Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast
 

Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

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For a family raising a child with special needs, life can be difficult. There are many storms to weather and struggles to address, and we often feel isolated and alone due to the nature of our circumstances. Families have a need to connect and find resources, a need to be encouraged, and a need for hope as we walk down what can be a very hard road at times. Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast was created for this purpose. Our vision is to grow a thriving community, where families with children of all ages with special needs can feel connected, be encouraged, and find hope for the road ahead.

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”2021 Year-in-Review” with Eric and Christen Freund

Monday Dec 13, 2021

Monday Dec 13, 2021

"2021 Year-in-Review" with Eric and Christen Freund

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This is going to be a fun episode. Eric and Christen celebrate Christmas by sharing a few holiday helps and recap this years 2021 podcast episodes. Whether your listening while working out, on the road, or sitting at the table with a cup of coffee or your favorite tea, we hope you take a moment to listen and enjoy. 

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
Eric and Christen Freund

 

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”Applied Behavior Analysis” with Megan Sprague

Monday Nov 29, 2021

Monday Nov 29, 2021

Therapy Series:

Applied Behavior Analysis with Megan Sprague

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Hey guys today we are sharing another great episode in our Therapy Series. Megan Sprague is the Clinical Director of ABA at Hope Comprehensive Center for Development and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, who even at a young age was passionate about helping those around her with special needs. On this episode, Megan shares some valuable insights into behaviors and she gives some timely advice as we head into the holiday season, a time when our kids find themselves off schedule and often disregulated.

 

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More about Megan:

As long as Megan Sprague can remember she has been focused on inclusion and teaching. This passion led her to get her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Arizona in Family Studies and Human Development with a minor in counseling in Special Education. She then went on to fall in love with autism and behavior analysis and attended the University of North Texas to obtain her Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis. Megan has been a BCBA since 2009 and is proud to have influenced growth in many children, families, and staff in the process. Megan’s passion has grown to include building a program that keeps the heart in all services, allows parents and staff to feel supported and part of each client’s progress. She is proud to influence the growth of others towards their goals of becoming BCBAs and further helping the clients we serve. Megan is extremely proud of the team and program being built that provides top quality behavior analytic services, trains clinical staff with client led priorities and out of the box thinking, and is expanding to serve so many in Southern California. When not geeking out over her standard celeration charts, Megan is spending time with her husband and two small children in Temecula, crocheting, and is rarely found without a cup of coffee to keep it all going. She looks forward to helping anyone navigate their services or learn more about ABA.

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”Occupational Therapy” with Jan Dalby

Monday Nov 15, 2021

Monday Nov 15, 2021

Therapy Series:

"Occupational Therapy" with Jan Dalby

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Thanks for joining us for today’s podcast, another episode in our current Therapy series. We first met Jan Dalby at our daughter’s therapy clinic where Jan is both Occupational Therapist and co owner. She also founded a nonprofit called Fearfully and Wonderfully Made which hosts special needs sports camps, something we’ll be talking about. Jan has a vast amount of knowledge and experience both as a parent and working as a pediatric Occupational Therapist and TEACCH Certified Practitioner

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“Counseling for Special Needs Families” with Cheryl Jordan

Monday Nov 01, 2021

Monday Nov 01, 2021

Therapy Series:

“Counseling for Special Needs Families” with Cheryl Jordan

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Today’s episode from our Therapy Series is filled with lots of practical insights and valuable information for families considering counseling. Cheryl Jordan has been married to her husband Rob for 29 years and they have two boys in their late teens/early 20’s. She began her career as a physical therapist and after entering the world of counseling as a parent, she decided to make a career change to become a Clinical Mental Health Counselor.  She has worked with children, adults and couples as a bereavement counseling and as a mental health counselor for a day treatment center for teens with behavior and executive functioning challenges.

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“Special Needs Ministry” with Janice Chan

Monday Oct 18, 2021

Monday Oct 18, 2021

Ministry Series:

“Special Needs Ministry” with Janice Chan

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You’re going to love today’s episode about Special Needs Ministry. Janice Chan is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and former moderate/severe special education teacher. She is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Special Education at San Diego State University, teaching and supervising aspiring Special Education teachers. She also works with several research teams, focusing on disability inclusion and the development of autism interventions for use in schools. In the community, Janice serves as the Vice President of Banding Together, a San Diego-based music therapy nonprofit, and as the Disability Ministry Deacon at Reservoir Church in Escondido.

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“Miracle 139 International” with Linda Martin

Monday Oct 04, 2021

Monday Oct 04, 2021

Ministry Series:

“Miracle 139 International” with Linda Martin

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You guys are gonna love today’s episode from our Ministry Series. Linda Martin is a music therapist and the President and Core Team Lead for Miracle 139 International which serves 36 countries. She has an amazing heart for special needs ministry and an amazing story that we know you’ll want to hear.

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Linda Martin, MME, MT-BC
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“Rights and Recommendations in the IEP Process” with Wendy Dumlao

Monday Sep 20, 2021

Monday Sep 20, 2021

Special Education Series:

“Rights and Recommendations in the IEP Process” with Wendy Dumlao

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Wendy Dumlao has been an attorney for almost 14 years practicing disability law. She worked for 5 years as the Clients Rights Advocate in San Diego, before opening her own practice. She specializes in advocacy related to Regional Center services, Social Security, Medi-Cal, IHSS and special education. So she has a lot of great insights to share. 

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“Equipping and Empowering Parent Advocacy” with Dr Sandy Robinson

Monday Sep 06, 2021

Monday Sep 06, 2021

Special Education Series:

“Equipping and Empowering Parent Advocacy” with Dr. Sandy Robinson

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We’re starting this year off with a podcast series on Special Education. You’re really going to enjoy this informative and heartfelt interview with Dr Sandy Robinson, Master Trainer and International Training Coordinator of The Champions Club. Dr Sandy shares with us some great insights for parents looking to advocate for their child in the IEP process as well as her family’s personal journey with special needs and mental health.

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More about Dr. Robinson:

Dr. Sandra Robinson, Ph.D. is the Master Trainer and the International Training Coordinator for the Champions Club Organization. For over 34 years she served as an educator, administrator, and school psychologist in the public school system. She has been the Director of Special Education in two different districts. She has taught teacher preparation courses at California State University, Riverside. Dr. Sandy has trained educators, administrators, and parents in the areas of positive behavior techniques (including crisis intervention), teaching and learning strategies, resilience training in the face of trauma and other mental health challenges, and Special Education law, policies, and procedures.

She brings her extensive experience in the field of special education to faith communities. Dr. Sandy is an inclusion specialist and wrote the first full-scale curriculum for Champion Club with Pastor Craig Johnson in 2014. She also co-authored the Champions Curriculum Home Edition in 2016. Incredibly Dr. Sandy, and a team of volunteers she trained, opened the first Champions Club on African soil.

She has been married to Rob Robinson, the love of her life, for over 30 years and they have two amazing daughters and one grandchild, Abigail Joppa, with one on the way.

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