Category: Inclusion
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Why Coaching Matters in Leadership
Lessons from Life’s Last Dance from my coach, Robert H. Seals It’s no secret that most of the coaching I have ever found to be beneficial for my sustenance as a clinical leader has been outside the world of therapy. I have had my mother who spent year’s as a Chicago Public School teacher, I…
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Microaggressions and Supervision of ABA Therapy Staff
Adulting in Supervision of people of ethnic and cultural diversity should be asking why in a growing field…the seats at the table still visually look the same.
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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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Establishing Instructional Control via Teletherapy
Using Technology During Your Sessions with Learners with Behavior Challenges Instructional Control. Not as bad as it sounds, I promise. Truth is, in most cases we all want and need it. When a speaker is standing in front of the room and the audience is quiet: control. See…not as bad as it sounds. But how…
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The Burden of Challenging Behavior for Children with Autism
How We Set Up Children With Autism and Behavior Challenges to Fail Today I watched a child answer questions accurately, give great answers, generate a story all the while his shoes were off, he was jumping out of his seat every three seconds, and making silly faces. Focusing and marveling at his ability to multi-task…
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My Son Put His Pants On Backwards
…and other Things I applaud to Encourage and Teach Independence In my mind I had several things to get accomplished at the same time. And I was holding my three year old son’s pants. I handed his pants to him and said “Put your pants on”. In his wisdom, he paused, moved his head to…
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Teaching Your Child to Put On His Coat “Begin with the End in Mind”
THRIVE Tidbit #1 This video blog post is long overdue. My two year old son and his evolving independence reminded me how important this teaching is for everyone! Remember to register for THRIVE. Parent Training . Click Here to Learn More. ~Landria, The SLP GURU
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Autism. Restaurant. Family Outings
From Dream To REALITY B.C. and D.C. are now beautifully coined “Before Child” and “During Child”. Before child was filled with spontaneous dining out during the week with out a forethought of high chairs, snacks, sippy cups, and wipes. It is easy to believe that in my wanting to be a mother, I did not…
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INCLUSION.
I SEE YOU. I see you is an African greeting that is more than a hello. It is the soul saying to another that I am taking the time to pause and really see your eyes as the soul’s window and allowing the two souls to communicate. I See YOU. Whenever I think about inclusion…
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