This is my 12th year working with The Hello Foundation and my 11th year providing speech therapy services via the Hello There model. I’ve worked in five states in over sixteen school districts or ESDs. Each placement has its own unique students, staff, relationships, problems, solutions, climate, and culture. I’ve been fortunate to have the… (read more)
Happy New Year! Here at The Hello Foundation, we are very thankful for the wonderful School Administrators we work with. We appreciate all that you do to put kids first on a daily basis. We understand how stressful your jobs can be and truly value all that you do to make a difference! We are… (read more)
Way back in 2015, we wrote a post about the bewildering world of telepractice reimbursement. It’s definitely time for an update, but where to begin? As with everything, it is tricky to provide basic information for newer consumers as well as more advanced information for more savvy consumers. ASHA’s Special Interest Group for Telepractice (SIG… (read more)
I would like to give a shout out to all of our district administrators! Thank you so much for taking the time to fill out our annual admin survey. 82% of our administrators responded to the survey, up from around 50% last year. Your feedback is invaluable to our organization as we strive to provide… (read more)
This spring, we thought it would be fun to do a professional development event focused on our unique Hello There model, and explore how it works in different settings. Hello There, for those of you who don’t already know, is our hybrid service model that combines telepractice and in-person services for students throughout the West. … (read more)
As a school-based SLP, there is lots to plan — the session this afternoon, the craft project and literacy center for next week, an evidence-based approach to therapy for the tricky student who’s still struggling, a plan of assessment for the for another student — lots of planning, and all needs to be done in… (read more)