I’m unable to send text messages through my business number while waiting for my registration to be processed due to the new telemarketing act. So I’ve redesigned my waiting list procedure so all communication will be through my electronic medical records platform, TheraPlatform. Here’s the new procedure… Thank you for considering me to help your …
I’ve made the difficult decision to stop accepting UnitedHealthcare from new patients (while continuing to accept UnitedHealthcare plans from established patients). This decision is heavily influenced by a change in all my patients’ UnitedHealthcare (UHC) plans in 2024 that enacted an annual 30-visit maximum for all habilitative services (speech & language treatment, occupational therapy, & …
I’ve been considering boycotting social media ever since a social media site prioritized free speech over my safety back in 2013. As we often do, I shrugged off the incident as an isolated event and personal failing, but since reading The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt I can no longer shake my misgivings about social …
I often get parents who are family, friends, and colleagues asking me whether their child needs speech & language treatment. I honestly can’t answer without more information. Usually before a child receives treatment the following steps are made: Rather than just tell concerned parents that I don’t know whether their child could receive speech and …
I’ve had to make the very difficult decision to retire my speech therapy dog, Zooey, when she almost bit a couple kids in a single day. This is very unlike Zooey and all my families who’ve been working with her for years have been as surprised as I was. I think her behavior might be …
I’ve been coming up with monthly themes that I can recycle each year so I can use my time and energy elsewhere. Each month I add the theme to my practice through a virtual therapy room (which has themed webcams, videos, books, and websites), prizes, sensory bins, apps, and activities. Here are the themes I’ve …
I’ve developed a theme for each month so that I can re-use my naturalistic activities, sensory bins, prizes, & virtual SLP treatment rooms. I’m really appreciating the time it’s saving me. Here are links for each… Originally Published: 07/01/2024 Read More From the SLP A to Z Blog
I’ve made reusable monthly themes to help save me time and energy. As a part of this I’m incorporating themes into the naturalistic activities I regularly use during treatment. Here’s what I have so far… January February March April May June July August September October November December Stay tuned…
As I create monthly themes that I can reuse each year in order to preserve my time and energy I’m adding a themed prize to my prize box each month. Each of my patients can visit the prize box at the end of their appointment as long as they finish all their work. In fact, …
Here are the themed sensory bins I’m using each month. You can see what materials I’m using (and even get links to the materials) to make each bin for yourself. Ways to Use Sensory Bins in Speech & Language Treatment January February March April May June July August September October November December Here are some …
