Category: career in therapy
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MARKETING YOUR THERAPY PRACTICE MINDFULLY.
MARKETING IS ALL ABOUT YOU! Any great marketing tips? What do yo think of this idea? How can I market to schools? How do I get the physician to refer to me rather than always sending referrals to other SLPs? These well meaning questions are daily conversation threads on Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter, and other social […]
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Finding Your Path.
You can’t sell what you don’t believe in. There I said it. In all the lists going around about what you do for marketing. Some things just don’t travel well on you and don’t reach your potential clients…they can sense it and smell it. Here’s a few reasons why: You are uncomfortable selling your services […]
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Paperless in ABA Therapy
The Paper-Scheduling Chase and HOW IT DOESN’T WORK You open your ABA, Speech, or OT Therapy Practice. You are happy. Your family is proud. You get a few clients. You are proud and happy. You start billing. You get paid. You are very happy. You get more clients. […]
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NEVER BEEN TO A BASEBALL GAME
How Exposure, Opportunity, and Experience make a Difference in Teaching Concepts I’m using this Saturday morning, taking a brief break from studying, and watching the movie “Hardball” with Keanu Reeves. It’s a story of redemption for Keanu as he is tasked to coach an inner city youth baseball team. True to life, he eventually learns […]
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THE WORLD IS YOURS
My Decision to Move Forward and Enter A Brilliant Expanded -New Path I can often be heard reciting a poem I heard at church in my childhood to my son. I give him a modified version that gives the consistent ending “You can be anything you want to be. You can go anywhere you want […]
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Creating Your Identity and Building Your Therapy Practice You are starting out as a new therapy practice and business owner. What should you name your practice? This is an often asked question on many facebook sites by current and new business owners in the field of therapy (speech therapy clinics and more). Shakespeare said it […]
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Course Design. Deadlines. Managing Life.
Climbing To The TOP of Your Mountain I’m sure this post is not so speechy in its five steps to improve behavior, communication, or any other topic. I have been busy. A good busy. Manageable, not crazy, and working on some pretty awesome projects. The best part, is that I am present (in mind) for […]
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MOVING BEYOND THE BURNOUT
LETTING BURNOUT OPEN NEW DOORS When I was in graduate school, I had the privilege of working under two excellent SLPs. One specialized in assistive technology and worked with children with severe impairments. The other was an SLP at a well known rehabilitation facility. Both of those SLPs ended up leaving their jobs to take […]
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Beginning Your Career as an SLP
Speech Language Pathology was recently listed as a top career selection…that’s excellent news. We have made it (finally) to career day, top 20 careers, and have the pleasure of being listed amongst engineers (my husband and father are both), physicians, and attorneys. As a seasoned SLP and Executive Director, I am often asked for observation […]
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No More Tongue Depressors…Let’s Use Food
As a child, I have never ever liked tongue depressors. In fact, I recall as a child the mere presence of them and watching them come towards my mouth would result in severe gagging and occasional regurgitation. Tongue depressors were a norm for me as a child as I was always a casualty of October […]
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