April is Occupational Therapy Month! The American Occupational Therapy Association is celebrating this year as the year of empowering independence for their clients — certainly a goal SLPs and OTs share! In that spirit, I thought I might offer some of the ways I work with my OT partners to improve service for kids across… (read more)
State testing season is upon us, and if you work in a school, you are bound to notice. As a school-based SLP, you might think that your relationship with state tests would be limited to changing schedules, distracted teachers, and some glazed-over students. But I would like to suggest that you might consider state testing… (read more)
The most rewarding and most challenging part of my work as a school-based SLP is my role as a member of many different teams. I work collaboratively with my SLPA, paraprofessionals, multiple special educators, teachers, principals, parents, not to mention occupational therapists, autism specialists, physical therapists, assistive technology specialists… you get the picture. I love… (read more)
This post is the second in a series geared towards tackling some of the big issues school professionals have about supporting students for emotional wellness and success. You can read the first post here, or scroll down to read this edition’s big question . . . An SLP writes: “I find that teams do not… (read more)
Here in The Hello Clinic, we pick a theme each month. In February, we focused on favorite ways to play. Easy-peasy. I get that. (By the way, “Model Building” was the big winner. Thanks to all of our in-office clients for voting!) This March, it’s “wraparound.” If you’re like me, you might guess that “wraparound”… (read more)
If you could ask a school psych about anything — supporting students, eligibilities, roles and responsibilities, trainings, programs, emotional wellness in kids — what would you ask? We asked our colleagues here at Hello this question a while back and I received some really excellent questions. Here’s one of my favorites, asked by an SLP who has… (read more)