A very big part of our job is assessment. You may have caught my previous blog post about my new semi-obsession with disinfecting therapy materials. Well, when I was packing up my testing materials to do two evaluations recently, I realized that I couldn’t risk germ transmission through the testing materials that two children would be touching that day. All…
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Rethinking Speech Therapy Materials during Covid
We’re in month four of this pandemic. If you’re reading this, I hope you are well, and thank you for visiting. I’ve obviously had plenty of time to get on here and write, but I’ve been in such a funk. Like many of you, I jumped into telepractice, and while I’m still providing some services through teletherapy, I’ve recently returned…
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Finding bright spots during these big, bad times we are living in
How are you doing? No, seriously, don’t just say, “I’m fine” or “I’m okay.” How are you really doing? Maybe you’re like me and can’t quite put your finger on it. It’s all so weird. I feel like a newborn; my days and night are mixed up (hence the reason for all my middle of the night emails I’m sending…
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100 FREE Speech Therapy Resources List
While I’m at home practicing “social distancing” and binge watching Disney+, the least I could do was… something – anything– to help you cope with school closings due to this awful Covid-19 virus (or nasty alias Coronvirus). Here in Louisiana, every public school has closed their doors to students, but many educators (including SLPs) are still having to report for…
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What I’m Doing in Therapy this Halloween
I can’t say enough how much I love therapy in October. It’s just FUN. In my opinion, I can’t start the Halloween fun, though, until I’ve taught my clients about the routines and schemas of Halloween. Sometimes we assume they just know. I’ve learned not to assume; I’ve found they often don’t “get it” and can’t fully process what we…
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TEN Professionalism Tips for Your CF Experience & Beyond
I’ve had the pleasure of supervising many CF-SLPs over the years, and I eventually created a handout for them- just a handy list to keep them on track. This is basically THAT LIST for you- even though I didn’t get to be your CF supervisor 🙂 One thing I learned from being in this field is NEVER to assume. By…
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