{"podcast":{"title":"First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights","slug":"first-bite-fed-fun-functional-slp-insights-965660","podcast_index_feed_id":965660,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/first-bite-slp/","website_url":"https://www.speechtherapypd.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/311b326e-2784-49bf-bdc2-577eb769fb4f/First-Bite-New-Cover-11.png","author":"Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP","episode_count":300,"summary":"First Bite is your go-to resource for all things pediatric speech therapy–covering pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, lactation, AAC, early language acquisition, advocacy, and interprofessional collaboration. Designed to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice, the podcast brings functional, evidence-based insights straight to clinicians serving little ones and their caregivers. Whether you’re a student, seasoned practitioner, researcher, or interprofessional partner, First Bite invites you to listen, learn, and grow alongside a supportive community. Gain the confidence to take whatever “first bite” comes next in your clinical practice–one heartfelt and tea-fueled conversation at a time. Hosted by Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP–bestselling author of \"Chasing the Swallow: Truth, Science, and Hope for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders,\" joyful boy mom, and early intervention specialist–First Bite explores the latest research, clinical strategies, and lived experiences shaping pediatric speech therapy today. This is a Speech Therapy PD podcast, allowing you to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for each episode. For select episodes, colleagues with th…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T10:22:35.776282+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-bite-fed-fun-functional-slp-insights-965660"},"episode":{"title":"NICU to EI with the Hospital-to-Home Systems Change Team","slug":"nicu-to-ei-with-the-hospital-to-home-systems-change-team","published_at":"2026-08-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-bite-fed-fun-functional-slp-insights-965660/nicu-to-ei-with-the-hospital-to-home-systems-change-team","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-bite-fed-fun-functional-slp-insights-965660","url":"https://www.speechtherapypd.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/eb63a75e-c6a2-4347-9b25-7bc10d833e59.mp3","summary":"Learn how to support NICU graduates as they transition from the hospital to home. Earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD Watch on Youtube What happens when Michelle sits down with Tiffany Elliott, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC; Sara Circelli, MA, IMH-E, PMH-C; and Dr. Leslie Butterfield, PhD, PMH-C, from Hospital-to-Home Systems Change? You get a powerful hour dedicated to perinatal mental health, systems change, and supporting NICU graduates as they transition from the hospital to home. Together, they discuss how perinatal mental health, including postpartum anxiety, depression, and trauma, impacts caregiver engagement, readiness to learn, and the ability to support their newborns. They also highlight why supporting caregivers is essential to improving outcomes for infants and families. About the Guests: Tiffany Elliott, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC, is a Speech Language Pathologist and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. She brings her deep clinical experience in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, preterm and medically complex infants, and healthcare systems in the work she does as a clinician, educator and systems change advocate. Sara Circelli, MA, IMH-E, PMH-C, is the Hospital-to-Home Systems Change Manager at Northwest Center, where she also served as an Early Intervention Family Resources Coordinator for nearly a decade. She helped develop Northwest Center’s Hospital-to-Home team to address the “service cliff” families face after NICU discharge, ensuring a supported transition home. Leslie Butterfield, PhD, PMH-C, is a perinatal psychologist specializing in the transition to parenthood, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), perinatal loss, recovery from traumatic birth, NICU parenting, and parenting medica…","meta_description":"Learn how to support NICU graduates as they transition from the hospital to home. 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