Tag: speech pathology
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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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Programming AAC Devices for Real Talk and Social Interactions
Many moons ago, I facilitated social groups for users of AAC. We would watch snipets of music videos, pop culture relevant to their actual grade level. One of my favorite activities was “Like it or Diss it”. The students in the group would be coached to have real discussion. Those that were persuasive, fun disagreements, […]
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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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One Language or Two? The Bilingual Quandry in Autism
I appreciate great research, well founded studies with clinically relevant recommendations that can be utilized by therapists and consumers. The topic of Bilingualism as it relates to autism or even relevant research with strong implications for bi or tri language acquisition in people with autism is a subject not well researched. However, the answer of […]
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A Call to Today’s SLP. Where Do You See Yourself.
I was honored to be a presenter at a professional development seminar for speech-language pathologists. The topic: The SLP and Applied Behavior Analysis. As I prepared and conferred with one of my mentors, the question was asked “Where does the SLP see him or herself?” A very relevant question in light of the marketing and […]
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