2017/07/01/eau-claire-cultural-renaissance/409782001/