Celebrate Everyday was this year’s theme for our annual event at the Kennedy School and we had plenty to celebrate! The 2018-19 school year saw success and innovation at The Hello Clinic and unprecedented flexibility and problem-solving from THFers in school districts across 5 states. We made candy leis, took funky photos, and enjoyed an… (read more)
Summer break is supposed to be full of BBQs and potato chips, pool parties and vacations, a little extra leisure time and a little slower pace of life. Your department not being fully staffed for the coming year, though, can seriously put a damper on the good times. No one wants that, right? You might… (read more)
During the month of May, many of our Hello clinicians have been channeling the #LastBell movement! They are working hard to finish the school year with the same enthusiasm, high expectations, and contagious energy that they started with. For our SLPs this can mean using therapy time in new ways and thinking broadly about addressing… (read more)
When a statewide call went out here in Oregon to build a committee on telepractice, organizers may have dreamt of a group of clinicians representing a variety of patients and practice settings. No one imagined that so few people would cover the lifespan so completely! Around the virtual table of our Telepractice Advisory Committee sit… (read more)
It’s time for another Spanish translation of a beloved Hello Foundation shareable! This time, we’re sharing a Spanish version of our “Who Is On Your Special Education Team” free printable. Like the original English version, this resource is intended to be shared with families, caregivers, and other non-school-based professionals at the first IEP meeting or… (read more)
I’m the CEO here at Hello, but I’m also a speech therapist. Due to specialist staffing shortages, I’m getting to help cover a leave internally this Spring. This means I’m once again elbow-deep in classroom assignments, kid homework, and some teachers’ obsessions with kids filling in right answers. I am also reminded that I have… (read more)
This is the story of a student, a mom, and a clinician and her aide. It’s about how change can be scary, even if you accept that it is a part of life, and especially if you’ve been given a lifetime of reasons to be skeptical. It’s also about building relationships, the long, slow road… (read more)
We had a great evening with our very own Denice Edeal as she shared her expertise in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Most of us only get to work with a handful of clients who use AAC, and rarely is this topic included in our graduate coursework. We were thrilled to gain some working knowledge… (read more)
Administrators and clinicians are asking questions about telepractice and how to use it in school-based settings across the country. These discussions are full of all sorts of calculations about money and time, assumptions about what can and can’t be done, and worries about what sacrifices must be made. At Hello, we’ve been at this… (read more)
Several years ago (and a great many years under our collective special ed belts) we decided to create a printable, shareable, free resource that described the special education process in a simple, easy to understand way. Our wonderful designer, Meagan, worked closely with THFers to bring this dream to life. Now, 4 years later, it… (read more)