Conversation Partner Training Packet
Hi everyone! Today’s the launch day for my next functional labor of love! I’m excited to finally be sharing my Conversation Partner Training Packet (Printables + “How-To” using evidence to train Conversation Partners for aphasia in real life situations). For persons with aphasia, quality practice with training communication partners is vital for person-centered care and a […]
Functional Home Programs for Speech Therapy
Are you tired of using generic worksheets for homework in speech therapy with adults? Today I am sharing the ONE THING you need to know to easily create a personalized, functional home program for the adults you work with.
Real Life Speech Therapy: Olympics 2018
The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are loved across ages and cultures: They are a great tool to be used in relevant, functional ways for speech therapy. Read on for some inspiration on how you could use Olympic material as a vehicle to target a variety of goals in speech therapy.
Nail Salon: Real Life Speech Therapy
Have you ever treated someone in speech therapy whose interests were outside your comfort zone? For me, it’s the “Handy” people! As a self-proclaimed non-handy person, I barely know how to use the right terminology with someone who is into cars, hunting, or woodworking! I’ve talked about this before with my Car Maintenance Checklist! Today […]
One Click: Semantic Feature Analysis
If you are like me, you are busy treating patients during the day and can’t absorb a treatment protocol / prep materials / figure out who to use it with / figure out how to word things in documentation… all on your lunch break. Here’s where the One Click series comes in: This series highlights various treatment […]
Med Management: Real Life Speech Therapy
Hello SLPs and colleagues! Today I am introducing a new series: The “Real Life Speech Therapy” series will focus on activity and participation of specific tasks, with tools for the everyday SLP to use across assessment, goal-setting, therapy, external language and cognitive supports, and home program. If you’ve ever finished a worksheet, card game, or another […]
YouTube Treasures: The Gift of Giving
It’s Week 8 of YouTube Treasures for speech therapy! I hope you’ve enjoyed this 8-week series of YouTube videos, with person-centered treatment ideas for speech therapy. The best thing about using relevant, interesting material in speech therapy is that it gets people talking in therapy, which makes it easy to apply skills and strategies to their […]
YouTube Treasures: How To Care for a Pet Guinea Pig
It’s Week 7 of YouTube Treasures for speech therapy! If you are just tuning in, this is an 8-week series so you have a fresh treasure trove of YouTube videos, with person-centered treatment ideas for speech therapy. If you’re new to YouTube or want some new ideas for how to use these videos in therapy, read […]
YouTube Treasures: Fix A Lawnmower
It’s Week 6 of YouTube Treasures for speech therapy! If you are just tuning in, this is an 8-week series so you have a fresh treasure trove of YouTube videos, with person-centered treatment ideas for speech therapy. If you’re new to YouTube or want some new ideas for how to use these videos in therapy, read […]
YouTube Treasures: Airport Directions
It’s Week 5 of YouTube Treasures for speech therapy! If you are just tuning in, this is an 8-week series so you have a fresh treasure trove of YouTube videos, with person-centered treatment ideas for speech therapy. If you’re new to YouTube or want some new ideas for how to use these videos in therapy, read […]