I just love these pillow cases! I also bought these inserts to go with them. Every regulation tool can be used for any zone and they can have different effects on each child, but Mermaid Pillows seem to most often help kids who are in the yellow zone and feeling worried, overwhelmed, scared, or frustrated. …
To continue the topic from my blog last month, once children are able to identify others’ emotions based on their facial expression they can then learn to identify their own emotions. Once they’re able to do that then they’re able to start identifying strategies to help keep their behavior “expected” by addressing their emotions as …
Flexible and resilient thinking is all about problem-solving our inevitable struggles. I’m sharing my efforts to find solutions to my struggles in case any other SLPs find them helpful. Zones of Regulation Poster Companion To continue the topic from my blog last month, once children are able to identify others’ emotions based on their facial …
One of the hardest parts of the pandemic has been the lack of consistency and clarity around PPE for us outpatient providers who can’t always complete treatment via telehealth or with social distance and masks. Here’s the protocol I’ve come up with for which PPE. In anticipation of vaccines for children at or over 5 …
I’m using Cavicide to disinfect my toys these days and I’m disinfecting them between each child who uses them. Before the pandemic I used Lysol concentrate and I disinfected each toy monthly (I had a schedule I used). I took this course in early 2021 and learned that Cavicide needs to sit on a surface …
Flexible and resilient thinking is all about problem-solving our inevitable struggles. I’m sharing my efforts to find solutions to my struggles in case any other SLPs find them helpful. Toca Life World for Social Skills As children with social skills deficits try to navigate our highly-social world they must first learn the basics (eye contact, …
My office & treatment room has changed completely since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a quick “virtual tour” of the changes I made.
I’ve been seeing patients in-person since I got vaccinated in January of 2021. Since then I’ve devised and revised my COVID-19 safety procedures more times than I can count. Here’s how they look right now: I’m still seeing 60% of my patients online. That means I only have the germs of 10 patients (plus their …
Flexible and resilient thinking is all about problem-solving our inevitable struggles. I’m sharing my efforts to find solutions to my struggles in case any other SLPs find them helpful. August’s Target: Irregular Past-Tense Verbs One of my biggest challenges has been finding play-based activities that work for telehealth. The best solution I’ve found so …
Step 1: Download EasyCast on both devices you want to connect. You can find it in the Microsoft store here or in the Apple store here. Note: EasyCast can only receive broadcasts on PCs. If you’d like to broadcast from a PC I recommend the “LetsView” app, though it’s less reliable than EasyCast. Step 2: …
