
About this podcast
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…
267 episodes · education
De Facto Leaders
About this podcast
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…
Recent episodes
- Five External Signs of Executive Dysfunction That Show Up At School26 Aug · 25 min
- You don’t need “buy in” from teachers to get executive functioning support into classrooms.12 Aug · 35 min
- Working on "regulation", but seeing students get more dysregulated? Here's why that's happening.29 Jul · 24 min
- Still trying to do social skills intervention with a 20-minute social skills group? Do this instead.15 Jul · 17 min
- The Impact of Overaccommodation in K–12 on Independence in College and Beyond (with Jill Fahy)1 Jul · 1 h 05 min
- Helping Kids and the Adults Supporting Them Understand How the Brain Learns to Read (with Lori Josephson)24 Jun · 52 min
- Thinking you need a scope and sequence for language therapy? Think again.10 Jun · 30 min
- AAC, Gestalts, and Literacy: Case Studies for Using the “Essential 5” (with Kimberly Jenkins)27 May · 1 h 06 min
- Three Practices That Turn Language Therapy Into a Scalable System13 May · 32 min
- BONUS: Using Recess to Build Social Skills and Help Students Discover their Leadership Potential (with Elizabeth Cushing)6 May · 54 min