

Learn Smarter Podcast
Rachel Kapp and Stephanie Pitts- Educational Therapists
The Educational Therapy Podcast
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May 21, 2024 • 11min
312: The 8 Reasons Learners Don’t Want to Email (Their Teachers) (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET share why learners push back about email and emailing their teachers in general and what to do about it.
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May 14, 2024 • 13min
311: How to Know When to Delegate (Business Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are back to chatting about business! Today they share how to know when to delegate in your business and work through all the mindset issues that come about when giving up control.
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May 7, 2024 • 8min
310: Learners Who Don’t Want Educational Therapy (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the many reasons why some learners don’t want educational therapy. They also chat about why a learner’s willingness to participate is actually not a prerequisite to hire an educational therapist.
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Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 99: How to Explain Educational Therapy to your Child (Educational Therapy Series)

Apr 30, 2024 • 25min
309: Pathological Demand Avoidance with Diane Gould
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Diane Gould to the podcast to discuss Pathological Demand Avoidance. She shares how she got interested in PDA, her involvement with bringing awareness to the USA, and how behavioral strategies don’t typically work for those with PDA. She explains how for those who have PDA it’s a matter of “can’t not won’t.” She shares some ideas about how to support those with PDA including building trust, prioritizing connection, collaboration through partnership and sharing demands.
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Apr 23, 2024 • 21min
308: (Reair 56): Why You Should Do Educational Therapy Over the Summer (Time of the Year Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET reshare episode 56 where they chat about why learners should do educational therapy over the summer. They share the numerous benefits to this type of intervention during a learner’s summer break.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 13min
307: Finishing the Year Strong (Time of the Year Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET chat about what all clinicians, learners, teachers, and parents need to know to finish the academic year strong. We all want the learners we work with to thrive throughout the entire year and it is hard. In this episode, Rachel and Steph share their tips and tricks.
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Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 56: Why You Should Do Educational Therapy Over The Summer
Ep 38: How to set S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Ep 123: Online Portal Pitfalls (Executive Functioning Series)
Ep 182: The Principles of a Portal Audit (Educational Therapy Series)

Apr 9, 2024 • 23min
306: School-Related Questions: FAQ 3 (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET complete their 3-part series where they answer a final round of Frequently Asked Questions. In episode 304, which aired 2 weeks ago, they tackled Digital Age Questions. In episode 305, they tackled parenting questions. This week they respond to frequently asked school-related questions including why things seem harder for their learner than it used to be (focus, challenging school communication, realistic expectations) and those big educational therapy questions like “When can we scale back from sessions?”
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How to connect with us:
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Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website
Steph’s My Ed Therapist website
@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 109: Learning About Learning with Dr. Rishi Sriram
Ep 115: Learning About Learning with Dr Rishi Part 2 (Author Series)
Ep 130: The 5 M's of Talent with Dr. Rishi Sriram (Author Series)
Ep 304: Digital Age Questions: FAQ 1 (Educational Therapy Series)
Ep 305: Parenting Questions: FAQ 2 (Educational Therapy Series)

Apr 2, 2024 • 19min
305: Parenting Questions: FAQ 2 (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET continue their 3-part series where they answer a new round of Frequently Asked Questions. In episode 304, which aired last week, they tackled Digital Age Questions. Today they dig into frequently asked parenting questions like balancing being involved and allowing autonomy, motivation, consequences, and micromanaging. Be sure to tune in next week where they attack frequently asked school related questions.
Support us on Patreon:
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How to connect with us:
Join our e-mail list
Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website
Steph’s My Ed Therapist website
@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 303: 3 Questions All Parents Should be Asking Their Learners (Educational Therapy Series)
Ep 304: Digital Age Questions: FAQ 1 (Educational Therapy Series)
Parenting Series

Mar 26, 2024 • 16min
304: Digital Age Questions: FAQ 1 (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET begin a 3-part series where they answer a new round of Frequently Asked Questions. In this episode, they tackle Digital Age Questions regarding screen time, productive use of technology, and parent technological savvy (or lack thereof).
Join them the next two weeks where they tackle frequently asked parenting questions and frequently asked school related questions.
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast
How to connect with us:
Join our e-mail list
Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website
Steph’s My Ed Therapist website
@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 29: Frequently Asked Questions
Ep 65: Screen Time with Dr. Joe Dilley (Author Series)
Ep 182: The Principles of a Portal Audit (Educational Therapy Series)

Mar 19, 2024 • 8min
303: 3 Questions All Parents Should be Asking Their Learners (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET answer this frequently asked parenting question: “What can I do to support my learner in between sessions?” In this episode, Rachel and Stephanie share the 3 questions parents should be asking their learners and how to implement this new daily strategy with their learners.
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast
How to connect with us:
Join our e-mail list
Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website
Steph’s My Ed Therapist website
@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 123: Online Portal Pitfalls (Executive Functioning Series)
Ep 182: The Principles of a Portal Audit (Educational Therapy Series)